[Bug] Anthropic API Error: Service Overloaded on Initial Request Despite Available Capacity
Status Open
Reported on v2.1.286
Maintainer reply None cached
Activity 0 comments · opened Oct 1, 2026
Bug Description
Your service is not available, it reports overloaded, for the very first request of the session.; There is clearly surplus capacity as I'm getting prompts to rate service, the web UI is fully functional - but I pay for Claude purely for work reasons and it needs to work better than this.
● API Error: 529 Overloaded. This is a server-side issue, usually temporary — try again in a moment. If it persists, check https://status.claude.com.
I've received the error 4 times in 10 minutes and no work whatsoever is getting done - I presume I get credited?
Environment Info
- Platform: linux
- Terminal: konsole
- Version: 2.1.286
- Feedback ID: 90ec8468-3050-401b-8122-9e0ca8e64474
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