# GitHub: Incident updated: Delays for Pull Requests and Webhook deliveries

**Summary:** _summary pending_
- Kind: Incident update · Label: not classified yet
- Changed: 2026-10-21 16:13 UTC · Detected: 2026-10-21 16:13 UTC
- [Source: https://stspg.io/gnnt0tx9nxmk](https://stspg.io/gnnt0tx9nxmk)
- [Company: GitHub](https://rewindex.com/company/github.md)
- Versions: before incident\_version:187/nms1dpzmh9d9@5bcc76cf363d → after incident\_version:187/nms1dpzmh9d9@7234069f9cb6
- Change 2 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. Changed: Impact**

```diff
- minor
+ critical
```

**2. Added: Update** (investigating) · 2026-10-21 15:15 UTC

```diff
+ Actions is experiencing degraded performance. We are continuing to investigate.
```

**3. Added: Update** (investigating) · 2026-10-21 15:36 UTC

```diff
+ We are investigating delays affecting pull request updates and webhook deliveries. Increased load on our event streaming platform is contributing to hotspots. We are shifting traffic away from affected areas and adding processing capacity; impact is ongoing while these mitigations take effect.
```

**4. Added: Update** (investigating) · 2026-10-21 15:58 UTC

```diff
+ We continue to see delays affecting pull request updates, webhook deliveries, and audit log events. The event streaming platform is showing signs of recovery, and we are monitoring as the impact continues.
```

## History of this incident

| When (UTC) | Change | Label |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-21 14:52 UTC | [Critical incident: Delays for Pull Requests and Webhook deliveries](https://rewindex.com/change/i915ec8b0c063f3.md) | critical |
| 2026-10-21 16:13 UTC | Incident updated: Delays for Pull Requests and Webhook deliveries (this change) |  |
| 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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