Bug Report

Status Closed — not planned
Maintainer reply None cached
Activity 55 comments · opened Sep 18, 2025 · closed Jan 7, 2026

Bug Description

Environment Info

  • Platform: darwin
  • Terminal: iTerm.app
  • Version: 1.0.117
  • Feedback ID: 23c5b353-821e-45ad-9ac4-331280eeab2a

Errors

[{"error":"Error: 500 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"api_error\",\"message\":\"Internal server error\"},\"request_id\":null}\n    at n9.generate (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:992:2654)\n    at AP.makeStatusError (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1009:2131)\n    at AP.makeRequest (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1009:5344)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)\n    at async aY1.showErrors (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1917:29798)\n    at async aY1 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1917:18101)\n    at async kIB (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1917:29625)\n    at async file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1917:24438\n    at async Vq0 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1917:4362)\n    at async T01 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1917:24408)","timestamp":"2025-09-18T19:42:38.706Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.0: all messages must have non-empty content except for the optional final assistant message\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011CTGSLqJ6spKPGnSLqRx8e\"}\n    at n9.generate (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:992:2412)\n    at AP.makeStatusError (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1009:2131)\n    at AP.makeRequest (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1009:5344)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)","timestamp":"2025-09-18T19:43:08.081Z"}]

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55 Comments

ty13r · 1 year ago

Seeing the same thing: ⎿  API Error: 500 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"api_error","message":"Internal server error"},"request_id":null}

Now:
API Error (529 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"overloaded_error","message":"Overloaded"},"request_id":null}) · Retrying in 4 seconds… (attempt 4/10)
⎿ API Error (529 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"overloaded_error","message":"Overloaded"},"request_id":null}) · Retrying in 9 seconds… (attempt 5/10)
⎿ API Error (529 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"overloaded_error","message":"Overloaded"},"request_id":null}) · Retrying in 19 seconds… (attempt 6/10)
⎿ API Error (529 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"overloaded_error","message":"Overloaded"},"request_id":null}) · Retrying in 37 seconds… (attempt 7/10)
⎿ API Error (529 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"overloaded_error","message":"Overloaded"},"request_id":null}) · Retrying in 34 seconds… (attempt 8/10)
⎿ API Error (529 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"overloaded_error","message":"Overloaded"},"request_id":null}) · Retrying in 38 seconds… (attempt 9/10)
⎿ API Error (529 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"overloaded_error","message":"Overloaded"},"request_id":null}) · Retrying in 35 seconds… (attempt 10/10)
⎿  API Error: 529 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"overloaded_error","message":"Overloaded"},"request_id":null}

dnjscksdn98 · 1 year ago

Getting the same error very frequently. any updates here?

hassan-albalawi · 1 year ago

same here

wimpywarlord · 1 year ago

same here

yordanove · 1 year ago

Just started getting this now on every prompt too

kurotanshi · 1 year ago

same here

NG-201 · 1 year ago

same

janicechenghk01 · 1 year ago

same here

dnjscksdn98 · 1 year ago

In my case, I was using a custom mcp server, but I haven't conformed the tool call result.

carloscascos · 1 year ago

same here

friendmine · 1 year ago

same here

nicednjsdud · 1 year ago

same here :(

LitKanna · 1 year ago

same here wtf lol

LitKanna · 1 year ago

is claude down?

fateLiang · 1 year ago

Is this a $200 service lol

dcc2k24 · 1 year ago

same - evaluating for company wide use, not looking good!

LitKanna · 1 year ago

today i have only 2 hrs time to work on my project now this happened thanks claude

fullstacktard · 1 year ago

same here

aprilofthisworld · 1 year ago

same here

ZakHussain · 1 year ago

same here

mamezou · 1 year ago

same here

antoineschaller · 1 year ago

same here

m2b-creator · 1 year ago

same here

gtg7784 · 1 year ago

same here

HADDADSOHAIB · 1 year ago

Same here

carloscascos · 1 year ago

all operational according https://status.claude.com/

leobarcove · 1 year ago

Same

loopy-lim · 1 year ago

same here

yapetrichka · 1 year ago

It's only Opus problem, if you try Sonnet model works fine for me

fredattack · 1 year ago
It's only Opus problem, if you try Sonnet model works fine for me

how to switch?

yapetrichka · 1 year ago
> It's only Opus problem, if you try Sonnet model works fine for me how to switch?

via /model slash command, you can manually change AI model

seaport-z · 1 year ago

same

kainulla · 1 year ago

same. using Sonnet

wimpywarlord · 1 year ago

codex it is

kryptonn76 · 1 year ago

Same here, with opus on claude chat or claude code i get overloaded error message
According to https://status.claude.com/ it's in process :

Sep 24, 2025
Unresolved incident: Elevated errors on Claude Opus 4 and Opus 4.1.

kalyondo · 1 year ago

Same here ⎿  API Error: 500 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"api_error","message":"Overloaded"},"request_id":null}

johnny90347 · 1 year ago

same

wondenge · 1 year ago

Same here

API Error: 500
{"type":"error","error":{"type":"api_error","message":"Overloaded"},"request_id":null}

kalyondo · 1 year ago

i have just used /model and switched to sonnet and now it is working. There should be something wrong with OPUS

islmansour · 1 year ago

sonnet doesnt work either

alpgurlee · 1 year ago

same

alikaka65 · 1 year ago

same

imfuz · 1 year ago
codex it is

I just tested it and wow it's like an old version of Claude

PeterP22 · 1 year ago

opus 4.1 broken. only sonnet works for me to bypass this api 500 error

chasehuh · 1 year ago

it's happening again for me

jasperbstein · 1 year ago

same for me here; changing from Opus to Sonnet helped

kryptonn76 · 1 year ago

it has been solved, and it appears again

sajedehpanahi · 1 year ago

I haven't seen it in console, but after changing to new UI today I get the same error
API Error: 500 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"api_error","message":"Internal server error"},"request_id":null}

RabbaniF22 · 1 year ago

have seen this like 20 times since morning.

⎿  API Error: 500 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"api_error","message":"Internal server error"},"request_id":null}

panosjapan7 · 1 year ago

Same. Using VS Code Claude Code

bedomohamed · 1 year ago

I am having the same bug
⎿ API Error: 500 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"api_error","message":"Internal server error"},"request_id":null}

jonjardine · 1 year ago

Getting this too with Claude Code 2.0 and the latest Sonnet 4.5 model. Sometimes a continue nudge gets it working again, other times I need to start a new conversation.

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