Anthropic’s Claude AI is currently experiencing a significant global outage today, Monday, March 2, 2026. Users attempting to access the chatbot are encountering a variety of errors, ranging from login failures to total service blackouts. The disruption comes at a high-profile moment for the company, following a recent surge in popularity that saw Claude reach the number one spot on the Apple App Store.
Claude status
The service disruption began to spike early in the morning, with Downdetector data showing a massive surge in user-submitted reports starting around 12:00 PM UTC. Reports peaked with nearly 2,000 active complaints within a short window, with the majority of users (42%) citing issues with the web-based chat interface.
Another 34% of users reported problems with the mobile app, while others noted they were completely unable to log in to their accounts. Many users are seeing the message: “Claude will return soon. Claude is currently experiencing a temporary service disruption.”
Anthropic has been transparent about the ongoing investigation via its official status page. The company first flagged the issue at 11:49 UTC, noting “Elevated errors on claude.ai, console, and claude code.” Below is the official timeline of events:
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11:49 UTC: Anthropic begins investigating elevated error rates.
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12:21 UTC: The team identifies that the core Claude API is functioning correctly, but the web interface (claude.ai) and authentication (login/logout) paths are failing.
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13:22 UTC: The issue is officially “Identified,” and engineers begin implementing a fix to restore the front-end services.
Is Claude AI down for everyone?
While the main chatbot interface at claude.ai is currently unreliable, the outage is considered a “partial” disruption. Anthropic has confirmed that the Claude API (api.anthropic.com) is working as intended. This means that developers using Claude through third-party integrations or their own custom software should not be seeing the same level of errors as web users. However, the Claude Console and the developer-focused Claude Code tool are both suffering from elevated errors, impacting professional workflows and coding projects.
Why is Claude not working today?
The technical cause of the outage appears to be rooted in the login and authentication infrastructure rather than the AI models themselves. This explains why users who are already logged in might see “Internal Server Errors” (HTTP 500 or 529), while those trying to start new sessions are blocked entirely. This incident follows a minor disruption on February 28, where some users reported errors with the Claude Opus 4.6 model, suggesting a period of high infrastructure strain as Anthropic scales to meet its growing user base.
How to check the latest Claude AI status
If you are wondering “is Claude down” in your specific region, you can monitor the following resources for real-time updates:
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Official status page: status.claude.com
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Community reports: Downdetector and the r/ClaudeAI subreddit are active hubs for user-reported outages.
Anthropic’s engineering team is currently implementing a fix, though no specific “Estimated Time of Recovery” (ETR) has been provided. Users are advised to wait for the status page to show a green “Operational” checkmark before attempting to re-authenticate or process complex prompts.
