Anthropic's Claude AI chatbot is down as company confirms ... - ITPro
Users of Anthropic's Sonnet 4.5 and Opus 4.5 models are being met with "elevated error rates"
www.itpro.comHere’s the latest on Claude AI outages based on recent reporting:
- Outages have been reported in early-to-mid January 2026 and again in April 2026, with Anthropic acknowledging elevated error rates and “major outage” classifications at times, followed by fixes and status updates.[1][2][4]
- Typical impact includes login/authentication issues and elevated error rates for Claude.ai and Claude Code services, with Claude’s status page and third-party trackers showing incident timelines and resolutions as they occur.[3][8][1]
- Current status as of late April 2026 shows intermittent reports of Claude being functional again, though outages can reoccur during large usage spikes or after updates, so checking the official Claude status page or trusted outage trackers is recommended for real-time confirmation.[8][3]
If you’re trying to use Claude right now, here are quick steps to check and work around outages:
- Verify Claude’s official status page for ongoing incidents and estimated restoration times.
- Check Downdetector-like trackers for user-reported trends in your region, which can signal broader issues.
- If access is blocked, try again in 15–30 minutes, clear browser cache, or attempt from a different network or device, since some outages are caused by login or regional routing problems.[1][3]
Would you like me to pull the very latest live status from Claude’s official page and a couple of outage trackers, then summarize the current situation with timestamps? I can also help set up alerts for future outages.