[Bug] Anthropic API: Persistent 500 Server Overload Error

Resolved 💬 9 comments Opened Sep 24, 2025 by BOBER3r Closed Jan 6, 2026

Bug Description
API Error: 500 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"api_error","message":"Overloaded"},"request_id":null}, just opened the terminal and this is what is happening I have a Max 20x subscription, this is unacceptable, i cannot use nor the browser version nor the Claude Code

Environment Info

  • Platform: darwin
  • Terminal: iTerm.app
  • Version: 1.0.123
  • Feedback ID: b351c257-cfd6-4542-81a4-a15e4a272617

Errors

[{"error":"RangeError [ERR_CHILD_PROCESS_STDIO_MAXBUFFER]: stdout maxBuffer length exceeded\n    at Socket.onChildStdout (node:child_process:481:14)\n    at Socket.emit (node:events:518:28)\n    at Socket.emit (node:domain:489:12)\n    at addChunk (node:internal/streams/readable:561:12)\n    at readableAddChunkPushByteMode (node:internal/streams/readable:512:3)\n    at Readable.push (node:internal/streams/readable:392:5)\n    at Pipe.onStreamRead (node:internal/stream_base_commons:189:23)","timestamp":"2025-09-24T08:28:37.019Z"},{"error":"Error: 500 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"api_error\",\"message\":\"Overloaded\"},\"request_id\":null}\n    at a9.generate (file:///Users/bober4ik/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:977:2654)\n    at AP.makeStatusError (file:///Users/bober4ik/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:994:2131)\n    at AP.makeRequest (file:///Users/bober4ik/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:994:5344)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)\n    at async XQB.ZY1.showErrors (file:///Users/bober4ik/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1919:33388)\n    at async ZY1 (file:///Users/bober4ik/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1919:21632)\n    at async XQB (file:///Users/bober4ik/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1919:33215)\n    at async file:///Users/bober4ik/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1919:27984\n    at async fH0 (file:///Users/bober4ik/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1919:4362)\n    at async K01 (file:///Users/bober4ik/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1919:27954)","timestamp":"2025-09-24T08:30:19.187Z"},{"error":"Error: 500 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"api_error\",\"message\":\"Overloaded\"},\"request_id\":null}\n    at a9.generate (file:///Users/bober4ik/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:977:2654)\n    at AP.makeStatusError (file:///Users/bober4ik/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:994:2131)\n    at AP.makeRequest (file:///Users/bober4ik/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:994:5344)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)\n    at async XQB.ZY1.showErrors (file:///Users/bober4ik/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1919:33388)\n    at async ZY1 (file:///Users/bober4ik/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1919:21632)\n    at async XQB (file:///Users/bober4ik/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1919:33215)\n    at async file:///Users/bober4ik/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1919:27984\n    at async fH0 (file:///Users/bober4ik/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1919:4362)\n    at async K01 (file:///Users/bober4ik/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1919:27954)","timestamp":"2025-09-24T08:30:46.386Z"}]

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