# Bitbucket: Critical incident: Disrupted Bitbucket availability

**Summary:** _summary pending_
- Kind: Major incident · Label: critical (vendor)
- Changed: 2026-10-21 17:22 UTC · Detected: 2026-10-21 17:23 UTC
- [Source: https://stspg.io/183y7sf31jcs](https://stspg.io/183y7sf31jcs)
- [Company: Bitbucket](https://rewindex.com/company/bitbucket.md)
- Versions: before (none: first archived) → after incident\_version:176/ldlx0fdgls28@ff0a9187f5c4
- Change 1 of 4 for this incident

## Discussed on Hacker News

- [Bitbucket Is Down!](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50184739): 1 points, 2 comments, posted 2026-10-21 17:40 UTC, posted 18 min after the vendor’s first update

Incident page (full timeline): [Disrupted Bitbucket availability](https://rewindex.com/company/bitbucket/incidents/ldlx0fdgls28.md)
## What changed

**1. Added: Title**

```diff
+ Disrupted Bitbucket availability
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**2. Added: Impact**

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

```diff
+ investigating
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**4. Added: Start time**

```diff
+ 2026-10-21 17:22 UTC
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**5. Added: Affected components**

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+ API, Authentication and user management, Email delivery, Git LFS, Git via HTTPS, Git via SSH, Packages, Pipelines, Purchasing & Licensing, Signup, Source downloads, Webhooks, Website
```

**6. Added: Update** (investigating) · 2026-10-21 17:22 UTC

```diff
+ We are actively investigating reports of a service disruption affecting Bitbucket. We will share updates here as more information is available.
```

## History of this incident

| When (UTC) | Change | Label |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-21 17:22 UTC | Critical incident: Disrupted Bitbucket availability (this change) | critical |
| 2026-10-21 17:43 UTC | [Incident updated: Disrupted Bitbucket availability](https://rewindex.com/change/r029edf4f27febf.md) |  |
| 2026-10-21 17:53 UTC | [Incident updated: Disrupted Bitbucket availability](https://rewindex.com/change/r9b029ffd8bd653.md) |  |
| 2026-10-21 18:03 UTC | [Incident updated: Disrupted Bitbucket availability](https://rewindex.com/change/r01d33a61330461.md) |  |

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