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On the afternoon of November 3, 2026, the DeepSeek chat feature was unavailable. The official status page showed that starting at 16:58, partial disruptions occurred on the website and API, involving the chat service, DeepSeek V4 Pro, and the DeepSeek V4.1 Flash API. Phoenix Technology reported that the official website subsequently stated the outage had been fixed and was being monitored, but the two aforementioned APIs and the chat service were still experiencing degraded performance. The Beijing News reported that the outage lasted until 18:48, a total of 1 hour and 49 minutes, during which the chat interface displayed the message "The server is busy, please try again later"; as of press time, operations had been restored, and the status page showed "All systems operational." Phoenix Technology also cited official service status records, stating that there have been at least 10 large-scale failures so far this year, including service unavailability, service anomalies, and more frequent reports of degraded performance.
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The Beijing News
DeepSeek Website and API Partially Outage, Now Fixed
From 16:58 to 18:48 on November 3, DeepSeek's website and API experienced a partial outage lasting 1 hour and 49 minutes, during which the chat interface displayed the message "Server is busy, please try again later." As of press time, DeepSeek has resumed operation, and its status page shows "All systems operational."
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DeepSeek's web and API services have been restored; at least 10 large-scale outages have occurred so far this year
DeepSeek's web and API services have been restored after a partial disruption that began at 16:58. The affected services included chat, the DeepSeek V4 Pro API, and the DeepSeek V4.1 Flash API. Official status records show that there have been at least 10 large-scale outages so far this year, and the web and App anomaly on the morning of October 15 lasted nearly 5 hours.
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Cailian Press
DeepSeek Web and APP chat services fail again, only half a month after the last outage
The chat functions on DeepSeek's web and APP platforms began malfunctioning at 16:58 on the afternoon of the 3rd, with replies showing "server busy"; after a brief recovery, the outage recurred. The official website shows a partial web/API interruption, affecting the chat service, the DeepSeek V4 Pro API, and the DeepSeek V4.1 Flash API. As of press time, the web version has recovered, while the APP still shows a malfunction. This is the second occurrence of the same type of problem within half a month, following the outage on October 15 that lasted more than five hours.
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DeepSeek down? Official response: partial outage fixed, monitoring repair results
Since 16:58 on November 3, partial outages occurred on the DeepSeek website and API, with affected services including chat, the DeepSeek V4 Pro API, and the DeepSeek V4.1 Flash API. Officials said repairs have been implemented for the outage and the results are being monitored, but the above API services and chat service still show degraded performance.
Phoenix Technology
DeepSeek Service Restored; At Least 10 Major Outages Have Occurred So Far This Year
On the afternoon of November 3, DeepSeek's chat feature was unavailable. The official status page showed that since 16:58, the web/API had been partially interrupted, affecting the chat service, DeepSeek V4 Pro, and the DeepSeek V4.1 Flash API. The official website subsequently said that the interruption had been fixed and was being monitored, but the two APIs and the chat service were still experiencing degraded performance. Official service status records show that there have been at least 10 major outages so far this year, including service unavailability, service anomalies, and more frequent reports of degraded performance.
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