[Bug] Anthropic API Error: Internal server error (500)

Status Fixed / completed
Reported on v2.1.31
Maintainer reply None cached
Activity 6 comments · opened Feb 4, 2026 · closed Feb 25, 2026

Bug Description
API Error: 500 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"api_error","message":"Internal server error"},"request_id":"req_011CXoN1SC3oz3jmC2YHaSpp"}

Environment Info

  • Platform: darwin
  • Terminal: intellij
  • Version: 2.1.31
  • Feedback ID: 941ac24c-b4c1-409c-b25d-561b13d6dfa9

Errors

[{"error":"Error: 500 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"api_error\",\"message\":\"Internal server error\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011CXoMcNmH3HMa5Uu7eR2SN\"}\n    at generate (/$bunfs/root/claude:344:8942)\n    at makeRequest (/$bunfs/root/claude:361:5435)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-02-04T16:37:22.538Z"},{"error":"Error: 500 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"api_error\",\"message\":\"Internal server error\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011CXoMdfnVnRtidezSMmeyY\"}\n    at generate (/$bunfs/root/claude:344:8942)\n    at makeRequest (/$bunfs/root/claude:361:5435)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-02-04T16:37:43.455Z"},{"error":"Error: 500 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"api_error\",\"message\":\"Internal server error\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011CXoMhrkfYRkE4QBQv2afs\"}\n    at generate (/$bunfs/root/claude:344:8942)\n    at makeRequest (/$bunfs/root/claude:361:5435)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-02-04T16:38:35.415Z"},{"error":"MaxFileReadTokenExceededError: File content (55925 tokens) exceeds maximum allowed tokens (25000). Please use offset and limit parameters to read specific portions of the file, or use the GrepTool to search for specific content.\n    at yPB (/$bunfs/root/claude:3555:3309)\n    at async call (/$bunfs/root/claude:3564:2417)\n    at async qH8 (/$bunfs/root/claude:3085:13642)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-02-04T16:41:57.222Z"},{"error":"Error: 500 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"api_error\",\"message\":\"Internal server error\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011CXoN1SC3oz3jmC2YHaSpp\"}\n    at generate (/$bunfs/root/claude:344:8942)\n    at makeRequest (/$bunfs/root/claude:361:5435)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-02-04T16:42:37.507Z"}]

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6 Comments

gowthamsolletiAX · 6 months ago

Claude is down again.
https://status.claude.com/

Tanguy-SALMON · 6 months ago

Same there
Internal error: API Error: 500 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"api_error","message":"Internal server error"},"request_id":"req_011CXoNAht7fCQ38aWThnkVY"}

lindaboshans · 6 months ago

also got same error on opus:
API Error: 500 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"api_error","message":"Internal server error"},"request_id":"req_011CXoN6eJT16G8B5896wZWA"}

guluarte · 6 months ago

This is like the third downtime in less than a month...

stevenpetryk · 6 months ago

Hi folks, thanks for reporting this. These 500 errors were caused by transient API outages on the Anthropic side — not a bug in Claude Code itself. The API is currently healthy, so I'm closing this out. If you're still experiencing 500 errors, you can check the API status at https://status.anthropic.com, and if the issue persists while the status page is green, please open a new issue with your request ID and we'll investigate.

github-actions[bot] · 5 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.