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On August 16, 2026, Claude services experienced a disruption affecting claude.ai, platform.claude.com, the Claude API, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork.…
Resolved - The issue affecting claude.ai, platform.claude.com, the Claude API, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork has been resolved. Aug 16, 22:34 UTC
Monitoring - A fix has been deployed for the issue affecting claude.ai, platform.claude.com, the Claude API, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork and we are monitoring for recovery. Aug 16, 22:22 UTC
Update - We are investigating reports of degraded performance affecting claude.ai, platform.claude.com, the Claude API, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork. We will provide an update as soon as possible. Aug 16, 22:02 UTC
Investigating - We are investigating an issue with users authenticating to claude.ai, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork. We will provide an update as soon as possible. Aug 16, 21:58 UTC
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Investigating - We are investigating reports of degraded performance affecting claude.ai and platform.claude.com. We will provide an update as soon as possible. Aug 16, 22:07 UTC