# OpenAI: Elevated errors in ChatGPT conversations with files

> OpenAI status incident “Elevated errors in ChatGPT conversations with files” on 2026-08-05: impact minor (vendor’s label), 3.2 h, 2 update(s). Archived by Rewindex.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/company/openai/incidents/01KZ9E7QD8WFJD5DMF73QGVYH8
Last updated: 2026-08-05T20:19:28Z

- Impact (vendor’s label): minor
- Status: resolved
- Started: 2026-08-05 17:06 UTC · Resolved: 2026-08-05 20:19 UTC · Duration: 3.2 h
- Updates: 2 · Affected components: Conversations
- [Vendor status page: https://status.openai.com/incidents/01KZ9E7QD8WFJD5DMF73QGVYH8](https://status.openai.com/incidents/01KZ9E7QD8WFJD5DMF73QGVYH8)
- [Company: OpenAI](https://rewindex.com/company/openai.md)

## Timeline of updates

- **monitoring** 2026-08-05 17:06 UTC: Error rates affecting ChatGPT conversations that use files and images have improved. We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery.
- **resolved** 2026-08-05 20:19 UTC: All impacted services have now fully recovered.

## Cite this

Status incident (vendor impact label: minor) posted by OpenAI, started 2026-08-05 17:06 UTC, resolved after 3.2 h, 2 update(s).

- Canonical URL: https://rewindex.com/company/openai/incidents/01KZ9E7QD8WFJD5DMF73QGVYH8
- Citation: OpenAI, “Elevated errors in ChatGPT conversations with files” (2026-08-05 17:06 UTC). Archived by Rewindex: https://rewindex.com/company/openai/incidents/01KZ9E7QD8WFJD5DMF73QGVYH8 (CC BY 4.0).
- Markdown link: `[OpenAI: Elevated errors in ChatGPT conversations with files (2026-08-05)](https://rewindex.com/company/openai/incidents/01KZ9E7QD8WFJD5DMF73QGVYH8)`


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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/company/openai/incidents/01KZ9E7QD8WFJD5DMF73QGVYH8 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/company/openai/incidents/01KZ9E7QD8WFJD5DMF73QGVYH8.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/companies/openai/incidents/01KZ9E7QD8WFJD5DMF73QGVYH8 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-11-04T14:30:46.900Z