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About OpenAI
AIWatch Data: OpenAI's reported uptime is 98.73%. Based on AIWatch data from the last 30 days, it experienced 13 incidents with an average recovery time of 10h 38m.
OpenAI API provides access to OpenAI's language, image, and audio models.
AIWatch Insight: OpenAI API and ChatGPT are monitored separately by AIWatch. An API outage may not affect ChatGPT and vice versa.
When OpenAI API is down, applications using language, embedding, or image generation models will fail. This affects third-party apps, chatbots, and developer tools that rely on OpenAI as their backend.
This page provides real-time status and recent incident details; uptime history is shown only when the official source publishes sufficient comparable records — updated every 5 minutes by AIWatch.
Common OpenAI errors
503 Model temporarily overloadedProvider sideThe requested model is temporarily overloaded.
What to do: Follow the Retry-After header when present, then retry your request.
500 The server had an error while processing your requestProvider sideAn issue on OpenAI's servers.
What to do: Retry after a brief wait, and contact OpenAI if the issue persists.
429 Rate limit reached for requestsYour request or accountYou are sending requests too quickly.
What to do: Pace your requests and follow the Retry-After header.
429 Slow downYour request or accountYour request rate increased too quickly.
What to do: Follow the Retry-After header, reduce your request rate, then increase it gradually.
429 Credit balance exhaustedYour request or accountYour organization has no prepaid credits remaining.
What to do: Add credits to continue using the API.
429 Spend limit or usage limit reachedYour request or accountYour organization or project reached its enforced spend limit, or your organization reached its OpenAI-assigned usage limit.
What to do: Increase or remove the spend limit, or request a higher approved usage limit.
401 Invalid Authentication / Incorrect API key providedYour request or accountThe API key or requesting organization is not correct.
What to do: Check the API key and organization the request is using.
401 IP not authorizedYour request or accountYour request IP does not match the IP allowlist for your project or organization.
What to do: Send the request from an allowed IP, or update the allowlist.
403 Country, region, or territory not supportedYour request or accountYou are accessing the API from an unsupported country, region, or territory.
What to do: See OpenAI's list of supported countries and territories.
Meanings from the OpenAI API error codes. AIWatch reads the official status page and cannot see the errors you get.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is OpenAI API down right now?
Check the live status indicator at the top of this page. AIWatch monitors OpenAI API every 5 minutes and shows real-time operational status, uptime percentage, and recent incidents.
Is this affecting ChatGPT too?
OpenAI API and ChatGPT are tracked separately. Check the AIWatch dashboard at ai-watch.dev to see if both are affected or just one.
What should I do when OpenAI API is down?
Consider switching to Claude API by Anthropic or Gemini API by Google as alternatives. AIWatch provides real-time fallback recommendations based on current availability.
How do I check OpenAI API status?
You can check OpenAI status on this page (updated every 5 minutes), on the official OpenAI status page at status.openai.com, or on the AIWatch dashboard at ai-watch.dev.
What does OpenAI API error 503 "Model temporarily overloaded" mean?
OpenAI's documentation says the requested model is temporarily overloaded. Follow the Retry-After header when present, then retry the request, and check the live status at the top of this page.
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