Minor incident

GitHub: Project updates delayed

Affected: API Requests, Issues, Pull Requests, Actions, Packages

Current status of GitHub: Operational — live GitHub status

Timeline

1. Oct 22, 2026, 15:28 UTC
   investigating
   We are investigating reports of degraded performance for Actions, Issues and Pull Requests
2. Oct 22, 2026, 15:33 UTC
   investigating
   Some users may experience intermittent errors loading Issues, Pull Requests and search results on github.com. We're investigating and working to restore normal service.
3. Oct 22, 2026, 16:08 UTC
   investigating
   Some users continue to experience intermittent errors loading Issues, Pull Requests and search results on github.com. We're investigating and evaluating mitigation options to restore normal service.
4. Oct 22, 2026, 16:26 UTC
   investigating
   API Requests is experiencing degraded performance. We are continuing to investigate.
5. Oct 22, 2026, 16:28 UTC
   investigating
   Packages is experiencing degraded performance. We are continuing to investigate.
6. Oct 22, 2026, 16:35 UTC
   investigating
   API Requests is operating normally.
7. Oct 22, 2026, 16:41 UTC
   investigating
   Some users continue to experience errors loading Issues, Pull Requests, package listings and search results on github.com. We're working through multiple mitigation efforts and continuing to investigate.
8. Oct 22, 2026, 17:16 UTC
   investigating
   We're seeing recovery after adding capacity, with errors decreasing. Some users may still experience errors loading Issues, Pull Requests and search results on github.com. We're continuing to work towards full recovery and monitoring for stability.
9. Oct 22, 2026, 17:41 UTC
   investigating
   Actions, Issues, Packages and Pull Requests are operating normally.
10. Oct 22, 2026, 17:43 UTC
    investigating
    We're seeing recovery across the affected services. GitHub Projects is still recovering as queued updates are processed, and we're continuing to monitor for stability.
11. Oct 22, 2026, 18:26 UTC
    investigating
    The other affected services have recovered. We're continuing to investigate GitHub Projects and verify that normal operation has been restored.
12. Oct 22, 2026, 19:04 UTC
    investigating
    Some updates in GitHub Projects are still delayed. We're continuing mitigation work and monitoring.
13. Oct 22, 2026, 19:56 UTC
    investigating
    Some GitHub Projects updates related to issue changes and merged pull requests are still delayed. We're investigating the remaining delays and working to restore normal processing.
14. Oct 22, 2026, 20:46 UTC
    investigating
    Some GitHub Projects updates, including newly added items and changes to issues and pull requests, remain delayed. We've identified interruptions in update processing and are evaluating mitigations to restore normal operation.
15. Oct 22, 2026, 22:07 UTC
    investigating
    Some GitHub Projects updates, including newly added items and changes to issues and pull requests, are still delayed. We have seen some recovery, and are working to add more capacity to accelerate the recovery.
16. Oct 22, 2026, 23:48 UTC
    investigating
    GitHub Projects update processing has improved, but newly added items may still take longer than expected to appear. We're continuing to work on the remaining delays and monitor recovery.
17. Oct 23, 2026, 00:55 UTC
    monitoring
    The degradation has been mitigated. We are monitoring to ensure stability.
18. Oct 23, 2026, 02:30 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).