Claude problems on 22 October 2026

Status	Resolved
Worst verdict	Some users report problems
Started	22 Oct 2026, 03:51 UTC
Ended	22 Oct 2026, 08:07 UTC
Duration	4 h 16 min
Official incident	Elevated errors affecting Connectors
Affected	claude.ai, Claude Cowork

Timeline

22 Oct 2026, 03:51 UTC

We started seeing problems. Our verdict: Some users report problems.
22 Oct 2026, 03:51 UTC · official update

Elevated errors affecting Connectors (investigating): “We are investigating elevated errors affecting connectors. We will provide an update as soon as possible.” Source
22 Oct 2026, 07:28 UTC · official update

Elevated errors affecting Connectors (monitoring): “A fix has been deployed for the issue affecting claude.ai and Claude Cowork and we are monitoring for recovery.” Source
22 Oct 2026, 08:07 UTC

Looking normal again. We'll keep watching for 15 minutes before closing this.
22 Oct 2026, 08:21 UTC

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

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