DeepSeek has restored normal operations after a widespread disruption hit its web service, mobile app and API interfaces on the morning of Oct. 15, according to the company’s official status page. During the incident, users reported that prompts kept spinning without completion, while repeated error messages said the server was busy or temporarily unavailable. Some conversations were cut off midway through generation.
The outage lasted about five hours and was intermittent before service returned. PANews reported that DeepSeek has suffered at least 18 large-scale service disruptions since the start of 2026. One of those incidents, in late March, lasted more than 12 hours. The latest disruption adds to a growing record of service instability this year, based on the figures cited in the report.
The report did not provide more technical details on the cause of the incident. It said only that the official status page now shows the system is operating normally again.
DeepSeek has returned to normal operations after a widespread outage affected its web service, mobile app and API interfaces on the morning of Oct. 15, according to the company’s official status page.
Web, app and API services were disrupted on Oct. 15 morning
During the outage, users saw prompts continue spinning without a response. Error messages repeatedly showed that the server was busy or temporarily unavailable, and some conversations were interrupted midway through generation.
Service interruption lasted about five hours
The disruption lasted roughly five hours and was intermittent before service was restored, according to the status page.
At least 18 large-scale incidents in 2026
PANews reported that DeepSeek has experienced at least 18 large-scale service anomalies since the start of 2026. One outage in late March lasted more than 12 hours.
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