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AIWatch Data: Based on AIWatch data from the last 30 days, OpenAI experienced 7 incidents with an average recovery time of 1h 20m. 30-day uptime: 99.98%.
OpenAI API provides access to OpenAI's language, image, and audio models used by millions of developers. It serves both the ChatGPT consumer product and enterprise API integrations.
AIWatch Insight: OpenAI API and ChatGPT share infrastructure but are monitored separately by AIWatch. An API outage may not affect ChatGPT and vice versa. OpenAI maintains one of the highest uptime records among AI providers, with most incidents resolved within 30 minutes.
When OpenAI API is down, applications using language, embedding, or image generation models will fail. This affects thousands of third-party apps, chatbots, and developer tools that rely on OpenAI as their backend.
This page provides real-time status, 30-day uptime history, and recent incident details — updated every 5 minutes by AIWatch.
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?
Based on current AIWatch data, Gemini API (Score: 63) and Claude API (Score: 62) are the most reliable alternatives right now. 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.