OpenAI reports service disruptions affecting ChatGPT file uploads and parts of its API on its public status page. The issues are labeled partial outage and degraded performance.
ChatGPT outage affects APIs and file uploads
The status page lists two concurrent incidents impacting ChatGPT and the OpenAI API.
Subset of Batch API jobs stuck in finalizing state.
File uploads to ChatGPT conversations are failing for some users, giving an error message indicating the file has expired.
Both issues are tracked on the same status portal. The API issue is listed as degraded performance, and the ChatGPT file uploads are listed as a partial outage.
For real-time updates, see the public status page.
Key details
- Provider: OpenAI.
- Affected products: ChatGPT file uploads and the OpenAI API Batch component.
- Severity: partial outage for ChatGPT uploads and degraded performance for the Batch API.
- OpenAI statements: "Subset of Batch API jobs stuck in finalizing state." and "File uploads to ChatGPT conversations are failing for some users, giving an error message indicating the file has expired."
- Monitoring location: OpenAI's public status page.
Background context
OpenAI's status page tracks uptime and incidents across ChatGPT and API components. It labels issues as operational, degraded performance, or partial outage, and provides incident timelines with component-level visibility during disruptions.






