# OpenAI: Elevated errors for image generation

- Impact (vendor’s label): minor
- Status: resolved
- Started: 2026-09-08 14:32 UTC · Resolved: 2026-09-08 21:59 UTC · Duration: 7.5 h
- Updates: 6 · Affected components: Images, Image Generation
- [Vendor status page: https://status.openai.com/incidents/01M20PYYYGRT9303VHAPA7YNT2](https://status.openai.com/incidents/01M20PYYYGRT9303VHAPA7YNT2)
- [Company: OpenAI](https://rewindex.com/company/openai.md)

## Timeline of updates

- **investigating** 2026-09-08 14:32 UTC: We’re investigating elevated errors affecting image generation in ChatGPT and the Images API. Some requests may fail. We’ll share another update as we learn more.
- **investigating** 2026-09-08 15:05 UTC: We’re continuing to investigate elevated errors affecting image generation in ChatGPT and the Images API. We’ve made changes aimed at reducing failures and are assessing their effect. Some requests may still fail. We’ll share another update as we learn more.
- **investigating** 2026-09-08 15:38 UTC: "We’re continuing to investigate elevated errors affecting image generation in ChatGPT and the Images API. We saw an increase in failed Images API requests after our last update. We’re applying mitigations and assessing their effect. Some image requests may still fail. We’ll share another update as we learn more. "
- **identified** 2026-09-08 16:35 UTC: We have identified the issue affecting image generation in ChatGPT and the Images API. Some image-generation requests may continue to fail.
- **monitoring** 2026-09-08 19:11 UTC: We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery.
- **resolved** 2026-09-08 21:59 UTC: All impacted services have now fully recovered.


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