# GitHub Copilot: Incident with Pull Requests, Git Operations and Issues

> GitHub reported a major degradation affecting Actions, Git Operations, Issues and Pull Requests, starting 2026-11-04 09:50 UTC. The incident was still open when archived, with 0 min elapsed at the last update; investigation was ongoing, with no cause or fix stated.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/company/github-copilot/incidents/smtdswd1h2w4
Last updated: 2026-11-04T11:53:47Z

- Impact (vendor’s label): major
- Status: resolved · edited after publishing
- Started: 2026-11-04 09:50 UTC · Resolved: 2026-11-04 11:50 UTC · Duration: 2.0 h
- Updates: 9 · Affected components: Actions, API Requests, Git Operations, Issues, Pull Requests
- [Vendor status page: https://www.githubstatus.com/incidents/smtdswd1h2w4](https://www.githubstatus.com/incidents/smtdswd1h2w4)
- [Company: GitHub Copilot](https://rewindex.com/company/github-copilot.md)

## Summary

GitHub reported a major degradation affecting Actions, Git Operations, Issues and Pull Requests, starting 2026-11-04 09:50 UTC. The incident was still open when archived, with 0 min elapsed at the last update; investigation was ongoing, with no cause or fix stated. _(machine-written, sol)_
## Discussed on Hacker News

- [Incident with Pull Requests, Git Operations and Issues](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50363378): 263 points, 131 comments, posted 2026-11-04 10:00 UTC, posted 9 min after the vendor’s first update

## Timeline of updates

- **investigating** 2026-11-04 09:49 UTC: We are investigating reports of degraded performance for Git Operations, Issues and Pull Requests
- **investigating** 2026-11-04 09:50 UTC: Actions is experiencing degraded performance. We are continuing to investigate.
- **investigating** 2026-11-04 09:53 UTC: Pull Requests is experiencing degraded availability. We are continuing to investigate.
- **investigating** 2026-11-04 10:38 UTC: We're investigating elevated errors and intermittent failures affecting GitHub including Pull Requests, Git Operations, and Issues. We'll continue to keep users updated as we work toward mitigation.
- **investigating** 2026-11-04 11:11 UTC: API Requests is experiencing degraded performance. We are continuing to investigate.
- **investigating** 2026-11-04 11:17 UTC: We're currently working on mitigating elevated errors and intermittent failures affecting GitHub, including Pull Requests, Git Operations, and Issues. Some requests may fail or be delayed while we work to restore service. We'll provide another update as more information becomes available.
- **investigating** 2026-11-04 11:30 UTC: The degradation affecting API Requests, Git Operations, Issues and Pull Requests has been mitigated. We are monitoring to ensure stability.
- **monitoring** 2026-11-04 11:43 UTC: The degradation affecting Actions has been mitigated. We are monitoring to ensure stability.
- **resolved** 2026-11-04 11:50 UTC: This incident has been resolved. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we addressed this issue. A detailed root cause analysis will be shared as soon as it is available.

## Rewindex changes for this incident

- 2026-11-04 09:50 UTC: [Major incident: Incident with Pull Requests, Git Operations and Issues](https://rewindex.com/change/i88728c179d4df0.md)
- 2026-11-04 10:03 UTC: [Incident updated: Incident with Pull Requests, Git Operations and Issues](https://rewindex.com/change/rd745a698bcc3fd.md)
- 2026-11-04 10:43 UTC: [Incident updated: Incident with Pull Requests, Git Operations and Issues](https://rewindex.com/change/rf0cb523102dd3c.md)
- 2026-11-04 11:14 UTC: [Incident updated: Incident with Pull Requests, Git Operations and Issues](https://rewindex.com/change/r44eda2ddb7d715.md)
- 2026-11-04 11:23 UTC: [Incident updated: Incident with Pull Requests, Git Operations and Issues](https://rewindex.com/change/r676c2f1f140858.md)
- 2026-11-04 11:33 UTC: [Incident updated: Incident with Pull Requests, Git Operations and Issues](https://rewindex.com/change/r50810846a92c1d.md)
- 2026-11-04 11:53 UTC: [Incident updated: Incident with Pull Requests, Git Operations and Issues](https://rewindex.com/change/rde9895a118ad77.md)

## Cite this

Status incident (vendor impact label: major) posted by GitHub Copilot, started 2026-11-04 09:50 UTC, resolved after 2.0 h, 9 update(s); edited after publishing.

- Canonical URL: https://rewindex.com/company/github-copilot/incidents/smtdswd1h2w4
- Citation: GitHub Copilot, “Incident with Pull Requests, Git Operations and Issues” (2026-11-04 09:50 UTC). Archived by Rewindex: https://rewindex.com/company/github-copilot/incidents/smtdswd1h2w4 (CC BY 4.0).
- Markdown link: `[GitHub Copilot: Incident with Pull Requests, Git Operations and Issues (2026-11-04)](https://rewindex.com/company/github-copilot/incidents/smtdswd1h2w4)`


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