# Service disruption on Claude services

- Provider: [Anthropic](https://down.guide/providers/anthropic)
- Confidence: Confirmed
- Impact: Major outage
- lasted 36m
- started 2026-08-16 21:58 UTC
- claude.ai, Claude Console (platform.claude.com), Claude API (api.anthropic.com) +2
- id: DWN-ce3b8b8f27
- Official page: https://stspg.io/cc6kmwrqhzmh

## Updates from Anthropic
### 2026-08-16 21:58 UTC: investigating
We are investigating an issue with users authenticating to claude.ai, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork. We will provide an update as soon as possible.

### 2026-08-16 22:02 UTC: investigating
We are investigating reports of degraded performance affecting claude.ai, platform.claude.com, the Claude API, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork. We will provide an update as soon as possible.

### 2026-08-16 22:22 UTC: monitoring
A fix has been deployed for the issue affecting claude.ai, platform.claude.com, the Claude API, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork and we are monitoring for recovery.

### 2026-08-16 22:34 UTC: resolved
The issue affecting claude.ai, platform.claude.com, the Claude API, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork has been resolved.

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