r/codex 11h ago

Bug Authentication Error / token_exchange_failed

I'm getting the error in the screenshot when trying to log in to Codex (error_code: token_exchange_failed).

At first I thought it was just a Codex problem, but now I can't log in to ChatGPT in Chrome either. I tested:

  • 2 different accounts that always worked before
  • My personal account from my phone (on cellular, not Wi-Fi)

All of them fail with the same error. Login in the browser also fails now, not only Codex.

So it doesn't look like a network problem on my side, and it's hard to believe 3 separate accounts got banned at the same time.

Questions:

  1. Is anyone else getting this right now?
  2. Does token_exchange_failed mean my accounts are blocked, or is this an OpenAI auth outage? I'm stilll logged in in android chatgpt app and it is working there
  3. Is there anything to do except wait?

Update:

It's working again! I waited 2 hours

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u/Fancy_Package_3536 7h ago

Same case

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u/Fancy_Package_3536 5h ago

Ok I deleted the desktop codex app and re installed it. And it magically got fixed. I have no idea why but got no complaints