# npm: Major incident: View package and auth outage on npmjs.com

> Major incident: View package and auth outage on npmjs.com. Detected 2026-10-26 by Rewindex: what changed on npm’s status page, with the before/after diff.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/change/icb26ef4e405661
Last updated: 2026-10-26T06:03:52Z

**Summary:** _summary pending_
- Kind: Major incident · Label: major (vendor)
- Changed: 2026-10-26 05:54 UTC · Detected: 2026-10-26 06:03 UTC
- [Source: https://status.npmjs.org/incidents/hf0q2nhdk5cp](https://status.npmjs.org/incidents/hf0q2nhdk5cp)
- [Company: npm](https://rewindex.com/company/npm.md)
- Versions: before (none: first archived) → after incident\_version:671/hf0q2nhdk5cp@bcb3ab52fe66
- Change 1 of 4 for this incident

Incident page (full timeline): [View package and auth outage on npmjs.com](https://rewindex.com/company/npm/incidents/hf0q2nhdk5cp.md)
## What changed

**1. Added: Title**

```diff
+ View package and auth outage on npmjs.com
```

**2. Added: Impact**

```diff
+ major
```

**3. Added: Status**

```diff
+ investigating
```

**4. Added: Start time**

```diff
+ 2026-10-26 05:54 UTC
```

**5. Added: Affected components**

```diff
+ www.npmjs.com website
```

**6. Added: Update** (investigating) · 2026-10-26 05:54 UTC

```diff
+ We are currently investigating this issue.
```

## History of this incident

| When (UTC) | Change | Label |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-26 05:54 UTC | Major incident: View package and auth outage on npmjs.com (this change) | major |
| 2026-10-26 06:13 UTC | [Incident updated: View package and auth outage on npmjs.com](https://rewindex.com/change/r70f5a72cf2b5da.md) |  |
| 2026-10-26 06:23 UTC | [Incident updated: View package and auth outage on npmjs.com](https://rewindex.com/change/re90e1243a890ac.md) |  |
| 2026-10-26 06:34 UTC | [Incident updated: View package and auth outage on npmjs.com](https://rewindex.com/change/r729896223a6f6a.md) |  |

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/change/icb26ef4e405661 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/change/icb26ef4e405661.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/changes/icb26ef4e405661 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T10:05:57.176Z