Anthropic has confirmed that Claude.ai is currently experiencing a widespread outage. While initial reports suggested a total system failure, recent updates indicate that the Claude API is now working as intended, with the primary issues localized to the web interface and login/logout paths.
Current Status
- Claude.ai (Web/Mobile): Experiencing “elevated errors” and login failures.
- Claude API: Identified as operational and working as intended.
- Claude Code: Some users have reported 500 errors and startup failures.
- Scope: The disruption is global, with spikes in reports from the US, Europe, and India.
Timeline of the Incident
- 11:49 UTC: Anthropic issued the first “Investigating” notice on the Official Claude Status Page after a spike in error reports.
- 12:06 UTC: A follow-up confirmed the investigation was ongoing, noting that while the web interface was struggling, the API had been verified as stable.
- Active Fix: Engineering teams are currently in “active investigation” mode to restore full web and mobile functionality.