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Tell HN: Claude Code Is Down

Anthropic's Claude Code is experiencing an outage, with users reporting API Error 529 Overloaded, a server-side issue that is usually temporary. The error message advises users to try again shortly and to check https://status.claude.com for updates. The incident was reported on Hacker News by user aurareturn 13 minutes ago.

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Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login Tell HN: Claude Code Is Down 2 points by aurareturn 13 minutes ago | hide | past | favorite | discuss API Error: 529 Overloaded. This is a server-side issue, usually temporary — try again in a moment. If it persists, check https://status.claude.com. help Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact Search:

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