Claude API and Claude Code outage interrupted multiple Anthropic services

Anthropic recorded a critical service disruption spanning Claude.ai, the Claude API, Claude Code, Claude Cowork and the platform console.

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Summary

Anthropic’s status API recorded the incident starting at 21:58:56 UTC on 16 August and resolved at 22:34:39 UTC. The affected components included the Claude API, Claude Code and the platform console, so both end-user and developer-facing surfaces were involved.

Why it matters

Model APIs and coding agents are production dependencies for software teams, so provider availability and recovery procedures directly affect builds, reviews and automation.

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Sources

https://status.claude.com/api/v2/incidents.json
Anthropic confirms Claude is down in major outage affecting multiple services

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