OpenAI Reports Elevated Latency in Responses API

OpenAI is reporting an active service incident on its official status page.

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OpenAI Reports Elevated Latency in Responses API

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Updated 9:46 p.m. Eastern on August 31, 2026

OpenAI reports an issue causing elevated latency for some Responses API requests. The incident is currently in monitoring status after a mitigation was applied.

What is affected

The incident affects the Responses API, causing elevated latency for some requests. Impact is rated as minor.

Official update timeline

, marked Identified

We have identified an issue causing elevated latency for some Responses API requests. We are working on implementing a mitigation.

, marked Monitoring

We have applied a mitigation and are monitoring recovery.

, marked Monitoring

We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery.

Read the official OpenAI status page.

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