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Anthropic's Claude status page has resolved a minor incident for Claude Fable 5.1. Incident id kw2lxj1th04c, name Degraded performance for Claude Fable 5.1. resolved_at is 2026-11-08 16:54:43 Asia/Shanghai (2026-11-08T08:54:43.667Z). Service overview now reads All Systems Operational. We haven't independently reproduced the errors or the recovery; the facts below come from the Claude status page and status API.
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Official impact window (separate from status posts)
The resolved update states that impact occurred from 00:18 PT / 08:18 UTC to 00:32 PT / 08:32 UTC on Nov 8—16:18–16:32 Asia/Shanghai, about 14 minutes. This is the period of reported errors; the timeline below records when Anthropic posted its updates.
Resolved wording: "The issue affecting claude.ai, the Claude API, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork has been resolved. Impact occurred from 00:18 PT / 08:18 UTC on Nov 8 to 00:32 PT / 08:32 UTC on Nov 8."
Status timeline (Asia/Shanghai)
| Clock (Asia/Shanghai) | UTC | Step |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-08 16:28 | 2026-11-08T08:28:33Z | Investigating — elevated errors on Fable 5.1 requests |
| 2026-11-08 16:39 | 2026-11-08T08:39:01Z | Monitoring — fix deployed; watching for recovery |
| 2026-11-08 16:54:43 | 2026-11-08T08:54:43.667Z | Resolved — issue marked resolved |
Investigating update: "We are investigating elevated errors on requests to Claude Fable 5.1. We will provide an update as soon as possible."
Monitoring update: "A fix has been deployed for Claude Fable 5.1 and we are monitoring for recovery."
Scope now
The surfaces named in the resolved note—claude.ai, Claude API (api.anthropic.com), Claude Code, and Claude Cowork—are operational on the current summary. Claude Console and Claude for Government remain operational. Impact was minor; the report names Claude Fable 5.1 only; it does not extend the incident to other Claude models. Short link: https://stspg.io/3m3q1nwb142k.
In short
Claude's status page resolved a minor Claude Fable 5.1 incident at 16:54:43 Asia/Shanghai. Official impact: 16:18–16:32 Asia/Shanghai (08:18–08:32 UTC). Anthropic posted updates at 16:28 (Investigating), 16:39 (Monitoring), and 16:54 (Resolved). Named surfaces are operational again; overview All Systems Operational.