# crates.io: Major incident: Background job processing stalled

> crates.io reported stalled background job processing with major impact starting at 2026-10-26 08:00 UTC. The incident was still open when archived, with duration unknown; the vendor was investigating and had not stated a cause or fix.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/change/id065dfbfcab49a
Last updated: 2026-10-26T08:03:53Z

**Summary:** crates.io reported stalled background job processing with major impact starting at 2026-10-26 08:00 UTC. The incident was still open when archived, with duration unknown; the vendor was investigating and had not stated a cause or fix. _(machine-written, sol)_
- Kind: Major incident · Label: degradation (model (Jev))
- Changed: 2026-10-26 08:00 UTC · Detected: 2026-10-26 08:03 UTC
- [Source: https://status.crates.io/incidents/wk8b439tblt8](https://status.crates.io/incidents/wk8b439tblt8)
- [Company: crates.io](https://rewindex.com/company/crates-io.md)
- Versions: before (none: first archived) → after incident\_version:706/wk8b439tblt8@8f437cc21155
- Change 1 of 4 for this incident

Incident page (full timeline): [Background job processing stalled](https://rewindex.com/company/crates-io/incidents/wk8b439tblt8.md)
## What changed

**1. Added: Title**

```diff
+ Background job processing stalled
```

**2. Added: Impact**

```diff
+ major
```

**3. Added: Status**

```diff
+ investigating
```

**4. Added: Start time**

```diff
+ 2026-10-26 08:00 UTC
```

**5. Added: Affected components**

```diff
+ crates.io
```

**6. Added: Update** (investigating) · 2026-10-26 08:00 UTC

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

## History of this incident

| When (UTC) | Change | Label |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-26 08:00 UTC | Major incident: Background job processing stalled (this change) | degradation |
| 2026-10-26 08:23 UTC | [Incident updated: Background job processing stalled](https://rewindex.com/change/r747ffd491425e0.md) | Normal progress |
| 2026-10-26 08:58 UTC | [Incident updated: Background job processing stalled](https://rewindex.com/change/r8d344f29b5eadc.md) | Normal progress |
| 2026-10-26 09:14 UTC | [Incident updated: Background job processing stalled](https://rewindex.com/change/ra3781d052312de.md) | Normal progress |

Next: [change](https://rewindex.com/change/r747ffd491425e0.md) · All crates.io changes: [timeline](https://rewindex.com/company/crates-io/changes.md)
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## Cite this

Major incident: Background job processing stalled on crates.io’s status page, changed 2026-10-26 08:00 UTC (change 1 of 4).

- Canonical URL: https://rewindex.com/change/id065dfbfcab49a
- Citation: crates.io, “Major incident: Background job processing stalled” (2026-10-26 08:00 UTC). Archived by Rewindex: https://rewindex.com/change/id065dfbfcab49a (CC BY 4.0).
- Markdown link: `[crates.io: Major incident: Background job processing stalled (2026-10-26)](https://rewindex.com/change/id065dfbfcab49a)`


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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/change/id065dfbfcab49a · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/change/id065dfbfcab49a.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/changes/id065dfbfcab49a · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-11-04T15:55:05.334Z