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OpenAI: Major incident: Authentication errors for some API users

Major incidentoutage (model (Jev), 90%)Changed Detected status.openai.com (opens in new tab)
Summary

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What changed

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AddedTitle#1
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After: Authentication errors for some API users
AddedImpact#2
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After: major
AddedStatus#3
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After: resolved
AddedStart time#4
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After: 2026-10-20 16:35 UTC
AddedResolved time#5
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After: 2026-10-20 17:35 UTC
AddedUpdateinvestigating#6
Before: not present
After: Some API users near Illinois experienced authentication errors.
AddedUpdateresolved#7
Before: not present
After: On October 20, from 9:35 to 10:35 a.m. PDT, some API users near Illinois experienced authentication errors. We rolled back a configuration change, and service was restored.

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History of this incident

Wednesday, October 21

1 rewrite

Tuesday, October 20

1 incident change

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Major incident: Authentication errors for some API users on OpenAI’s status page, changed 2026-10-20 16:35 UTC (change 1 of 2).

Title
Major incident: Authentication errors for some API users
Vendor
OpenAI
Date
URL
https://rewindex.com/change/i636b5db324d5b0

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