503 Service Unavailable: no healthy upstream when running codex CLI
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Mar 2, 2026 by ljubogdan Closed Mar 2, 2026
What version of Codex CLI is running?
codex-cli 0.107.0
What subscription do you have?
ChatGPT Plus
Which model were you using?
gpt-5.3-codex
What platform is your computer?
Linux 6.17.0-14-generic x86_64 x86_64
What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?
Warp Terminal v0.2026.02.18.08.22.stable_02
What issue are you seeing?
Error output:
Unexpected status 503 Service Unavailable: no healthy upstream
url: https://chatgpt.com/backend-api/codex/responses**
The error appears immediately when the CLI sends the request.
Retrying later does not work.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
- Open terminal
- Run
codex - CLI attempts to call the backend API
- Request fails with HTTP 503
What is the expected behavior?
_No response_
Additional information
_No response_
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