# crates.io: Delays in sparse index update

- Impact (vendor’s label): minor
- Status: resolved
- Started: 2023-07-21 02:45 UTC · Resolved: 2023-07-21 03:06 UTC · Duration: 21 min
- Updates: 2 · Affected components: crates.io
- [Vendor status page: https://stspg.io/vf089gxb837t](https://stspg.io/vf089gxb837t)
- [Company: crates.io](https://rewindex.com/company/crates-io.md)

## Timeline of updates

- **identified** 2023-07-21 02:45 UTC: We're seeing crate publishes being reflected in the sparse index with a large delay, since 01:05:00 UTC. We have identified the root cause of the problem (the crates.io application being rate limited by a third party service due to a large volume of yanks), and we're working to process the backlog of publishes.
- **resolved** 2023-07-21 03:06 UTC: The backlog of updates to the sparse index has been processed.


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