Service disruption on Claude services
Was Claude down? Anthropic reported “Service disruption on Claude services” on Aug 14, 2026, 8:30 PM UTC. Full timeline below. This incident affects Claude — see live Claude status. Source: official vendor status feed.
Timeline
Aug 14, 2026, 9:58 PM UTC
The issue affecting the Claude API, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork has been resolved. Impact occurred from 20:14 to 20:38 UTC.
Aug 14, 2026, 8:44 PM UTC
A fix has been deployed for the issue affecting the Claude API, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork and we are monitoring for recovery.
Aug 14, 2026, 8:44 PM UTC
We have identified the cause of the issue affecting the Claude API, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork and are working on a fix. We will provide an update as soon as possible.
Aug 14, 2026, 8:30 PM UTC
We are investigating reports of degraded performance affecting the Claude API, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork. We will provide an update as soon as possible.
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