New Multi-region uptime checks and custom-domain status pages

Degraded performance for multiple models

Minor Impact Resolved Duration: 1d 9h 49m August 18, 2026

Incident Lifecycle

Investigating Investigating Investigating Monitoring
Affected Components
claude.ai Claude API (api.anthropic.com) Claude Code Claude Cowork

Incident Timeline

Monitoring
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
Aug 18, 2026 at 6:26 PM UTC
Investigating
We are investigating elevated errors on requests to Claude Opus 5. We will provide an update as soon as possible.
Aug 18, 2026 at 5:12 PM UTC
Investigating
We are investigating elevated errors on requests to Claude Mythos 5, Claude Fable 5, Claude Opus 5, Claude Sonnet 5, Claude Haiku 4.5, and other Claude models. We will provide an update as soon as possible.
Aug 18, 2026 at 4:20 PM UTC
Investigating
We are investigating reports of degraded performance affecting multiple models. We will provide an update as soon as possible.
Aug 18, 2026 at 4:20 PM UTC
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