# PyPI (Python Infrastructure): Major incident: python.org backend outage

**Summary:** _summary pending_
- Kind: Major incident · Label: major (vendor)
- Changed: 2023-03-20 12:55 UTC · Detected: 2026-10-19 17:03 UTC
- [Source: https://stspg.io/r65zckfb1093](https://stspg.io/r65zckfb1093)
- [Company: PyPI (Python Infrastructure)](https://rewindex.com/company/pypi.md)
- Versions: before (none: first archived) → after incident\_version:669/kwsfwt5q4rg1@443dc7f6c9ad
- Change 1 of 1 for this incident

Incident page (full timeline): [python.org backend outage](https://rewindex.com/company/pypi/incidents/kwsfwt5q4rg1.md)
## What changed

**1. Added: Title**

```diff
+ python.org backend outage
```

**2. Added: Impact**

```diff
+ major
```

**3. Added: Status**

```diff
+ resolved
```

**4. Added: Start time**

```diff
+ 2023-03-20 12:55 UTC
```

**5. Added: Resolved time**

```diff
+ 2023-03-20 13:08 UTC
```

**6. Added: Affected components**

```diff
+ python.org - Backends, python.org - CDN, python.org - python.org - Backends, python.org - python.org - CDN
```

**7. Added: Update** (identified) · 2023-03-20 12:55 UTC

```diff
+ We are working to resolve a backend outage on python.org due to an outage in our search infrastructure.
```

**8. Added: Update** (monitoring) · 2023-03-20 13:00 UTC

```diff
+ A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
```

**9. Added: Update** (resolved) · 2023-03-20 13:08 UTC

```diff
+ This incident has been resolved.
```

## History of this incident

| When (UTC) | Change | Label |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023-03-20 12:55 UTC | Major incident: python.org backend outage (this change) | major |

All PyPI (Python Infrastructure) changes: [timeline](https://rewindex.com/company/pypi/changes.md)
_Diff excerpts are shown on normalized text: dates, counters and tokens appear as ‹date›, ‹count›, ‹tok›; noise-only edits are hidden. Rewindex shows the changed passages, not a copy of the page._


---
Canonical: https://rewindex.com/change/i54d82f979a0769 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/change/i54d82f979a0769.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/changes/i54d82f979a0769 · Generated 2026-10-20T00:48:48.570Z