{
  "id": 9860625,
  "title": "OpenAI down: ChatGPT and Codex not working as users report 'Unexpected status 401' error amid outage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/openai-down-chatgpt-and-codex-not-working-as-users-report-unexpected",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-25T23:11:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/openai-down-chatgpt-and-codex-not-working-as-users-report-unexpected-status-401-error-amid-outage-101790377585946.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "OpenAI is currently experiencing an outage, with users reporting that ChatGPT and Codex are not functioning as expected. An error message of \"Unexpected status 401: Incorrect API key\" has been displayed by many users. Reports of the issue began appearing on the outage-tracking website Downdetector around 6:55 p.m. EDT on Friday. Multiple users have taken to social media to share their experiences, stating that they are unable to access the services and are receiving the aforementioned error message. OpenAI's status page confirmed the issue, stating that they are working on implementing a mitigation to resolve the problem.",
  "summary": "OpenAI appears to be experiencing an outage, with users reporting that ChatGPT and Codex are not working properly and displaying \"Unexpected status 401\" error.",
  "key_points": [
    "OpenAI experiencing outage, ChatGPT and Codex not working",
    "Users report Unexpected status 401: Incorrect API key error",
    "OpenAI status page confirms issue, working on mitigation"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}