# Terraform Cloud (HCP): Major incident: GitHub VCS workloads experiencing intermittent issues

> Terraform Cloud reported a major degradation affecting GitHub VCS workloads starting 2026-10-22 17:15 UTC. GitHub acknowledged intermittent API access issues that could cause VCS-based Terraform workloads to malfunction; Terraform Cloud was monitoring GitHub and awaiting updates. The incident was st

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/change/i54d73d69bb8c10
Last updated: 2026-10-22T17:23:12Z

**Summary:** Terraform Cloud reported a major degradation affecting GitHub VCS workloads starting 2026-10-22 17:15 UTC. GitHub acknowledged intermittent API access issues that could cause VCS-based Terraform workloads to malfunction; Terraform Cloud was monitoring GitHub and awaiting updates. The incident was still open when archived, open for 0 min at the last update. _(machine-written, sol)_
- Kind: Major incident · Label: degradation (model (Jev))
- Changed: 2026-10-22 17:15 UTC · Detected: 2026-10-22 17:23 UTC
- [Source: https://status.hashicorp.com/incidents/01M5J9S4598B4CW5PZN0P739CD](https://status.hashicorp.com/incidents/01M5J9S4598B4CW5PZN0P739CD)
- [Company: Terraform Cloud (HCP)](https://rewindex.com/company/terraform-cloud-hcp.md)
- Versions: before (none: first archived) → after incident\_version:212/01M5J9S4598B4CW5PZN0P739CD@190d913797de
- Change 1 of 10 for this incident

Incident page (full timeline): [GitHub VCS workloads experiencing intermittent issues](https://rewindex.com/company/terraform-cloud-hcp/incidents/01M5J9S4598B4CW5PZN0P739CD.md)
## What changed

**1. Added: Title**

```diff
+ GitHub VCS workloads experiencing intermittent issues
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**2. Added: Impact**

```diff
+ major
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**3. Added: Status**

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+ identified
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**4. Added: Start time**

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+ 2026-10-22 17:15 UTC
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**5. Added: Update** (identified) · 2026-10-22 17:15 UTC

```diff
+ GitHub.com "GitHub.com": http://GitHub.com has acknowledged an issue causing intermittent issues accessing their API. This may cause VCS-based Terraform workloads to malfunction. We are monitoring GitHub status and will update this issue as we learn more. Current impact state: VCS workloads experiencing intermittent issues. Action underway: Awaiting word from GitHub.com "GitHub.com": http://GitHub.com Next update time: 17:30 UTC
```

## History of this incident

| When (UTC) | Change | Label |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-22 17:15 UTC | Major incident: GitHub VCS workloads experiencing intermittent issues (this change) | degradation |
| 2026-10-22 17:33 UTC | [Incident updated: GitHub and Other VCS workloads experiencing intermittent issues](https://rewindex.com/change/ra9ace25283f9bf.md) | Normal progress |
| 2026-10-22 17:43 UTC | [Incident silently edited: GitHub and Other VCS workloads experiencing intermittent issues](https://rewindex.com/change/r8e25a4c962a011.md) | Wording only |
| 2026-10-22 18:03 UTC | [Incident updated: GitHub and Other VCS workloads experiencing intermittent issues](https://rewindex.com/change/r3f0d1db4f5ca6a.md) | Normal progress |
| 2026-10-22 18:33 UTC | [Incident updated: GitHub and Other VCS workloads experiencing intermittent issues](https://rewindex.com/change/reb86818c33081c.md) | Normal progress |
| 2026-10-22 18:53 UTC | [Incident updated: GitHub and Other VCS workloads experiencing intermittent issues](https://rewindex.com/change/r1a95fd0d4c43be.md) | Normal progress |
| 2026-10-22 19:23 UTC | [Incident updated: GitHub and Other VCS workloads experiencing intermittent issues](https://rewindex.com/change/r41d8e9db1d2c72.md) | Normal progress |
| 2026-10-22 19:53 UTC | [Incident updated: GitHub and Other VCS workloads experiencing intermittent issues](https://rewindex.com/change/r472349b9473914.md) | Normal progress |
| 2026-10-22 20:03 UTC | [Incident updated: GitHub and Other VCS workloads experiencing intermittent issues](https://rewindex.com/change/r377d0d7021a25e.md) | Normal progress |
| 2026-10-23 21:13 UTC | [Incident updated: GitHub and Other VCS workloads experiencing intermittent issues](https://rewindex.com/change/r4590243fc0f9e5.md) | Normal progress |

Next: [change](https://rewindex.com/change/ra9ace25283f9bf.md) · All Terraform Cloud (HCP) changes: [timeline](https://rewindex.com/company/terraform-cloud-hcp/changes.md)
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## Cite this

Major incident: GitHub VCS workloads experiencing intermittent issues on Terraform Cloud (HCP)’s status page, changed 2026-10-22 17:15 UTC (change 1 of 10).

- Canonical URL: https://rewindex.com/change/i54d73d69bb8c10
- Citation: Terraform Cloud (HCP), “Major incident: GitHub VCS workloads experiencing intermittent issues” (2026-10-22 17:15 UTC). Archived by Rewindex: https://rewindex.com/change/i54d73d69bb8c10 (CC BY 4.0).
- Markdown link: `[Terraform Cloud (HCP): Major incident: GitHub VCS workloads experiencing intermittent issues (2026-10-22)](https://rewindex.com/change/i54d73d69bb8c10)`


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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/change/i54d73d69bb8c10 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/change/i54d73d69bb8c10.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/changes/i54d73d69bb8c10 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-11-05T14:55:51.723Z