Is Claude down for everyone or just me?

If the official status page shows an incident, it is down for everyone. If it shows all systems operational and only you are affected, try the troubleshooting steps on this page: another device or network, a hard refresh, and sign out and back in once.

What should I do if Claude is down?

Wait for the provider's fix, and use a free alternative in the meantime. The alternatives on this page are from our live-verified free APIs catalog, so you are not switching blind.

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Is it down? · Checked 25 Oct 2026 · Not a real-time monitor

Is Claude Down?

Q: Is Claude down right now?

The authoritative answer is on the provider's own status page, linked on this page. At our check on 25 Oct 2026, At our check on 25 Oct 2026 the Claude status page showed claude.ai, the Console, the API and Claude Code all operational. Earlier that same day it had listed, then resolved, elevated errors on some Claude models — so a page that was down in the morning can be up by the afternoon.

Anthropic's chat assistant at claude.ai, plus the Claude API and Claude Code.

⚡ Quick answer: This page is not a live monitor — Anthropic runs Claude, not us. The authoritative check is the provider's own status page: Claude status page ↗. At our check on 25 Oct 2026 the Claude status page showed claude.ai, the Console, the API and Claude Code all operational. Earlier that same day it had listed, then resolved, elevated errors on some Claude models — so a page that was down in the morning can be up by the afternoon.

🔍 Check in 30 seconds

Open the official status page above and look for an incident, not just the headline.
If it shows an incident, Claude is down for everyone — wait for the provider's fix.
If it shows all systems operational, work through the "just you" steps below before assuming an outage.

🚨 Signs it is actually down

Elevated errors on a specific model while other models answer
claude.ai loads but chats fail to send
Claude Code requests error while the web app works

🛠️ If it is just you

Check the status page per component — API, web app and Code can differ
Switch to another Claude model for one request to test whether it is model-specific
If the status page shows an incident, wait for its fix; retrying the same prompt does not help

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❓ Frequently asked

Is Claude down right now?
At our check on 25 Oct 2026 the Claude status page showed claude.ai, the Console, the API and Claude Code all operational. Earlier that same day it had listed, then resolved, elevated errors on some Claude models — so a page that was down in the morning can be up by the afternoon.

Is it down for everyone or just me?
If the official status page shows an incident, it is everyone. If it is green and only you are affected, try another device or network, a hard refresh, and sign out and back in once.

What should I do if it is down?
Wait for the provider's fix and use a free alternative above in the meantime. Do not rotate API keys or reinstall apps during a confirmed provider outage — that rarely helps and can break a working setup.

⚠️ Honest limits

Statuses change by the minute. The check note above is dated 25 Oct 2026 and will be stale the next time Claude has an incident. Always trust the provider's own status page over this page for the current minute. This page is a guide, not a monitoring service.