PSA: ChatGPT outage is blocking users from logging in or creating new accounts [U]

OpenAI confirmed at 8:03 p.m. ET that all ChatGPT signups and logins are down, with the company working on a mitigation. Downdetector reports spiked, and users on X reported issues even when logged in, while the Mac app worked but the web version sometimes failed to load chat history or generate responses. By 8:40 p.m. ET, OpenAI said it had applied the mitigation and was monitoring recovery.

Update, 8:40 p.m. ET: OpenAI’s status page for the issue https://status.openai.com/incidents/01M0E7K87VJNMGW0QTMHPEQQ39 updates now says “We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery.” Downdetector reports are also now trending down. We continue to monitor the outage and will update this post once the company shares more details or marks the issue as resolved. The original story follows below. OpenAI has confirmed that users are encountering errors when trying to log in to their accounts or create new ones. Here are the details. ChatGPT also currently down for some users According to OpenAI’s system status page https://status.openai.com , all ChatGPT “signups and logins are down as of right now.” The company confirmed the issue at 8:03 p.m. ET, and says it is “working on implementing a mitigation.” Reports of an OpenAI outage have also shot up on Downdetector https://downdetector.com/status/openai/ , while users on X report being unable to use the chatbot even when they’re logged in. In our tests, ChatGPT’s Mac app works, but the web-based version occasionally fails to load the chat history, account projects, or generate responses. We will monitor the situation and report back once OpenAI shares more details or marks the issue as resolved. Worth checking out on Amazon Geoffrey Cain – ‘Steve Jobs in Exile’ https://amzn.to/4v3CS5Q David Pogue – ’Apple: The First 50 Years’ https://amzn.to/46Y3nQj MacBook Neo https://amzn.to/47vJmkn Logitech MX Master 4 https://amzn.to/3KmIQN7 AirPods Pro 3 https://www.amazon.com/Apple-Cancellation-Translation-Headphones-High-Fidelity/dp/B0FQFB8FMG?tag=marcmendes-20 AirTag 2nd Generation – 4 Pack https://amzn.to/4sewc3a Apple Watch Series 11 https://amzn.to/46VomDB Wireless CarPlay adapter https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0F6T6N2B1?tag=marcmendes-20 FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More. https://9to5mac.com/about/ affiliate our homepage http://9to5mac.com/ for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Mac on exclusive stories https://9to5mac.com/feature/exclusive/ , reviews https://9to5mac.com/guides/review/ , how-tos https://9to5mac.com/guides/how-to/ , and subscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/9to5mac