Claude is down for many — here's everything we know as Anthropic confirms an active issue

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Here’s how it works. (Image credit: © Future) If you've been trying to chat with Claude on the web, iOS, Android, or desktop and have been greeted with a "Request couldn't be processed. You can try again." message, you're not alone.Claude, Anthropic's AI chatbot, appears to be having some issues this AM, starting shortly before 10 AM ET on September 20, 2026, with Down Detector currently showing over 2,900 reported issues as of 10:04 AM ET. For what it's worth, Claude is now listed as a partial outage as well.So, to track the ongoing issues with Claude this AM, TechRadar is spinning up a live blog, so follow along.

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▪Here’s how it works. (Image credit: © Future) If you've been trying to chat with Claude on the web, iOS, Android, or desktop and have been greeted with a "Request couldn't be processed.
▪You can try again." message, you're not alone.Claude, Anthropic's AI chatbot, appears to be having some issues this AM, starting shortly before 10 AM ET on September 20, 2026, with Down Detector currently showing over 2,900 reported issues
▪For what it's worth, Claude is now listed as a partial outage as well.So, to track the ongoing issues with Claude this AM, TechRadar is spinning up a live blog, so follow along.

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AI Platforms & Assistants Claude Claude is having some issues and is down for many — here's everything we know as Anthropic confirms an active issue Anthropic is investigating 'elevated error rates' News By Jacob Krol Last updated 29 September 2026 0 Comments Join the conversation When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: © Future) If you've been trying to chat with Claude on the web, iOS, Android, or desktop and have been greeted with a "Request couldn't be processed.

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