[Bug] Anthropic API Error: 500 Overloaded Request Failure

Resolved 💬 4 comments Opened Sep 24, 2025 by Sead-world Closed Jan 6, 2026

Bug Description
Claude code responds with : API Error: 500 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"api_error","message":"Overloaded"},"request_id":null}, from this morning. New Calude code session, windows 11, Terminal (Powershell), latest version

Environment Info

  • Platform: win32
  • Terminal: cursor
  • Version: 1.0.120
  • Feedback ID: 4b290fa2-1da3-4703-9555-c38eba643776

Errors

[{"error":"Error: 500 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"api_error\",\"message\":\"Overloaded\"},\"request_id\":null}\n    at i9.generate (file:///C:/Users/Hugues/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:992:2654)\n    at IP.makeStatusError (file:///C:/Users/Hugues/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1009:2131)\n    at IP.makeRequest (file:///C:/Users/Hugues/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1009:5344)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)\n    at async RJB.ZI1.showErrors (file:///C:/Users/Hugues/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1919:29907)\n    at async ZI1 (file:///C:/Users/Hugues/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1919:18054)\n    at async RJB (file:///C:/Users/Hugues/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1919:29690)\n    at async file:///C:/Users/Hugues/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1919:24439\n    at async aq0 (file:///C:/Users/Hugues/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1919:4362)\n    at async u01 (file:///C:/Users/Hugues/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1919:24409)","timestamp":"2025-09-24T07:50:01.371Z"},{"error":"Error: 500 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"api_error\",\"message\":\"Overloaded\"},\"request_id\":null}\n    at i9.generate (file:///C:/Users/Hugues/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:992:2654)\n    at IP.makeStatusError (file:///C:/Users/Hugues/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1009:2131)\n    at IP.makeRequest (file:///C:/Users/Hugues/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1009:5344)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)\n    at async RJB.ZI1.showErrors (file:///C:/Users/Hugues/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1919:29907)\n    at async ZI1 (file:///C:/Users/Hugues/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1919:18054)\n    at async RJB (file:///C:/Users/Hugues/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1919:29690)\n    at async file:///C:/Users/Hugues/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1919:24439\n    at async aq0 (file:///C:/Users/Hugues/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1919:4362)\n    at async u01 (file:///C:/Users/Hugues/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1919:24409)","timestamp":"2025-09-24T07:51:59.348Z"}]

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