Hi, I’m seeing what appears to be a file resolution / authorization issue when creating a text Batch API request using /v1/responses. The input JSONL file is successfully uploaded with purpose=batch and is fully accessible through the Files API using the same API key, but the Batch API reports that it cannot find or access the file. This appears similar to recently reported Batch file-access issues, but in this case the failure occurs with the Batch input JSONL file itself, not an image or attachment referenced inside a batch request. Actual error Cannot find file file-..., or organization org-... does not have access to it. Reproduction 1. Upload the Batch input file curl https://api.openai.com/v1/files \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY" \ -F purpose="batch" \ -F file="@batch.jsonl" The upload succeeds and returns a valid file-... ID. The returned file has: { "purpose": "batch" } 2. Retrieve the file metadata Using the same API key: curl https://api.openai.com/v1/files/file-... \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY" This succeeds. 3. Retrieve the actual file contents curl https://api.openai.com/v1/files/file-.../content \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY" This also succeeds and returns the uploaded JSONL contents. 4. Create the Batch Using the same API key and the same file ID: curl https://api.openai.com/v1/batches \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "input_file_id": "file-...", "endpoint": "/v1/responses", "completion_window": "24h" }' The Batch API fails with: Cannot find file file-..., or organization org-... does not have access to it. Expected behavior Since the file: was successfully uploaded with purpose=batch, can be retrieved through /v1/files/{file_id}, can be downloaded through /v1/files/{file_id}/content, and is accessed using the same API key, the Batch API should be able to use it as input_file_id. Additional context This reproduces with direct API calls, so it does not appear to be an SDK/client-library issue. The workflow was previously working normally, and the failures started today at approximately 11:39 KST (UTC+9). The problem occurs with a normal text Batch using /v1/responses, not an image Batch. Similar Batch file-access issues have recently been reported by other users, including cases involving uploaded file_id resolution. Is this a known regression affecting Batch input_file_id resolution? I can provide request IDs, batch IDs, and file IDs privately if needed.

same here, waiting for the solution

Same issue since yesterday. Reported it via Help center this morning but no investigation has been kicked off yet. The status page tells everything is fine :woman_shrugging: Any idea how we can get @OpenAI_Support attention on this problem? [image]

@sandorrazzer Welcome to the forum! [image] sandorrazzer: Any idea how we can get @OpenAI_Support attention on this problem? They have been notified as indicated by [image] OpenAI_Support: We’re aware of the issue, and it’s currently being investigated. We’ll share an update here if there are any developments.

Having the same issue. The status page doesn’t indicate any issues, so it’s hard to know if OpenAI are doing anything about it

Experiencing the same issue since yesterday.

The same error occurs, even with simple scenarios.

Can confirm I’ve been having this issue for about 24 hours now, for both responses and embeddings. Request size is irrelevant, happens for a batch of 1 and a batch of 10,000. Quite concerning the API Status still claims 100% uptime. Does that mean they aren’t working on a fix?

Same issue since Thursday night

Batch API Outage - /v1/responses cannot access valid purpose=batch input_file_id

API Bugs

EnjoyLifeCaptain August 29, 2026, 4:11am 26

Was working before but now getting the same error since 28-aug:

invalid_request[file_id]: Cannot find file file-XXXXXXXX, or organization org-XXXXXXXX does not have access to it.

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Batch API Outage - /v1/responses cannot access valid purpose=batch input_file_id

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