# GitLab: Critical incident: 403 errors across GitLab.com

**Summary:** _summary pending_
- Kind: Major incident · Label: critical (vendor)
- Changed: 2026-08-21 15:56 UTC · Detected: 2026-10-18 05:08 UTC
- [Source: https://status.gitlab.com/pages/incident/5b36dc6502d06804c08349f7/6a8875116314b0477dc5b734](https://status.gitlab.com/pages/incident/5b36dc6502d06804c08349f7/6a8875116314b0477dc5b734)
- [Company: GitLab](https://rewindex.com/company/gitlab.md)
- Versions: before (none: first archived) → after incident\_version:188/6a8875116314b0477dc5b734@4331c35c9317
- Change 1 of 1 for this incident

Incident page (full timeline): [403 errors across GitLab.com](https://rewindex.com/company/gitlab/incidents/6a8875116314b0477dc5b734.md)
## What changed

**1. Added: Title**

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+ 403 errors across GitLab.com
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**2. Added: Impact**

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+ critical
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**3. Added: Status**

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+ resolved
```

**4. Added: Start time**

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+ 2026-08-21 15:56 UTC
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**5. Added: Resolved time**

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+ 2026-08-21 16:25 UTC
```

**6. Added: Affected components**

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+ CI/CD, Git Operations, Website
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**7. Added: Update** (monitoring) · 2026-08-21 15:56 UTC

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+ We're monitoring an incident where 403s were seen across GitLab.com. The fix for this is already in place. More about the incident here: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/22762
```

**8. Added: Update** (resolved) · 2026-08-21 16:25 UTC

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+ The elevated 403 errors affecting GitLab.com have been resolved and error rates have returned to normal levels. More details in: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/22762
```

## History of this incident

| When (UTC) | Change | Label |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-08-21 15:56 UTC | Critical incident: 403 errors across GitLab.com (this change) | critical |

All GitLab changes: [timeline](https://rewindex.com/company/gitlab/changes.md)
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