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Anthropic · AIAug 16, 2026, 21:58 UTC

Service disruption on Claude services

CriticalNot disclosedUpdated 20h ago
Aug 16, 21:58 UTCAug 16, 22:34 UTC
Duration
36m
Impact
Critical
Root cause
Not disclosed
Anthropic, 90 days
94 incidents
Affected
claude.aiClaude Console (platform.claude.com)Claude API (api.anthropic.com)Claude CodeClaude Cowork
Status page

Final update

The issue affecting claude.ai, platform.claude.com, the Claude API, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork has been resolved.

Timeline

  1. Resolved · Aug 16, 22:34 UTC
    The issue affecting claude.ai, platform.claude.com, the Claude API, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork has been resolved.
  2. Monitoring · Aug 16, 22:22 UTC
    A fix has been deployed for the issue affecting claude.ai, platform.claude.com, the Claude API, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork and we are monitoring for recovery.
  3. Investigating · Aug 16, 22:02 UTC
    We are investigating reports of degraded performance affecting claude.ai, platform.claude.com, the Claude API, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork. We will provide an update as soon as possible.
  4. Investigating · Aug 16, 21:58 UTC
    We are investigating an issue with users authenticating to claude.ai, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork. We will provide an update as soon as possible.

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