# GitHub: Critical incident: Delays for Pull Requests and Webhook deliveries

**Summary:** _summary pending_
- Kind: Major incident · Label: critical (vendor)
- Changed: 2026-10-21 14:52 UTC · Detected: 2026-10-21 14:53 UTC
- [Source: https://stspg.io/gnnt0tx9nxmk](https://stspg.io/gnnt0tx9nxmk)
- [Company: GitHub](https://rewindex.com/company/github.md)
- Versions: before (none: first archived) → after incident\_version:187/nms1dpzmh9d9@5bcc76cf363d
- Change 1 of 10 for this incident

## Discussed on Hacker News

- [Delays for Pull Requests and Webhook deliveries](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50182130): 54 points, 12 comments, posted 2026-10-21 14:56 UTC, posted 4 min after the vendor’s first update
- [GitHub Unable to Serve Commits](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50181315): 4 points, 3 comments, posted 2026-10-21 14:10 UTC, posted 42 min before the vendor’s first update

Incident page (full timeline): [Delays for Pull Requests and Webhook deliveries](https://rewindex.com/company/github/incidents/nms1dpzmh9d9.md)
## What changed

**1. Added: Title**

```diff
+ Delays for Pull Requests and Webhook deliveries
```

**2. Added: Impact**

```diff
+ minor
```

**3. Added: Status**

```diff
+ investigating
```

**4. Added: Start time**

```diff
+ 2026-10-21 14:52 UTC
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**5. Added: Affected components**

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+ Actions, Pull Requests, Webhooks
```

**6. Added: Update** (investigating) · 2026-10-21 14:52 UTC

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+ We are investigating reports of degraded performance for Actions, Pull Requests and Webhooks
```

## History of this incident

| When (UTC) | Change | Label |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-21 14:52 UTC | Critical incident: Delays for Pull Requests and Webhook deliveries (this change) | critical |
| 2026-10-21 16:13 UTC | [Incident updated: Delays for Pull Requests and Webhook deliveries](https://rewindex.com/change/rc26e8bf4152711.md) |  |
| 2026-10-21 16:23 UTC | [Incident updated: Delays for Pull Requests and Webhook deliveries](https://rewindex.com/change/r850dab2be436f9.md) |  |
| 2026-10-21 16:33 UTC | [Incident updated: Delays for Pull Requests and Webhook deliveries](https://rewindex.com/change/rf2898b1d39643c.md) |  |
| 2026-10-21 16:43 UTC | [Incident updated: Delays for Pull Requests and Webhook deliveries](https://rewindex.com/change/r129cec20020d42.md) |  |
| 2026-10-21 17:03 UTC | [Incident updated: Delays for Pull Requests and Webhook deliveries](https://rewindex.com/change/r863f8219ec8c65.md) |  |
| 2026-10-21 17:13 UTC | [Incident updated: Delays for Pull Requests and Webhook deliveries](https://rewindex.com/change/rac16c15da5738e.md) |  |
| 2026-10-21 18:23 UTC | [Incident updated: Delays for Pull Requests and Webhook deliveries](https://rewindex.com/change/r4a9ed65e55247d.md) |  |
| 2026-10-21 18:53 UTC | [Incident updated: Delays for Pull Requests and Webhook deliveries](https://rewindex.com/change/r0b03b86966a460.md) |  |
| 2026-10-21 19:23 UTC | [Incident updated: Delays for Pull Requests and Webhook deliveries](https://rewindex.com/change/r7af17505cfb372.md) |  |

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