[DeepSeek Website and API Restored After Approximately Five Hours of Widespread Outage] The official status page indicates that the system is now operating normally. The DeepSeek website, app, and API experienced a widespread outage on the morning of October 15, during which users encountered continuous loading when sending commands, frequent pop-ups of 'Server Busy' and 'Server Temporarily Unavailable,' and some conversations were interrupted midway. The outage lasted approximately five hours, with intermittent disruptions during that period, and has now been resolved. Since 2026, DeepSeek has experienced at least 18 major service disruptions, including an outage lasting over 12 hours at the end of March.