OpenAI API problems on 19 October 2026

Status	Resolved
Worst verdict	Some users report problems
Started	19 Oct 2026, 13:32 UTC
Ended	19 Oct 2026, 14:14 UTC
Duration	42 min
Official incident	File Download errors
Affected	Responses, Images, Files, File uploads, Image Generation

Timeline

19 Oct 2026, 13:32 UTC

We started seeing problems. Our verdict: Some users report problems.
19 Oct 2026, 13:32 UTC · official update

File Download errors (identified) Source
19 Oct 2026, 14:14 UTC

Looking normal again. We'll keep watching for 15 minutes before closing this.
19 Oct 2026, 14:28 UTC

Everything has looked normal for 15 minutes, so we marked this incident as resolved.

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We open an incident when OpenAI API stops looking normal or OpenAI posts an official incident, and close it after 15 minutes with everything back to normal. More about our method.