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Is Claude code down? Anthropic deploys fix

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In short

Multiple Anthropic services suffered disruptions on Friday, with the status dashboard flagging a major outage on Claude.ai alongside partial outages on Claude Code and the Claude Console. Anthropic initiated investigations into the login failures early Friday morning without confirming the exact root cause or providing an estimated resolution time. Meanwhile, integrations like Claude for Outlook were dragged down by a separate Microsoft incident that generated over 130,000 complaints across the Americas.

Key points

  • Authentication failures locked users out of core Claude services without an official root…: Authentication failures locked users out of core Claude services without an official root cause announced.
  • Connected tools like Claude for Outlook are experiencing secondary disruptions due to ups…: Connected tools like Claude for Outlook are experiencing secondary disruptions due to upstream Microsoft infrastructure failures.
  • Microsoft has paused new deployments and is applying phased recovery actions to restore E…: Microsoft has paused new deployments and is applying phased recovery actions to restore Exchange Online access.

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The disruption appears to be affecting user authentication, preventing some users from accessing the AI chatbot and its associated coding services. The Claude Code disruption has also triggered a spike in user complaints on Downdetector, a platform that tracks service outages based on user-submitted reports. According to the outage-tracking website, reports concerning Claude AI increased sharply on Friday afternoon. The platform recorded 2,895 reports at around 3:45 PM, compared with a baseline of just two reports.

Which Claude services are affected?

Claude, the AI chatbot from Anthropic, went down early Friday, with users unable to log in to the app or its coding tool. It hit while Microsoft was still fighting a global Outlook and Teams outage that started Thursday and has now dragged into a second day.ALSO READ: Scott Laux Blue Angels removal update: Elite pilot defended controversial beach flyover months before dismissal; here's what happened?

Anthropic's status dashboard hinted that the disruption is not limited to its primary chatbot. Claude.ai has been…

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