Official status check

Is ChatGPT down right now?

Official OpenAI status below — ChatGPT, API, and Codex can fail independently. If status looks green but ChatGPT still fails, try another network or browser first. We summarize status.openai.com.

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Source: status.openai.com — showing key ChatGPT surfaces. Full history & uptime charts stay on the official page.

Quick checks

Is it just you — or is ChatGPT down?

Many “ChatGPT down” reports are local. Run these before assuming a global OpenAI outage.

01
Open the official status first
If status.openai.com shows issues on Conversations, Login, or Chat Completions, it is likely broader than your laptop.
02
Try another network or device
Switch Wi‑Fi ↔ mobile hotspot, or open chat.openai.com / chatgpt.com on your phone. Local DNS and captive portals often look like an outage.
03
Rule out account / plan limits
Rate limits, workspace admin blocks, and region restrictions can feel identical to “ChatGPT not working” while status stays green.
04
Check API vs ChatGPT separately
Developers: Chat Completions / Responses can fail while consumer chat works — or the reverse. Status lists those as separate components.

Who this hits

When a ChatGPT outage hurts most

A brief blip is annoying. Losing a long coding thread, image iterations, or mid-flight Deep Research is expensive to redo.

Long coding / debugging threads

Dozens of back-and-forth edits. Starting a new chat means re-explaining the codebase and what you already tried — copy the last useful answer before you refresh.

Deep Research / file-heavy chats

Uploaded documents plus a long analysis thread. Inputs, intermediate notes, and context are tied to that conversation — park what still rendered.

Image generation iterations

Prompt + reference image + many “change this, keep that” rounds. Image Generation can fail while ordinary chat still works — save the prompt stack.

While you wait

What to do if you had an unfinished chat

ChatGPT outages hurt most mid-Deep Research, mid-Canvas edit, inside a Project, or deep in a coding thread. Save what still rendered before you refresh.

Copy the unfinished reply

“Stuck generating” often never commits as a full turn. Select useful paragraphs — including code or table drafts — before reloading ChatGPT.

Park Deep Research / Canvas work

If Deep Research was still gathering sources, or Canvas still held your half-edited doc, paste the visible draft and the prompt into a note so you can resume later.

Note the Project context

Working inside a ChatGPT Project? Write down the project name and the question you asked — Projects keep files and instructions, but a failed turn is still easy to lose.

Back up ChatGPT chats you want to find again

Pactify syncs ChatGPT conversations to Notion and indexes chat history for search on this device. When ChatGPT is down, you may not keep chatting — but you can still open backups you already made.

While you wait — a simple backup

Back up ChatGPT chats — find your history later

You came here to check if ChatGPT is down. Pactify is a free Chrome extension that backs up ChatGPT conversations to Notion and indexes chat history for search on this device — so after Deep Research, Canvas, or Projects threads, you can still find what you already saved when chatgpt.com is unreachable.

Sync chats to Notion

Sync ChatGPT chats to Notion when a conversation matters — Deep Research reports, Canvas drafts, Projects threads — so a backup lives outside the browser tab.

Search chat history on this device

Full-text search across ChatGPT chats you have opened with Pactify (and other AIs you use). Search works on this device for chats already indexed — it does not replace ChatGPT while it is down.

Export when you need a copy

One-shot export to Markdown / Word (and Notion) for any open ChatGPT chat — handy after a long thread you do not want to lose to copy-paste.

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What is at stake

What usually survives vs what is at risk

Outages feel like “everything is gone.” In practice, finished history and unfinished generations behave differently.

Usually still there later

Older conversations that already finished a turn
Project files and project instructions
Custom GPTs and account settings (once login works again)

Easy to lose right now

The reply that stuck on “Generating…” and never finished
Unsaved Canvas / Deep Research drafts still on screen
Prompt iterations and image stacks you only typed once

Status honesty

What OpenAI status covers — and what it doesn’t

We mirror official signals. That is useful — and incomplete. Know the edges.

Components, not a single “ChatGPT” dial

Conversations, Login, Deep Research, Image Generation, and API surfaces can fail independently. “All Systems Operational” can still leave one feature broken.

Social posts are not official status

A spike of complaints online is not confirmation. Open status.openai.com for the source of truth.

Regional / ISP issues stay invisible

If OpenAI is fine globally but your route is broken, official status may stay green. That is why the local checks above matter.

What you might see

ChatGPT feels down — what people usually mean

Same bad afternoon, different messages. Here’s what each one usually points to, in plain language — and what to do next.

“Something went wrong” every time you send

Often ChatGPT itself is having trouble, not just your account. Glance at the status card above, then try again in a few minutes or on your phone’s data.

Reply starts, then gets stuck forever

The answer may never finish saving. Copy anything useful already on screen before you refresh — a stuck reply often disappears.

Page won’t load / stays blank

Could be your Wi‑Fi, browser, or a Chrome extension — even when the official status looks fine. Try another browser or turn off extensions and reload.

Chat works, but images, files, or voice don’t

Normal: those features can break while regular chat still works. Use text for now, and check OpenAI status if you need the missing feature.

FAQ

ChatGPT down — FAQ

Why does ChatGPT go down sometimes?

ChatGPT runs on shared cloud infrastructure. Traffic spikes, model rollouts, and upstream network issues can cause partial or full outages — often on one surface (web chat, API, or a single model) rather than everything everywhere. Short incidents are common and usually not about your account alone.

How long do ChatGPT outages usually last?

Many incidents resolve in under an hour; larger events can last several hours. Prefer the official status page over social rumor for live updates.

Will I lose my ChatGPT chats if it goes down?

A temporary outage usually does not delete your existing conversation history. What you often lose is the unfinished assistant reply — a generation that never committed cleanly. Copy anything useful on screen before you refresh.

How do I prevent losing important ChatGPT conversations?

During an outage: copy key prompts and answers to a note. For ongoing protection: back up chats you care about. Pactify can sync ChatGPT conversations to Notion and index chat history for full-text search on this device — so when the host is down, you can still find chats you already backed up (it does not keep ChatGPT itself running).

Where is the official ChatGPT status page?

Use the official status source linked at the top of this page (https://status.openai.com/). Pactify summarizes that source when available.

Is ChatGPT down but the OpenAI API still working?

Yes — they can fail independently. OpenAI’s status page reports ChatGPT and API components separately. Check both if you use chat and API tools.

ChatGPT is not loading — is it definitely an outage?

Not always. If status.openai.com shows operational, try another browser, network, or sign-out/in. Local issues and account-side problems can look like a ChatGPT outage.

Does a ChatGPT outage delete my Custom GPTs or Projects?

Typically no. Outages interrupt availability; they do not wholesale wipe Custom GPTs or Project libraries. Unfinished generations are the fragile part.

Can Pactify recover ChatGPT chats I never backed up?

No. Pactify can sync ChatGPT to Notion, export open chats, and search history already indexed on this device. It cannot recover chats that were never captured, and it cannot generate new ChatGPT replies while ChatGPT is down.

Also check

Other AI status pages

Outages are often product-specific. If one host is down, another may still be reachable — or you may want the matching status check.

Back up chats. Search history on this device.

When an AI site is down, you usually cannot keep chatting — but you can still find conversations you already saved. Add Pactify free: sync to Notion, export open chats, and full-text search indexed history on this device.