Codex, ChatGPT, and the Responses API are disrupted together
A configuration rollout overloaded a shared backend dependency, causing latency, incorrect 429 responses, and login and conversation errors.
- First observed
- Jun 3, 2026, 6:46:00 AM
- Disclosed
- Jun 3, 2026, 6:46:00 AM
- Status
- Resolved
- Confidence
- 99%
- Organization
- OpenAI
- Last reviewed
- Sep 1, 2026
Observed
Facts supported by sources
- Responses requests started slowly, Codex requests received incorrect 429 responses, and ChatGPT experienced authentication and conversation errors.
- The UTC times were converted from PDT.
Assessment
Interpretation, not observation
No additional interpretation recorded.
Impact
Impact
Partial degradation of multiple OpenAI products for approximately two hours and 15 minutes.
Response
Response
OpenAI disabled the configuration, rerouted traffic, and added canary, rollout, and dependency controls.