OpenAI Status · History · Incident #152622

RESOLVED

Delays in customer support responses

Minor · Started Oct 23, 2026 · 3:41 AM

  • Duration

    2h 17m

  • Severity

    Minor

  • Detection lead

    —

  • User reports

    —

Summary

Delays in customer support responses

All impacted services have now fully recovered.


  • Started

    Oct 23, 2026 · 3:41 AM

  • Resolved

    Oct 23, 2026 · 5:58 AM

  • Duration

    2h 17m

  • Severity

    None

Event timeline

How this incident unfolded

  • ◐

    Investigating

    Oct 23 · 3:41 AM OpenAI

    We are investigating technical issues affecting our customer support systems. Customers may experience longer than usual response times. We are working to restore normal operations.

  • ◐

    Investigating

    Oct 23 · 3:57 AM OpenAI

    As a temporary solution, customers looking to reach out to OpenAI Support can email [support@openai.com](mailto:support@openai.com "support@openai.com").

  • ◆

    Identified

    Oct 23 · 4:43 AM OpenAI

    A fix is being implemented for the issue affecting our support systems. Customers may continue to experience delays in receiving support responses. We will provide further updates as recovery progresses.

  • ◉

    Monitoring

    Oct 23 · 5:47 AM OpenAI

    We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery.

  • ✓

    Resolved

    Oct 23 · 5:58 AM OpenAI

    All impacted services have now fully recovered.

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