OpenAI Status · History · Incident #156408

RESOLVED

File upload errors in ChatGPT

Minor · Started Nov 3, 2026 · 12:46 AM

  • Duration

    4h 52m

  • Severity

    Minor

  • Detection lead

    —

  • User reports

    —

Summary

File upload errors in ChatGPT

All affected services are operating normally again. We’re sorry for the disruption, and we appreciate your patience.


  • Started

    Nov 3, 2026 · 12:46 AM

  • Resolved

    Nov 3, 2026 · 5:39 AM

  • Duration

    4h 52m

  • Severity

    Minor

Event timeline

How this incident unfolded

  • ◆

    Identified

    Nov 3 · 12:46 AM OpenAI

    Some users are having trouble uploading files to ChatGPT or getting ChatGPT to read uploaded files. We are working on implementing a mitigation.

  • ◐

    Investigating

    Nov 3 · 12:58 AM OpenAI

    We’re investigating a potential issue for the listed services and checking how it affects users. We’ll share an update when we know more.

  • ◆

    Identified

    Nov 3 · 2:06 AM OpenAI

    We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. We are working on implementing a mitigation.

  • ◉

    Monitoring

    Nov 3 · 2:51 AM OpenAI

    We’ve applied a mitigation and are monitoring the affected services to confirm recovery.

  • ✓

    Resolved

    Nov 3 · 5:39 AM OpenAI

    All affected services are operating normally again. We’re sorry for the disruption, and we appreciate your patience.

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