Minor incident

GitHub: Incident with Actions Results

Affected: Actions

Current status of GitHub: Operational — live GitHub status

Timeline

1. Oct 22, 2026, 14:18 UTC
   investigating
   We are investigating reports of degraded performance for Actions
2. Oct 22, 2026, 14:19 UTC
   investigating
   We’re investigating delays in processing GitHub Actions workflow and step results, along with some repository updates.
3. Oct 22, 2026, 14:35 UTC
   investigating
   Repository update processing has recovered. We’re continuing to work on delays affecting GitHub Actions workflow and step results. We’ll share another update as we make progress.
4. Oct 22, 2026, 15:06 UTC
   investigating
   We’re seeing recovery, and repository update processing has returned to normal. Delays affecting GitHub Actions workflow and step results are continuing to clear as we scale processing capacity; the remaining backlog is expected to take about 20 minutes to drain.
5. Oct 22, 2026, 15:17 UTC
   monitoring
   The degradation affecting Actions has been mitigated. We are monitoring to ensure stability.
6. Oct 22, 2026, 15:18 UTC
   monitoring
   GitHub Actions workflow and step result processing has recovered. Repository update processing has also returned to normal.
7. Oct 22, 2026, 15:18 UTC
   resolved
   This incident has been resolved. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we addressed this issue. A detailed root cause analysis will be shared as soon as it is available.

Updates as published by GitHub (original).