Using Sora API to generate videos, getting this in my logs. No errors, but no videos. This happened all of a sudden yesterday: 2026-05-30 04:36:37,890 - api.pipeline - INFO - Video video_6a1a686cede08191b8b61ac2948c25dd04e633957e897339 status: in_progress, progress: 0 The API just returns 200 OK, …

We started experiencing this same issue as well. Confirmed the error is coming directly from Sora API, not from our own gateway.

Same issue here. Videos are not generating. They just stick in an endless ‘load’ but never generate. If I refresh the page, the video creation request disappears. Happens across multiple browsers, devices, and with every prompt.

Hello, I’m experiencing a problem with Sora video generation. Today, all video generation tasks stopped working. When I submit a prompt, the task is created and appears in the project, but no generation progress bar appears, no status is shown (no “Queued”, “Generating”, or “Failed”), and the task…

Same here. All submissions return HTTP 200 with valid video IDs, then sit at status: in progress, progress: 0, error: null indefinitely. Started May 29, my oldest stuck jobs are 30+ hours in with zero movement. Tested on a fresh second account with a short 4s clip same hang. Definitely platform-si…

Reading through other online forums, this is apparently affecting Sora API across multiple platforms.

Same here 6 videos stuck at “progress:0” No error code, just stuck at 0 since May 29th. You cannot cancel them either via DELETE requesT

They’re aware of the problem and looking into it. We should have an update shortly. Thanks again.

im using Make for api and all my videos stopped yesterday. i have dozens stuck “in progress”. Same issue today.

Hi, I have tried using sora 2 pro through open ai and replicate. And I am receiving this error “Service unavailable”. [image]

I’m not sure if you’re aware of it but Sora has been disabled.

Sora API fails to generate videos starting May 29

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joseph.capocchia June 1, 2026, 6:47pm 22

update: new videos started generating again. old videos still stuck at 0%

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Sora API fails to generate videos starting May 29

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