Anthropic: Elevated errors on requests to multiple models

Impact: majorStatus: resolvedStarted 2026-08-20 19:16 UTCResolved 2026-08-20 19:42 UTC (26 min)2 updatesSource: stspg.io

Summary

Anthropic reported a major incident involving elevated errors on requests to some Claude models, affecting claude.ai, Claude API (api.anthropic.com), Claude Code, and Claude Cowork. It started at 2026-08-20 19:16 UTC and was resolved at 2026-08-20 19:42 UTC, lasting 26 min; no cause or specific fix was stated.

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Affected components: Claude CoworkClaude API (api.anthropic.com)claude.aiClaude Code

Timeline of updates

investigating2026-08-20 19:16 UTC
We are investigating elevated errors on requests to some Claude models. We will provide additional updates as soon as possible.
resolved2026-08-20 19:42 UTC
This issue has been resolved.

Rewindex changes for this incident

Major incident: Elevated errors on requests to multiple models 2026-08-20 19:16 UTC

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