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Is Claude down?
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Check status.claude.com first if you think Claude is down. As of April 16, 2026, Anthropic's official status page reports 90-day uptime of 98.73% for claude.ai, 98.94% for the Claude API, and 99.11% for Claude Code, so outages do happen and the official status page is the fastest confirmed source.
How to check officially
Anthropic's official status page is the source of truth for confirmed Claude incidents.
Start with the current component view at status.claude.com. Then look at the incident history below it. If you see an active investigation, identified issue, or degraded performance notice, that is a server-side problem and not something you can fix from your laptop.
If the status page is still green, check Downdetector for a sudden spike in user reports. Community-reporting tools are noisier than the official page, but they often surface a real issue a few minutes earlier.
What the status page covers
The Claude status page tracks multiple products separately, which is why one Claude surface can fail while another keeps working.
| Component | 90-day uptime shown on the official page | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| claude.ai | 98.73% | The web app can have problems even if the API stays usable |
| Claude API | 98.94% | API automations and third-party tools may fail independently |
| Claude Code | 99.11% | CLI issues can show up without a full claude.ai outage |
| platform.claude.com | 99.19% | Billing, console, and platform surfaces can degrade separately |
This split is important because many people ask “is Claude down?” when the real problem is “is my Claude surface down?” The answer is often more specific than a simple yes or no.
Recent outage patterns
Recent official incidents show that Claude problems are often brief and component-specific rather than full platform blackouts.
The current status history shows elevated errors on Claude requests on April 10, 2026 and broken email login on April 11, 2026. Those incident patterns matter because they show how outages usually present: authentication breaks, error rates spike, or certain models fail before the whole stack goes dark.
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Community tracking also helps here. On days when people search “Claude down” heavily, report spikes on Downdetector and user threads in places like Reddit often line up with the same official incident window. That does not make community posts canonical, but it does make them useful early warning signals.
Outage vs local problem
You should treat a Claude problem as local until you see evidence that other users or the official status page agree with you.
It is probably a real outage if the official page shows an incident, community reports spike at the same time, and multiple Claude surfaces fail together. It is probably local if the status page is green, other people are not reporting problems, and the issue only affects one browser, one network, or one machine.
If your symptom is a rate-limit message, read the usage-limit guide before assuming Claude is down. A real outage and a quota problem can look similar from the user side.
What to do next
The right next step depends on what kind of Claude failure you are looking at.
If the official page shows a real incident, wait and monitor it instead of reinstalling anything. If the page is green, test another Claude surface, try a clean browser session, and check whether the issue is limited to your current account or device. If the symptom is an error banner rather than a total outage, follow the more specific guides for “Spanner temporarily unavailable” or usage-limit messages.
Limitations and Tradeoffs
Status pages are not perfect real-time monitors. Official updates can lag behind fast incidents, and community tools can over-report local problems. The safest reading is to combine both: official page for confirmation, community reports for early signal, and your own direct test for local verification.
Related Guides
- Is Claude down right now?
- Claude is down
- Spanner temporarily unavailable
- Is Claude Code Down? How to Check Status and What to Do
FAQ
What is the fastest way to tell if Claude is down?
The fastest confirmed check is Anthropic’s official status page at status.claude.com. That page shows current component status and incident history for claude.ai, the API, Claude Code, and related surfaces. If you want a second signal while waiting for an official update, compare it with a live Downdetector spike.
Does Claude usually go fully offline when it has an outage?
Not usually. Official incident history shows that many Claude problems are partial outages: elevated error rates, login failures, model-specific problems, or issues affecting only one product surface. That is why you should check component-level status instead of assuming a total global failure every time Claude behaves strangely.
Can Claude Code work while claude.ai is having problems?
Yes. The status page tracks Claude Code separately from claude.ai and the API, which implies they can fail independently. A login outage or web-surface problem does not automatically mean your CLI or API workflow is dead, and the opposite can also be true.
What should I do if the status page says everything is operational but Claude still fails for me?
Treat it as a local or account-specific problem until you prove otherwise. Test another browser or device, try a different Claude surface, and check whether your symptom matches a usage-limit message or a more specific error like “Spanner temporarily unavailable.” If nobody else is reporting the issue and the official page is green, the odds are high that the problem is not a global Claude outage.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the fastest way to tell if Claude is down?
The fastest confirmed check is Anthropic’s official status page at status.claude.com. That page shows current component status and incident history for claude.ai, the API, Claude Code, and related surfaces. If you want a second signal while waiting for an official update, compare it with a live Downdetector spike.
Does Claude usually go fully offline when it has an outage?
Not usually. Official incident history shows that many Claude problems are partial outages: elevated error rates, login failures, model-specific problems, or issues affecting only one product surface. That is why you should check component-level status instead of assuming a total global failure every time Claude behaves strangely.
Can Claude Code work while claude.ai is having problems?
Yes. The status page tracks Claude Code separately from claude.ai and the API, which implies they can fail independently. A login outage or web-surface problem does not automatically mean your CLI or API workflow is dead, and the opposite can also be true.
What should I do if the status page says everything is operational but Claude still fails for me?
Treat it as a local or account-specific problem until you prove otherwise. Test another browser or device, try a different Claude surface, and check whether your symptom matches a usage-limit message or a more specific error like “Spanner temporarily unavailable.” If nobody else is reporting the issue and the official page is green, the odds are high that the problem