Anthropic's API is currently experiencing ongoing degradation, marking another disruption in a pattern of frequent service interruptions over the past three months.
Anthropic's API is currently experiencing ongoing degradation, according to monitoring data from Updog by Datadog. The service disruption was first detected 31 minutes ago and remains unresolved as of the latest update.
This latest incident adds to a concerning pattern of reliability issues for the AI provider. Over the past 90 days, Anthropic has experienced at least 15 separate degradation events, with durations ranging from brief 5-minute interruptions to a significant 4-hour outage on November 20, 2025.
Recent Outage History
The frequency of these incidents raises questions about the stability of Anthropic's infrastructure:
- November 20, 2025: 4-hour outage (7:40 AM - 11:30 AM UTC)
- November 25, 2025: 45-minute degradation (8:45 AM - 9:30 AM UTC)
- November 23, 2025: 30-minute outage (1:20 PM - 1:50 PM UTC)
- November 21, 2025: 45-minute degradation (6:00 PM - 6:45 PM UTC)
- December 9, 2025: 5-minute outage (12:10 PM - 12:15 PM UTC)
Most recently, the service experienced a 5-minute interruption on January 28, 2026, followed by the current ongoing degradation that began at approximately 3:30 PM UTC on February 3, 2026.
Impact on Developers and Businesses
For developers and businesses relying on Anthropic's API for production applications, these frequent disruptions can be particularly problematic. API downtime can lead to:
- Failed requests and interrupted user experiences
- Potential data loss or incomplete transactions
- Increased operational overhead for implementing fallback mechanisms
- Questions about reliability for mission-critical applications
Monitoring and Prevention
The incident highlights the importance of robust monitoring solutions like Datadog's Updog service, which provides real-time visibility into API health and performance. Companies building on third-party AI services are increasingly adopting multi-provider strategies and implementing circuit breakers to handle such outages gracefully.
As the AI infrastructure landscape continues to mature, reliability remains a critical challenge. While Anthropic has established itself as a major player in the foundation model space, these recurring outages may push some users to diversify their AI provider dependencies or reconsider their infrastructure choices.
For now, developers using Anthropic's API should monitor the situation closely and have contingency plans in place while the current degradation continues.
Source: Updog by Datadog
Note: The information presented is based on monitoring data and is not officially endorsed by Anthropic.
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