"Unable to load conversation" – support isn't helpful, error has been going on for over a month now
OpenAI Developer Community
May 6, 2026
Hi @syedali.wba, I can see why this has been frustrating, especially after testing across multiple devices/networks and still getting the same “unable to load conversation” issue. That usually points away from a local setup problem.
Right now there’s already a pending case being reviewed by the engineering team, so it hasn’t been dismissed or closed out. We don’t have a timeline to share yet, but we’ll update here if there’s movement or a confirmed fix.
One thing that would help narrow it down a bit more for others following this thread:
* Does this happen mostly with conversations tied to a specific model?
* Are the affected chats generally very long / media-heavy threads, or does it happen even on shorter ones?
A few people have reported similar behavior where older or longer chats intermittently fail to load across both web and mobile, so this doesn’t seem isolated.
-Mark G.
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