# Buildkite: Elevated API error rates

> Buildkite status incident “Elevated API error rates” on 2026-11-03: impact major (vendor’s label), 33 min, 4 update(s). Archived by Rewindex.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/company/buildkite/incidents/5lqdn0tqmdjc
Last updated: 2026-11-03T20:23:47Z

- Impact (vendor’s label): major
- Status: resolved · edited after publishing
- Started: 2026-11-03 19:40 UTC · Resolved: 2026-11-03 20:12 UTC · Duration: 33 min
- Updates: 4 · Affected components: Agent API, REST API, REST API - REST API
- [Vendor status page: https://www.buildkitestatus.com/incidents/5lqdn0tqmdjc](https://www.buildkitestatus.com/incidents/5lqdn0tqmdjc)
- [Company: Buildkite](https://rewindex.com/company/buildkite.md)

## Timeline of updates

- **investigating** 2026-11-03 19:40 UTC: We're investigating elevated error rates with our API.
- **investigating** 2026-11-03 19:42 UTC: We are continuing to investigate this issue.
- **identified** 2026-11-03 19:59 UTC: We're seeing recovery with previously elevated API error rates.
- **resolved** 2026-11-03 20:12 UTC _(edited after publishing)_: API errors have subsided and we're seeing recovery. From 19:19-19:39 UTC we saw elevated errors on the Agent API and REST API.

## Rewindex changes for this incident

- 2026-11-03 19:40 UTC: [Major incident: Elevated API error rates](https://rewindex.com/change/i5db5153133e7ff.md)
- 2026-11-03 20:03 UTC: [Incident updated: Elevated API error rates](https://rewindex.com/change/r39d5ee0edc8c5a.md)
- 2026-11-03 20:13 UTC: [Incident updated: Elevated API error rates](https://rewindex.com/change/rc997e6ddbdb40d.md)
- 2026-11-03 20:23 UTC: [Incident silently edited: Elevated API error rates](https://rewindex.com/change/rb15b7938b113ad.md)

## Cite this

Status incident (vendor impact label: major) posted by Buildkite, started 2026-11-03 19:40 UTC, resolved after 33 min, 4 update(s); edited after publishing.

- Canonical URL: https://rewindex.com/company/buildkite/incidents/5lqdn0tqmdjc
- Citation: Buildkite, “Elevated API error rates” (2026-11-03 19:40 UTC). Archived by Rewindex: https://rewindex.com/company/buildkite/incidents/5lqdn0tqmdjc (CC BY 4.0).
- Markdown link: `[Buildkite: Elevated API error rates (2026-11-03)](https://rewindex.com/company/buildkite/incidents/5lqdn0tqmdjc)`


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