Claude Down? Users Hit with Authentication Errors as Status Page Stays Silent

Claude Seems Down

Claude Down? Users Hit with Authentication Errors as Status Page Stays Silent

Users report that Claude is throwing 'Authentication service was unavailable.' errors, while the official status page shows no issues. However, Downdetector is already tracking the outage, suggesting a broader problem. The discrepancy between user reports and the status page is causing confusion and frustration.

Throwing "Authentication service was unavailable.", no updates on their status page, but there are on downdetector

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2026-08-16