DeepSeek's web and API services suffered a partial outage on the afternoon of Nov 7, lasting 45 minutes before recovery. According to IT之家, multiple users reported seeing a "server temporarily unavailable" message during conversations. DeepSeek's official status page shows the issue has been resolved and services restored.
Outage details and official response
According to information obtained by IT之家, the partial web/API outage lasted from 15:11 to 15:56 on Nov 7, a total of 45 minutes. The official status page confirmed the service anomaly during that period and marked it as resolved. As of publication, DeepSeek had not issued further explanation for the cause of the outage.
User reports and community discussion
On the V2EX community, a user posted: "Alright, deepseek is under maintenance again — is another upgrade coming?" — hinting that the outage may be related to system maintenance or a version upgrade. The post sparked discussion among some developers but was not confirmed by the company.
"Alright, deepseek is under maintenance again — is another upgrade coming?" — V2EX user post
The outage affected both the web and API services, potentially causing brief disruption for developers and enterprise users relying on DeepSeek's API. As a leading domestic large-model service provider, DeepSeek's service stability has long been a concern in the developer community.
What to watch
As of publication, DeepSeek had not disclosed the specific cause of the outage. Going forward, attention should be paid to whether the company releases an incident report and whether services experience further fluctuations. IT之家's related reading link shows there was prior coverage of this outage.