Search capabilities for ChatGPT, Copilot, DuckDuckGo, and different platforms aren’t working correctly proper now as a result of a Microsoft outage that seems to be associated to the Bing software programming interface (API). Websites and companies are both utterly unavailable or solely intermittently responding on the time of publication.
The problems — which started round 3AM ET — seem like linked to Bing’s API and any service that depends upon it. Whereas Microsoft’s personal net search engine Bing was additionally seemingly affected earlier, based on Techcrunch, the service now seems to be accurately loading search outcomes.
Different serps like DuckDuckGo and Ecosia, which depend on Bing’s API, are unable to load any search outcomes. Microsoft’s Copilot can also be experiencing related points, displaying a loading loop that stops customers from accessing the service. ChatGPT, which permits Plus subscribers to carry out net searches, is equally displaying an error message when customers try to make a search enquiry.
Microsoft has acknowledged the loading points with its Copilot service, saying it’s “working to isolate the reason for the difficulty.” In the meantime, Microsoft’s service health platform doesn’t flag another service outages presently. OpenAI and Ecosia have confirmed that they’re experiencing points with their platform’s search options, and OpenAI says it’s additionally investigating the difficulty.
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