# Elevated latency in the Responses API

- Provider: [OpenAI](https://down.guide/openai)
- Level: confirmed
- Impact: Degraded
- lasted 20h 38m
- started 2026-08-31 22:27 UTC
- Responses
- id: DWN-f4a29864ef
- Official page: https://status.openai.com/incidents/01M1CYZDD84XD0H56XNEV2PT98

## Updates from OpenAI
### 2026-08-31 22:27 UTC: identified
We have identified an issue causing elevated latency for some Responses API requests. We are working on implementing a mitigation.

### 2026-08-31 23:13 UTC: monitoring
We have applied a mitigation and are monitoring recovery.

### 2026-09-01 01:46 UTC: monitoring
We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery.

### 2026-09-01 15:15 UTC: identified
We have identified elevated latencies impacting Responses API on the US endpoint.

### 2026-09-01 17:36 UTC: identified
We are implementing the mitigation.

### 2026-09-01 18:09 UTC: monitoring
We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery.

### 2026-09-01 19:05 UTC: resolved
All impacted services have now fully recovered.

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