[BUG] Waiting for API response every reply
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Activity 8 comments · opened Jul 11, 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?
On every single response across every model, I get anywhere between several seconds and several minutes of "waiting fro API response" before the agent responds or begins to "churn" on its response. This is a significant degredation from previously where this never happened.
What Should Happen?
Claude code should suck less
Error Messages/Logs
Waiting for API response...
Steps to Reproduce
Use claude code
Claude Model
Not sure / Multiple models
Is this a regression?
Yes, this worked in a previous version
Last Working Version
whatever was recent a couple weeks ago
Claude Code Version
the most recent
Platform
Other
Operating System
Other Linux
Terminal/Shell
Xterm
Additional Information
_No response_
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4 Comments
Yes, since now (2027-10-11 5p.m.) in 1 PHPStorm (Claude Code Session), every prompt returns "Waiting for API response · will retry in 2m 33s · check your network, after that "API Error: Response stalled mid-stream. The response above may be incomplete.".... unable to work!
Windows 11 25H2
Claude Code 2.1.207
PHPStorm 2026.1
The Prompt (in German), which NOT worked ...is there any security related words or data inside?!?
Update (2026-07-11 18:18):
Claude Code seems inconsistent compared to Claude Cowork. I was able to create a plan (with the exact same prompt) successfully using Claude Cowork (with access to the project folder), and it worked perfectly. However, Claude Code does not seem to handle the same task correctly or produce the expected result.
Update (2026-07-23 16:56):
Is seems, that Anthropic has changed something, because, my big/huge specs (from superpowers) could be now transformed into a Plan (superpowerswroting-plans); without "Waiting for API Response" or complete fail. HTX
this is happening quite often for me as well
I don't get it every response, but it happens very regularly, even in 2.1.212
+1, I don't know if its a server issue upstream or the claude code client itself but it seems to happen frequently.