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Elevated latency on the Claude API for some users

Degraded Lasted 1h 41m · started · Anthropic's page

Level
confirmed
Worst impact
Degraded
Components
Claude API (api.anthropic.com), Claude Cowork
Regions
us

What to do

  • Check whether you use Anthropic Claude API (api.anthropic.com), Claude Cowork in us. Check your stack

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Updates from Anthropic 2

  1. identified

    We are experiencing slower than normal response times on the Claude API for some customers whose traffic enters through the US Midwest. Users may experience elevated latency and some request timeouts.

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  2. resolved

    The issue affecting Claude services has been mitigated.

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Corrections

None so far.

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Questions about DWN-6648a83bc1

Is Anthropic still down?

No, this incident was resolved 2026-09-10 23:24 UTC. For Anthropic's live state, see https://down.guide/anthropic.

How long did it last?

1h 41m, from 2026-09-10 21:43 UTC to 2026-09-10 23:24 UTC, by the times Anthropic posted.

What was affected?

Anthropic named Claude API (api.anthropic.com), Claude Cowork in us.

What caused it?

Anthropic hasn't published a root cause. If it does, it shows here.

Where does this come from?

Anthropic's official status page, https://status.claude.com, quoted verbatim. down.guide's own probes, reports and social counts are labeled as ours.