GitLab incident

Issue with background jobs

Minor Resolved View vendor source →

GitLab experienced a minor incident on August 6, 2026 affecting Website and API and 1 more component, lasting 2h 20m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.

Started
Aug 06, 2026, 02:01 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 06, 2026, 04:22 PM UTC
Duration
2h 20m
Detected by Pingoru
Aug 06, 2026, 02:01 PM UTC

Affected components

WebsiteAPIGitLab agent server for Kubernetes (Google Compute Engine)

Update timeline

  1. investigating Aug 06, 2026, 02:01 PM UTC

    We are investigating an issue affecting background jobs, including webhook delivery and pipelines. For more info, see: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/22661 Back to current status Status History Subscribe to receive status updates by email Close Subscribe Manage Subscription Manage Existing Subscription Create New Subscription Subscribe to receive status updates by webhook Each status update will POST a JSON payload to this URL Email address for managing webhook Close Subscribe Manage Subscription Manage Existing Subscription Create New Subscription Subscribe to receive status updates in Microsoft Teams Enter your Microsoft Teams webhook. View Instructions Email address for managing subscription Close Subscribe Manage Subscription Manage Existing Subscription Create New Subscription Subscribe to receive status updates via RSS RSS Feed Close Follow our status updates on Twitter/X @gitlabstatus Close Subscribe to receive status updates in Slack Slack channel ID Find the channel ID: Select the channel in your Slack workspace. The channel ID is displayed in the browser URL. Example: https://app.slack.com/client/T04SJBK1C/ C03SKGJ1P Email address Close Manage Subscription Manage Existing Subscription Create New Subscription Subscribe to receive status updates via iCalendar iCalendar Feed Close

  2. investigating Aug 06, 2026, 02:01 PM UTC

    We are investigating an issue affecting background jobs, including webhook delivery and pipelines. For more info, see: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/22661

  3. identified Aug 06, 2026, 02:26 PM UTC

    We have identified the cause of the issue and we are taking action to mitigate customer impact. For more info, see: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/22661

  4. identified Aug 06, 2026, 02:26 PM UTC

    We have identified the cause of the issue and we are taking action to mitigate customer impact. For more info, see: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/22661

  5. resolved Aug 06, 2026, 04:22 PM UTC

    We're seeing consistent background job and webhook delivery. The issue is now resolved.