Claude.ai had elevated errors on April 6, 2026
This was a broader Claude.ai disruption rather than a single-model problem. Login and active conversation flows were both affected across multiple surfaces.
Published: Apr 6, 2026, 11:45 AM EDT
Updated: Apr 21, 2026, 8:40 AM EDT
Incident started: Apr 6, 2026, 11:45 AM EDT
Crowd spike noticed: Apr 6, 2026, 11:54 AM EDT
Resolved: Apr 6, 2026, 1:16 PM EDT
Affected surface: Claude.ai, Claude Code login, voice mode, and conversation flows
Official updates said elevated errors were affecting Claude.ai across desktop and mobile, including login, voice mode, and chats, and later clarified that Claude Code login was also impacted.
- The issue was broader than a login-only failure because chats and voice mode were also affected.
- Official messaging later clarified that other login surfaces, including Claude Code, were impacted too.
- This was one of the clearer early-April examples of a real cross-surface Claude outage.
A reviewed note on the broader April 6, 2026 Claude.ai incident affecting login, chats, voice mode, and Claude Code login behavior.
Review the methodology page for how crowd reports are deduplicated and the status lag explainer for how independent reports differ from provider updates.
If you want the broader archive context, go back to the Claude outage history page.
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