[Bug] Anthropic API Error: Overloaded Error (529) during Claude Code operations

Resolved 💬 38 comments Opened Mar 17, 2026 by jcrtoff Closed Mar 17, 2026

Bug Description
I am getting many errors: 529 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"overloaded_error","message":"Overloaded.
https://docs.claude.com/en/api/errors"},"request_id":"req_011CZ9EznUPgGsfwvU3Gy7CP"}. Claude Code is hardly usable at this point

Environment Info

  • Platform: darwin
  • Terminal: iTerm.app
  • Version: 2.1.77
  • Feedback ID: 640bcb96-0703-41bc-82e7-d265cd6a899f

Errors

[{"error":"Error: NON-FATAL: Lock acquisition failed for /Users/jean-christopheroux/.local/share/claude/versions/2.1.77 (expected in multi-process scenarios)\n    at ovT (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:2648:2192)\n    at uxq (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:2648:1336)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-03-17T19:47:50.814Z"},{"error":"Error: 529 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"overloaded_error\",\"message\":\"Overloaded. https://docs.claude.com/en/api/errors\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011CZ9F8hdfD9c4sbC3vwRCZ\"}\n    at generate (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:409:9268)\n    at makeRequest (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:448:5435)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-03-17T19:58:44.929Z"}]

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38 Comments

hardness1020 · 4 months ago

I got the same issue

jalalmanafi · 4 months ago

Same here

github-actions[bot] · 4 months ago

Found 3 possible duplicate issues:

  1. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/35484
  2. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/23049
  3. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/13990

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inhahe · 4 months ago

i'm having the same issue.
API Error: 529 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"overloaded_error","message":"Overloaded.
https://docs.claude.com/en/api/errors"},"request_id":"req_011CZ9F5brZrKf6Yv65GC28c"}

an0kh1n · 4 months ago

same issue
 529 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"overloaded_error","message":"Overloaded. https://docs.claude.com/en/api/errors"},"request_id":"req_011CZ9GNxEW5xZLMthuRxRjn"}

ynzsiweij · 4 months ago

same here
529 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"overloaded_error","message":"Overloaded. https://docs.claude.com/en/api/errors"},"request_id":"req_011CZ9GRF27Km1yXVo7xAV6a"}

raaymax · 4 months ago

same
529 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"overloaded_error","message":"Overloaded. https://docs.claude.com/en/api/errors"},"request_id":"req_011CZ9GcpHuYWTfSVVneHcpT"}

Devin82m · 4 months ago

I got the same error too just now in two of my Claude sessions on my personal account. But on my work (Enterprise) account everything is working fine. So either different hosts are running for different types of customers, or there is prioritization going on.

jasonbono · 4 months ago

Same here. Interesting that the request IDs across reports all share the req_011CZ9 prefix. might be useful for triaging which cluster is struggling.

kyleellefsen · 4 months ago

+1

529 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"overloaded_error","message":"Overloaded. https://docs.claude.com/en/api/errors"},"request_id":"req_011CZ9KrhEjhqnzpZcMQ3tPf"}
kyleellefsen · 4 months ago
+1 529 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"overloaded_error","message":"Overloaded. https://docs.claude.com/en/api/errors"},"request_id":"req_011CZ9KrhEjhqnzpZcMQ3tPf"}

The error resolved for me.

jasonbono · 4 months ago
> +1 > 529 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"overloaded_error","message":"Overloaded. https://docs.claude.com/en/api/errors"},"request_id":"req_011CZ9KrhEjhqnzpZcMQ3tPf"} The error resolved for me.

It resolved for me momentarily and went back to the original error after about a minute.

hopccne · 4 months ago

Same here. 529 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"overloaded_error","message":"Overloaded. https://docs.claude.com/en/api/errors"},"request_id":"req_011CZ9MXctVtQ3XeVtoRMRZn"}

Clauber · 4 months ago

Same here

drowssaP · 4 months ago

same here multiple times this morning

asbrown77 · 4 months ago

Same here keep getting this errors

API Error: 500 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"api_error","message":"Internal server
error"},"request_id":"req_011CZ9PHccxwVMvhVhFU1x84"}
529 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"overloaded_error","message":"Overloaded.
https://docs.claude.com/en/api/errors"},"request_id":"req_011CZ9PVhitDh7Mwt6NKMqLy"}

jcrtoff · 4 months ago

I went away and is now back: 529 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"overloaded_error","message":"Overloaded.
https://docs.claude.com/en/api/errors"},"request_id":"req_011CZ9PawE8VkM6Ck7zAHmTy"}

Roko5basilic · 4 months ago

same here : API Error: 500
{"type":"error","error":{"type":"api_error","message":"Internal server
error"},"request_id":"req_011CZ9PKej2PqeXdzKF2mTKH"}

i guess its likely due to their new "double xp" hours lol ?? might spike traffic and we all get fugged

imchrm · 4 months ago

Yesterday I downgraded my plan from Max to Pro. Today, still on Max Plan, I tried to continue my session, and I had the same issues:

API Error: 529 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"overloaded_error","message":"Overloaded"},"request_id":"req_011CZA6AhnrEmiSKgC4Htkuj"}

I've tried again after some time:

API Error: 529 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"overloaded_error","message":"Overloaded"},"request_id":"req_011CZA6wxFFcwnLGaypUphnG"}
imchrm · 4 months ago
Yesterday I downgraded my plan from Max to Pro. Today, still on Max Plan, I tried to continue my session, and I had the same issues: `` API Error: 529 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"overloaded_error","message":"Overloaded"},"request_id":"req_011CZA6AhnrEmiSKgC4Htkuj"} ` I've tried again after some time: ` API Error: 529 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"overloaded_error","message":"Overloaded"},"request_id":"req_011CZA6wxFFcwnLGaypUphnG"} ``

Now everything works.

spiky02plateau · 4 months ago

same here

baenv · 4 months ago

same same same

rodabt · 4 months ago

Same here

osmansaitoksuz · 4 months ago

+1

csiberlin · 4 months ago

 529 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"overloaded_error","message":"Overloaded"},"request_id":"req_011CZAZwApud5De7Zpec1Xio"}

dolmit-tpaaro · 4 months ago

Same here
API Error: 529 {"type":"error","error": "type":"overloaded_error","message":"Overloaded"},"request_id":"req_011CZAZhZ4jnvQrU28BzmfM2"}

BanquetKuma · 4 months ago

The same is true for me.
API Error: 529 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"overloaded_error","message":"Overloaded"},"request_id":"req_011CZAZqERJ2fJRmvezysLP2"}

brlauuu · 4 months ago

Same here

  529 {"type":"error","error" {"type":"overloaded_error","message":"Overloaded"},"request_id":"req_011CZAacHZJyYjXHtwzT9UYb"}

claude code version 2.1.78, Model: opus (claude-opus-4-6)

antenore · 4 months ago

Same error

bogdanmanolea · 3 months ago

same error

tim000x3 · 3 months ago

Same, These are growing increasingly common.

v1mal · 3 months ago

Error 529 for the past 6hrs!!

parmarharsh2490 · 3 months ago

+1

pratikspatil024 · 3 months ago

I guess this is related to the Opus 4.6 outage - https://status.claude.com/incidents/b9802k1zb5l2

HamzaHannad · 3 months ago

same issue here

antenore · 3 months ago

Just switch to Sonnet till they solve the Opus 4.6 issue.

nemke82 · 3 months ago
Just switch to Sonnet till they solve the Opus 4.6 issue.

Yeah that works ty for tip

github-actions[bot] · 3 months ago

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