Anthropic’s popular AI chatbot Claude and its developer-focused Claude Code tool experienced another major outage on Wednesday, April 8, leaving users unable to access services for the second consecutive day.

According to Anthropic’s official system status page, a “major outage” was reported across both the Claude website and Claude Code. Thousands of users flagged issues on outage-tracking platform DownDetector, citing login failures, slow responses, and complete service disruptions. Claude New Feature Update: Anthropic’s AI Assistant Allows Mac Users to Remotely Control Desktops and Execute Tasks via Smartphone.

Is Claude Down? 

The repeated downtime comes just a day after similar widespread disruptions were reported on April 7, raising concerns about the platform’s reliability amid rapidly growing demand. Over the past few weeks, Anthropic’s status dashboard has logged multiple incidents affecting performance and availability. Anthropic Expands Claude AI Integration to Microsoft 365 for All Users.

The surge in usage may be contributing to these technical challenges. Interest in Claude has grown significantly, with the app briefly overtaking ChatGPT in downloads on Apple’s App Store in early March, signaling intensifying competition in the AI chatbot space.

While many users took to social media to express frustration over the recurring outages, Anthropic has yet to release a detailed explanation or timeline for full service restoration.

The back-to-back disruptions highlight the pressure on AI platforms to maintain stability as adoption accelerates globally. For developers and businesses relying on Claude Code, such outages can lead to workflow interruptions and productivity setbacks.

As of now, users are advised to monitor Anthropic’s official status page for real-time updates while the company works to resolve the issue.

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