GitHub experienced a minor incident on August 11, 2026 affecting API Requests, lasting 5h 16m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
Update timeline
- investigating Aug 11, 2026, 02:50 PM UTC
We are investigating reports of degraded performance for API Requests
- investigating Aug 11, 2026, 03:28 PM UTC
We are investigating reports of a small increase in error rates affecting GraphQL API requests. We are working on increasing capacity and continue to investigate the increased errors. We will provide another update when we have more information
- investigating Aug 11, 2026, 04:49 PM UTC
We have returned to a healthy baseline on GraphQL API requests. We will continue to work on investigations into the errors seen during this incident.
- monitoring Aug 11, 2026, 04:49 PM UTC
The degradation affecting API Requests has been mitigated. We are monitoring to ensure stability.
- monitoring Aug 11, 2026, 08:06 PM UTC
We have identified and mitigated increased error rates affecting GraphQL API requests. A fix to increase service capacity has been deployed and error rates have returned to normal levels. We are resolving this incident.
- resolved Aug 11, 2026, 08:06 PM UTC
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.