OpenAI: Issues with Codex

Impact: criticalStatus: resolvedStarted 2026-09-25 22:58 UTCResolved 2026-09-25 23:54 UTC (56 min)6 updatesSource: status.openai.com

Summary

Codex experienced a critical outage with elevated errors starting 2026-09-25 22:58 UTC, lasting 55 min and resolving at 2026-09-25 23:54 UTC. OpenAI advised that login via API key would unblock access, then applied a mitigation and confirmed full recovery.

Machine-written from the archived incident (Sol). Check the timeline before relying on it.

Affected components: Codex WebCLIVS Code extensionCodex API

Discussed on Hacker News

Tell HN: Codex Is Down [fixed] (opens in new tab)
65 points · 73 comments · posted 2026-09-25 22:51 UTC · posted 7 min before the vendor’s first update
Issues with Codex – Identified – Full Outage (opens in new tab)
27 points · 1 comments · posted 2026-09-25 23:04 UTC · posted 6 min after the vendor’s first update

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Timeline of updates

identified2026-09-25 22:58 UTC
We have identified that users are experiencing a codex outage. We have identified the internal issue and are heading towards a mitigation.
identified2026-09-25 23:03 UTC
We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. We are working on implementing a mitigation.
identified2026-09-25 23:19 UTC
Login via API key will unblock access at this time.
identified2026-09-25 23:34 UTC
We have identified root cause and are moving towards mitigation.
monitoring2026-09-25 23:45 UTC
We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery.
resolved2026-09-25 23:54 UTC
All impacted services have now fully recovered.

Rewindex changes for this incident

Critical incident: Issues with Codex 2026-09-25 22:58 UTC

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