Elevated errors creating new accounts

Name: Elevated errors creating new accounts
Start: 2026-09-02T18:13:48.000Z
End: 2026-09-02T18:45:12.000Z

Resolved

Yes — ChatGPT had a problem on September 2, 2026, and ChatGPT (OpenAI) has since marked it resolved. ChatGPT (OpenAI)'s latest word: “The issue affecting new account creation has been resolved.”

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Timeline

Started: 9/2/2026, 6:13:48 PM

Last update: 9/10/2026, 4:56:54 PM

Resolved: 9/2/2026, 6:45:12 PM

Updates

resolved
The issue affecting new account creation has been resolved.
9/2/2026, 6:45:12 PM
monitoring
We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring recovery.
9/2/2026, 6:39:29 PM
investigating
We are investigating an issue preventing some users from creating new accounts. We will share updates as we learn more.
9/2/2026, 6:13:49 PM

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