# OpenAI: Incident deleted: Elevated errors for API image generation

**Summary:** _summary pending_
- Kind: Incident deleted · Label: Deleted by vendor (rule)
- Changed: 2026-10-20 00:03 UTC · Detected: 2026-10-20 00:03 UTC
- [Source: https://status.openai.com/incidents/01KY32PEQHPV5F2W4HCNFJ60RD](https://status.openai.com/incidents/01KY32PEQHPV5F2W4HCNFJ60RD)
- [Company: OpenAI](https://rewindex.com/company/openai.md)
- Versions: before incident\_version:31/01KY32PEQHPV5F2W4HCNFJ60RD@761faba8a059 → after (deleted)
- Change 2 of 2 for this incident

Incident page (full timeline): [Elevated errors for API image generation](https://rewindex.com/company/openai/incidents/01KY32PEQHPV5F2W4HCNFJ60RD.md)
## What changed

**1. Removed: Title**

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- Elevated errors for API image generation
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**2. Removed: Impact**

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- major
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**3. Removed: Status**

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- resolved
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**4. Removed: Start time**

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- 2026-07-21 18:10 UTC
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**5. Removed: Resolved time**

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- 2026-07-21 22:19 UTC
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**6. Removed: Update** (investigating) · 2026-07-21 19:33 UTC

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- We are investigating elevated error rates affecting image generation requests via the API. We are working to restore normal service.
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**7. Removed: Update** (monitoring) · 2026-07-21 20:26 UTC

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- We have applied mitigations and are seeing error rates return to normal levels. We are monitoring the recovery.
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**8. Removed: Update** (resolved) · 2026-07-21 22:19 UTC

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- Image generation functionality has fully recovered, and error rates have returned to normal levels.
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## History of this incident

| When (UTC) | Change | Label |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-07-21 18:10 UTC | [Major incident: Elevated errors for API image generation](https://rewindex.com/change/i9d8f91bf1305ae.md) | outage |
| 2026-10-20 00:03 UTC | Incident deleted: Elevated errors for API image generation (this change) | Deleted by vendor |

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