Claude possible degradation on Sep 22, 2026 — 1 hour 20 minutes incident report
Claude appeared to experience possible degradation for 1 hour 20 minutes on Sep 22, 2026.
Incident facts
| Service | Claude |
|---|---|
| Started | Sep 22, 2026 at 01:00 UTC |
| Resolved | Sep 22, 2026 at 02:20 UTC |
| Total duration | 1 hour 20 minutes |
| Peak severity | Possible Degradation |
| Detection | Official Anthropic status feed |
Timeline
- Possible issue detected
- Confirmed by re-check
- Service responding normally
What happened
On Sep 22, 2026, Claude appeared to experience possible degradation lasting 1 hour 20 minutes, according to our automated monitoring. The incident was first detected by Are The Bots Down's monitoring system at Sep 22, 2026 at 01:00 UTC and our checks resumed normal results at Sep 22, 2026 at 02:20 UTC. Anthropic's public status feed reported the issue during this window. 9 status observations were recorded across the lifetime of this incident.
What to do when Claude appears to be having issues
Detected Claude issues on claude.ai often clear in under 15 minutes; the Anthropic API typically stays healthy when the consumer chat is degraded. Cross-reference status.claude.com, but it usually trails real-world incidents by 20 to 40 minutes.
Most users find it faster to switch tools than to wait. The closest alternatives to Claude for the same workflows are ChatGPT or Gemini.