[Bug] Anthropic API Error: Internal Server Error (500)

Status Fixed / completed
Reported on v2.1.96
Maintainer reply None cached
Activity 8 comments · opened Apr 8, 2026 · closed Apr 8, 2026

Bug Description
I'm using my Claude Code account and keep getting this error: API Error: 500 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"api_error","message":"Internal server error"},"request_id":"req_011CZriHW7RQXHvFebcE2zKE"}

Environment Info

  • Platform: darwin
  • Terminal: Apple_Terminal
  • Version: 2.1.96
  • Feedback ID: b5b1bfab-3507-4390-b710-936989e857f2

Errors

[{"error":"AxiosError: Request failed with status code 500\n    at oB (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:108:1194)\n    at <anonymous> (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:113:12750)\n    at emit (node:events:92:22)\n    at endReadableNT (internal:streams/readable:865:50)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)\n    at request (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:115:2467)\n    at async <anonymous> (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:8122:20623)\n    at async Pr (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:417:3767)\n    at async hC5 (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:8122:20380)\n    at async Zi7 (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:8122:21015)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-04-08T17:39:07.898Z"},{"error":"AxiosError: Request failed with status code 500\n    at oB (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:108:1194)\n    at <anonymous> (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:113:12750)\n    at emit (node:events:92:22)\n    at endReadableNT (internal:streams/readable:865:50)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)\n    at request (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:115:2467)\n    at async iI1 (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:1963:13999)\n    at async fn9 (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:1963:14538)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-04-08T17:39:07.962Z"},{"error":"AxiosError: Request failed with status code 500\n    at oB (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:108:1194)\n    at <anonymous> (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:113:12750)\n    at emit (node:events:92:22)\n    at endReadableNT (internal:streams/readable:865:50)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)\n    at request (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:115:2467)\n    at async iI1 (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:1963:13999)\n    at async fn9 (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:1963:14538)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-04-08T17:39:08.030Z"},{"error":"Error: 500 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"api_error\",\"message\":\"Internal server error\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011CZriHVrnmtYrDFeq2GAxt\"}\n    at generate (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:11:51975)\n    at makeRequest (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:50:4942)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-04-08T17:39:09.898Z"},{"error":"SyntaxError: JSON Parse error: Unexpected identifier \"API\"\n    at <parse> (:0)\n    at parse (unknown)\n    at _E8 (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:160:10030)\n    at O (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:124:19119)\n    at <anonymous> (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:162:1186)\n    at j1H (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:5959:466)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-04-08T17:39:09.898Z"},{"error":"Error: 500 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"api_error\",\"message\":\"Internal server error\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011CZriHW7RQXHvFebcE2zKE\"}\n    at generate (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:11:51975)\n    at makeRequest (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:50:4942)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-04-08T17:39:09.957Z"}]

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8 Comments

juliana-adivor · 4 months ago

Same error:
 API Error: 500 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"api_error","message":"Internal server
error"},"request_id":"req_011CZrhxudkUwJx2G3JjeDgA"}

NajibRahal · 4 months ago

Same error:
 API Error: 500 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"api_error","message":"Internal server
error"},"request_id":"req_011CZriMy3mje5YYdbJi5PU9"}
Windows / Claude code version 2.1.96

Working again just a moment ago

At1ero · 4 months ago

Same issue desktop version of app. CLI works fine: API Error: 500 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"api_error","message":"Internal server error"},"request_id":"req_011CZrimWCepjnVnwNcnQLtH"}

antoniocamas · 4 months ago

Same error, here. A way to downgrade?

github-actions[bot] · 4 months ago

Found 3 possible duplicate issues:

  1. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/45349
  2. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/45348
  3. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/45346

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notitatall · 4 months ago

Thanks for the reports and sorry for this blip in service, we believe the issue has been mitigated.

github-actions[bot] · 4 months ago

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