Claude Code 529 Overloaded: Outage or Capacity?

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Claude Code 529 Overloaded

Claude Code 529 Overloaded: Outage or Capacity?

A 529 usually means temporary server-side capacity pressure, not a banned account or exhausted quota. Check live Claude Code, API, and claude.ai status; if official components are up, retry later or switch models.

API Error: 529 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"overloaded_error","message":"Overloaded"}}
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Operational

claude.ai · OperationalAPI · OperationalClaude Code · OperationalCowork · Operational

Why this happens

  • Peak demand can temporarily exhaust available model capacity.
  • One model can be busier than other available models.
  • A 529 is a server-capacity signal; a 429 usually concerns account or request-rate limits.

Quick fixes

  • Wait 60 seconds before retrying and avoid parallel retries.
  • In a Claude Code session, use `/model` to choose an available fallback model.
  • Check the live status below; when components are operational, review your usage window.

Check live status first, then make one targeted change and wait for the result. Repeated refreshes, sign-ins, or concurrent retries can worsen rate limits and queues. Follow the official incident when a component remains affected; when status is normal and only you are affected, record the error time, network, and account type before contacting support.

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13:29:43 UTC

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114 ms

What are developers seeing?

Anonymous developer reports, aggregated over roughly 15 minutes. They are not official status.

claude.ai Operational
API Operational
Claude Code Operational
Cowork Operational

No public incident

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Cursor

Cursor

Operational

18:15:13 UTC

CheckReachable
436 ms

What are developers seeing?

Anonymous developer reports, aggregated over roughly 15 minutes. They are not official status.

IDE Operational
CLI Operational
Cloud Agents Operational
Grok Bot Operational

No public incident

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OpenAI

Codex

Operational

20:01:40 UTC

CheckReachable
13 ms

What are developers seeing?

Anonymous developer reports, aggregated over roughly 15 minutes. They are not official status.

Web Operational
Desktop Operational
API Operational

No public incident

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Operational

18:10:34 UTC

CheckReachable
587 ms

What are developers seeing?

Anonymous developer reports, aggregated over roughly 15 minutes. They are not official status.

Copilot Operational
Model Providers Operational
xAI

Grok

Operational

18:15:22 UTC

CheckReachable
1029 ms

What are developers seeing?

Anonymous developer reports, aggregated over roughly 15 minutes. They are not official status.

Grok.com Operational
Imagine Operational
Voice Operational
Grok iOS Operational
Grok Android Operational
Grok in X Operational

No public incident

Official ↗
Windsurf

Windsurf

Operational

13:29:50 UTC

CheckReachable
536 ms

What are developers seeing?

Anonymous developer reports, aggregated over roughly 15 minutes. They are not official status.

Cascade Operational
Windsurf Tab Operational

No public incident

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Perplexity

Perplexity

Operational

09:37:22 UTC

CheckReachable
30 ms

What are developers seeing?

Anonymous developer reports, aggregated over roughly 15 minutes. They are not official status.

Website Operational
App Operational
API Operational

No public incident

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Claude Code
Cursor
Codex
GitHub Copilot
Grok
Windsurf
Perplexity
Operational Degraded Outage

Recent changes

  1. GitHub Copilot · Model Providers · Degraded → Operational
  2. GitHub Copilot · Degraded → Operational
  3. Replit · No data → Operational
  4. Mistral AI · No data → Operational
  5. Replit · Operational → No data
  6. Mistral AI · Operational → No data
  7. GitHub Copilot · Model Providers · Operational → Degraded
  8. GitHub Copilot · Operational → Degraded

FAQ

Does Claude Code 529 mean the service is down?

Not always. A 529 usually signals capacity pressure. When official components are up, wait a few minutes or switch models.

What is the difference between 529 and quota?

Quota affects your account window. A 529 is server-side capacity pressure that can affect multiple users.

Troubleshooting

Down, or just out of quota?

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Status records and official incidents are updated to help you understand service stability.