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Data Center Failure Impacting Capacity

DegradedResolved · started Jul 1, 2026, 11:01 PM UTC (96d ago)

Was Groq down? Groq reported “Data Center Failure Impacting Capacity” on Jul 1, 2026, 11:01 PM UTC. Full timeline below. This incident affects Groq — see live Groq status. Source: official vendor status feed.

Timeline

  1. Jul 2, 2026, 12:35 AM UTC

    The **capacity issue has been resolved**. All services are operating at normal capacity. The incident was caused by a **power loss issue that led to a cooling system failure at one of our US Central data centers**. We apologize for any disruption and **appreciate your patience**.

  2. Jul 1, 2026, 11:48 PM UTC

    We have **redistributed and allocated more capacity to production models** in **the US Central region.** Users should **see performance return to normal**. We’re now **monitoring** the infrastructure to ensure stability.

  3. Jul 1, 2026, 11:27 PM UTC

    A power loss issue at approximately 22:20pm UTC led to a subsequent **cooling system failure** at one of our **US Central** data centers that is causing **reduced capacity**, primarily for the `openai/gpt-oss-20b` model. The team is **working on restoring capacity**.

  4. Jul 1, 2026, 11:11 PM UTC

    We have **identified a cooling system failure** at one of our **US Central** data centers that is causing **reduced capacity**. The team is **working on restoring capacity**. Users **continue to see elevated latencies for specific models**.

  5. Jul 1, 2026, 11:01 PM UTC

    We are currently investigating a potential issue at one of our US Central data centers that is impacting system capacity. Users **may experience higher latencies** due to reduced resources. Our engineering team is working to identify the root cause and remediate the problem.

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