# Mintlify: Major incident: Elevated search latency on documentation sites

**Summary:** _summary pending_
- Kind: Major incident · Label: major (vendor)
- Changed: 2026-10-16 01:22 UTC · Detected: 2026-10-19 18:53 UTC
- [Source: https://status.mintlify.com/incidents/01M514TNX5KK4WWWPNWVFFM357](https://status.mintlify.com/incidents/01M514TNX5KK4WWWPNWVFFM357)
- [Company: Mintlify](https://rewindex.com/company/mintlify.md)
- Versions: before (none: first archived) → after incident\_version:748/01M514TNX5KK4WWWPNWVFFM357@c84ecf173640
- Change 1 of 1 for this incident

Incident page (full timeline): [Elevated search latency on documentation sites](https://rewindex.com/company/mintlify/incidents/01M514TNX5KK4WWWPNWVFFM357.md)
## What changed

**1. Added: Title**

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+ Elevated search latency on documentation sites
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**2. Added: Impact**

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+ major
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**3. Added: Status**

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

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+ 2026-10-16 01:22 UTC
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**5. Added: Resolved time**

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+ 2026-10-16 01:27 UTC
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**6. Added: Update** (investigating) · 2026-10-16 01:22 UTC

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+ We’re seeing elevated latency on search across Mintlify-hosted documentation sites. Search results may load slowly or time out for some visitors. Documentation pages themselves are loading normally. Our team is actively investigating and we’ll share another update as soon as we know more.
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**7. Added: Update** (resolved) · 2026-10-16 01:27 UTC

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+ Search latency has returned to normal levels across documentation sites. We’re continuing to look into the cause and will keep monitoring to make sure performance stays stable.
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## History of this incident

| When (UTC) | Change | Label |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-16 01:22 UTC | Major incident: Elevated search latency on documentation sites (this change) | major |

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