Microsoft Bing and Copilot Are Down Right Now!

Did you get hit with the“It’s not you, it’s us”error message upon visiting Microsoft Bing? Well, you’re not the only one, and several users worldwide have been affected by this. Furthermore, the tech giant’s Copilot AI is also down and hitting users with the“We’re sorry but we’re unable to connect to the service at this time,”errormessage. DuckDuckGo, Microsoft’s search partner is also down.

From the looks of it, Microsoft’s Bing API is currently suffering from a serious outage. That, in turn, is directly affecting services that use it. While server outages are not uncommon, it has already beentwo hourssince the reports started flooding in. Recently,ChatGPT was hit by an outage too, as users took to X to report it. However, upon checking it right now, it has been working for us.Anyone else notice that ChatGPT is downJust want to confirmIt’s ok – I can just use Olyup instead, their API is still working just fine – but don’t want to pay extra for the current work I’m doingpic.twitter.com/ucE6zzYnKI— Mbongeni Ndlovu (@Mbounge_)May 22, 2024

Anyone else notice that ChatGPT is downJust want to confirmIt’s ok – I can just use Olyup instead, their API is still working just fine – but don’t want to pay extra for the current work I’m doingpic.twitter.com/ucE6zzYnKI— Mbongeni Ndlovu (@Mbounge_)May 22, 2024

Going by DownDetector’s outagereports, it peaked at 12:30 PM IST with 174 users reporting the issue. We checked the status andBing and Copilot are still down for us.

Many users took to X to report the issue.

It’s not just you: Microsoft’s services are down in some regions.1.#Bingis down2.#Copilot/ Copilot in Windows is downDuckDuckGo is not working because it uses Bing. Similarly, ChatGPT’s internet search is also down.pic.twitter.com/PCk3ZaPjIf— Mayank Parmar (@mayank_jee)May 23, 2024

We areyet to hear of an official statement from Microsoft. While Microsoft 365’s official X handle did post about users not being able to access Copilot, I’m guessing it doesn’t address the AI assistant or Bing search being down too. Anyway, this does suggest that even Microsoft 365’s Copilot integration is not working.We’re investigating an issue where users may be unable to access the Microsoft Copilot service. We’re working to isolate the cause of the issue. More information can be found in the admin center under CP795190.— Microsoft 365 Status (@MSFT365Status)May 23, 2024

We’re investigating an issue where users may be unable to access the Microsoft Copilot service. We’re working to isolate the cause of the issue. More information can be found in the admin center under CP795190.— Microsoft 365 Status (@MSFT365Status)May 23, 2024

[UPDATE – 8:56PM IST]

After almost 7 hours, Bing search is back online, but the Copilot assistant is still down. However, that’s only if you’re accessing Copilot from the side panel on Windows 11. When you visit Copilot through Microsoft Edge, it’s working fine. DuckDuckGo is back online too!

However, in all honesty, this has been a pretty long outage for Microsoft. Moreover, a lot of users are still not able to access any of these Bing API-based services. X users are showing no mercy either, and are relentlessly taking a dig at the tech giant.There is a Microsoft outage affecting bing and here is bing busy posting!Get back to work#bing!https://t.co/mSVV8arBB9— Errol Nazareth (@erroldnazareth)May 23, 2024

There is a Microsoft outage affecting bing and here is bing busy posting!Get back to work#bing!https://t.co/mSVV8arBB9— Errol Nazareth (@erroldnazareth)May 23, 2024

At this point, people have integrated services like Copilot in their daily lives and this outage surely did disrupt their daily schedule. The services have now been restored, and well, this will definitely go down as one of the biggest outages in history, for sure.

Sagnik Das Gupta

Sagnik is a tech aficionado who can never say “no” to dipping his toes into unknown waters of tech or reviewing the latest gadgets. He is also a hardcore gamer, having played everything from Snake Xenzia to Dead Space Remake.

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