Claude Is at Capacity: Unable to Respond
Quick answer
Claude shows this when system-wide demand is high. Anthropic says it is temporary and not an outage: wait a few minutes and retry.
Most likely fix: Wait and retry
How to fix it
Try these in order — the most common fix is first.
1. Wait and retry
- Wait a few minutes then resend
- Do not rapidly resend the same message
Did this fix it?2. Check status
- Open status.claude.com; capacity messages do not appear there but real incidents do
Did this fix it?3. Try another model or later
- Switch model from the model picker
- Try off-peak hours
Did this fix it?
Symptoms
'Due to unexpected capacity constraints, Claude is unable to respond to your message. Please try again soon.'
Why it happens
- High system-wide demand
- Peak hours
This guide also covers
- claude is at capacity
- claude unable to respond capacity constraints
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