[BUG] authentication_error and login failed

Status Fixed / completed
Reported on v2.1.7
Maintainer reply None cached
Activity 6 comments · opened Jan 14, 2026 · closed Jan 14, 2026

Preflight Checklist

  • [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
  • [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
  • [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

I got authentation error: API Error: 401 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"authentication_error","message":"OAuth token has expired. Please obtain a new token or refresh your existing
token."},"request_id":"req_011CX73snuWmQZcf3xQ3jkpA"} · Please run /login

and login with my subscription plan got error: There was an error logging you in. If the problem persists contact support for assistance.

What Should Happen?

i should be able to login

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

API Error: 401 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"authentication_error","message":"OAuth token has expired. Please obtain a new token or refresh your existing
token."},"request_id":"req_011CX73snuWmQZcf3xQ3jkpA"} · Please run /login

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.7 (Claude Code)

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

_No response_

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6 Comments

jankal · 7 months ago

I can reproduce. All authentication actions are seemingly down right now. 500 Internal Server errors everywhere.

trungkien2003ntk · 7 months ago

yea yea, same here, can't use any version of Claude anymore, seems like they're updating something and just simply break the production server :)

junaid1460 · 7 months ago

Please don't deploy another quantised opus please

junaid1460 · 7 months ago

https://status.claude.com/ it shows it as down.

github-actions[bot] · 7 months ago

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github-actions[bot] · 7 months ago

This issue has been automatically locked since it was closed and has not had any activity for 7 days. If you're experiencing a similar issue, please file a new issue and reference this one if it's relevant.