Archive · 28 Jul 2026
ChatGPT Faces Second Outage in Two Days
ChatGPT had another outage on July 28, 2026, affecting users in the US and India.
People couldn't generate AI images and saw messages like 'service unavailable.'
This is the second outage in two days.
OpenAI said they are working to fix it.
The first outage on July 25 also caused problems for many users.
ChatGPT experienced an outage on July 28, 2026, affecting users in the US and India.
Users reported issues with AI image generation and 'service unavailable' messages.
OpenAI acknowledged the problem and is working on a fix.
This is the second outage in two days, following a similar issue on July 25.
Downdetector showed thousands of reports from the US, UK, and India.
- Who
- ChatGPT users in the US and India
- What
- Outage affecting AI image generation
- When
- July 28, 2026
- Where
- US and India
- Why
- Technical issues identified by OpenAI
User Frustration
OpenAI's Response
User Experience
User Frustration
Users reported issues with blank loading screens, being logged out, and 'service unavailable' messages.
OpenAI's Response
OpenAI acknowledged the issues and is working on a fix.
- Date of Outage
- July 28, 2026
- Affected Regions
- US and India
- Root Cause
- Identified by OpenAI
- Previous Outage
- July 25, 2026
- User Reports
- Over 3,200 in the US, 3,000 in the UK, 1,500 in India