Search capabilities for ChatGPT, Copilot, DuckDuckGo, and other platforms are disrupted due to a Microsoft outage related to the Bing API. Services are either completely unavailable or intermittently responding.
- Issues began around 3AM ET and are linked to Bing’s API.
- Microsoft Bing was affected but now appears to be loading search results correctly.
- DuckDuckGo and Ecosia, which rely on Bing’s API, are displaying error messages and unable to load search results.
- Microsoft’s Copilot is stuck in a loading loop, preventing access.
- ChatGPT Plus subscribers are encountering error messages when attempting web searches.
Microsoft has acknowledged the issue with Copilot and is working to isolate the cause. OpenAI and Ecosia have confirmed issues with their search features and are investigating. Microsoft's service health platform does not flag any other service outages currently.
