Anthropic API Overloaded: 500 Error on Simple Request

Status Fixed / completed
Maintainer reply None cached
Activity 11 comments · opened Jul 17, 2025 · closed Jul 18, 2025

Bug Description
I simply typed in "hello" and keep getting this error:

hello
⎿  API Error: 500 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"api_error","message":"Overloaded"}}

Environment Info

  • Platform: darwin
  • Terminal: iTerm.app
  • Version: 1.0.53
  • Feedback ID: b4a687db-fec5-46bb-880b-0f6c4a3b1b6d

Errors

[{"error":"Error: Command failed: security find-generic-password -a $USER -w -s \"Claude Code\"\nsecurity: SecKeychainSearchCopyNext: The specified item could not be found in the keychain.\n\n    at genericNodeError (node:internal/errors:983:15)\n    at wrappedFn (node:internal/errors:537:14)\n    at checkExecSyncError (node:child_process:892:11)\n    at execSync (node:child_process:964:15)\n    at AI (file:///Users/rob/.nvm/versions/node/v24.1.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:728:6320)\n    at file:///Users/rob/.nvm/versions/node/v24.1.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:640:16554\n    at Q (file:///Users/rob/.nvm/versions/node/v24.1.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:542:14406)\n    at MF (file:///Users/rob/.nvm/versions/node/v24.1.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:640:14339)\n    at zX (file:///Users/rob/.nvm/versions/node/v24.1.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:640:13205)\n    at MB (file:///Users/rob/.nvm/versions/node/v24.1.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:640:19174)","timestamp":"2025-07-17T21:08:24.476Z"},{"error":"Error: 500 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"api_error\",\"message\":\"Overloaded\"}}\n    at eQ.generate (file:///Users/rob/.nvm/versions/node/v24.1.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1180:6672)\n    at k$.makeStatusError (file:///Users/rob/.nvm/versions/node/v24.1.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1197:2101)\n    at k$.makeRequest (file:///Users/rob/.nvm/versions/node/v24.1.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1197:5315)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)\n    at async aB1.showErrors (file:///Users/rob/.nvm/versions/node/v24.1.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2594:14107)\n    at async aB1 (file:///Users/rob/.nvm/versions/node/v24.1.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2140:1658)\n    at async qBB (file:///Users/rob/.nvm/versions/node/v24.1.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2594:13956)\n    at async file:///Users/rob/.nvm/versions/node/v24.1.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2594:9065\n    at async DIA (file:///Users/rob/.nvm/versions/node/v24.1.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2594:1626)\n    at async Yp (file:///Users/rob/.nvm/versions/node/v24.1.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2594:9035)","timestamp":"2025-07-17T21:08:29.124Z"},{"error":"Error: Error opening file /Users/rob/.claude/projects/-Users-rob-Developer-Matter-PDM/581a5579-062d-4c5f-923b-dd1e26802a86.jsonl: Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/Users/rob/.claude/projects/-Users-rob-Developer-Matter-PDM/581a5579-062d-4c5f-923b-dd1e26802a86.jsonl'\n    at Zv1 (file:///Users/rob/.nvm/versions/node/v24.1.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:636:176)\n    at async Ya1 (file:///Users/rob/.nvm/versions/node/v24.1.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:643:3325)\n    at async file:///Users/rob/.nvm/versions/node/v24.1.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:643:3739\n    at async Ic0.appendEntry (file:///Users/rob/.nvm/versions/node/v24.1.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:641:43)\n    at async Ic0.insertMessageChain (file:///Users/rob/.nvm/versions/node/v24.1.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:640:34586)\n    at async wX1 (file:///Users/rob/.nvm/versions/node/v24.1.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:643:1902)","timestamp":"2025-07-17T21:09:00.324Z"},{"error":"Error: 500 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"api_error\",\"message\":\"Overloaded\"}}\n    at eQ.generate (file:///Users/rob/.nvm/versions/node/v24.1.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1180:6672)\n    at k$.makeStatusError (file:///Users/rob/.nvm/versions/node/v24.1.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1197:2101)\n    at k$.makeRequest (file:///Users/rob/.nvm/versions/node/v24.1.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1197:5315)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)\n    at async aB1.showErrors (file:///Users/rob/.nvm/versions/node/v24.1.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2594:14107)\n    at async aB1 (file:///Users/rob/.nvm/versions/node/v24.1.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2140:1658)\n    at async qBB (file:///Users/rob/.nvm/versions/node/v24.1.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2594:13956)\n    at async file:///Users/rob/.nvm/versions/node/v24.1.0/lib/node_module

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11 Comments

clim-bot · 1 year ago

I am getting the same error. I'm not sure why we've been experiencing errors like this almost daily now.

menoncello · 1 year ago

+1

dean-sh · 1 year ago

Forcing Sonnet helps

kpreilly · 1 year ago

#3868

78points · 1 year ago

same: API Error: 500 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"api_error","message":"Overloaded"}} after help

scottmberry · 1 year ago

Same, seems like it just started for me in the last 10 minutes.

natha909 · 1 year ago

same here

waterfallmouse · 1 year ago

same here

ksuarez-btf · 1 year ago

i got it right now

ryanlynn1 · 1 year ago

same here

github-actions[bot] · 1 year ago

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