Errors processing large PDFs in the Responses API
DegradedResolved · started Oct 6, 2026, 3:45 PM UTC (7h ago)
Was ChatGPT down? OpenAI reported “Errors processing large PDFs in the Responses API” on Oct 6, 2026, 3:45 PM UTC. Full timeline below. This incident affects ChatGPT — see live ChatGPT status. Source: official vendor status feed.
Timeline
Oct 6, 2026, 8:11 PM UTC
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
Oct 6, 2026, 4:39 PM UTC
We are implementing the mitigation.
Oct 6, 2026, 3:45 PM UTC
We are investigating the issue for the listed services.
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