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

> GitHub reported major degraded performance affecting Git Operations, Issues, Pull Requests and Actions, starting 2026-11-04 09:50 UTC. The incident was still open when archived, open for 0 min at the last update; GitHub was investigating and had stated no cause or fix.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/company/github/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](https://rewindex.com/company/github.md)

## Summary

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

- [Incident with Pull Requests, Git Operations and Issues](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50363378): 264 points, 133 comments, posted 2026-11-04 10:00 UTC, posted 9 min after the vendor’s first update
- [Tell HN: GitHub Is Down](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50363274): 29 points, 16 comments, posted 2026-11-04 09:50 UTC, posted 1 min before 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/i4bb3c9de5d5208.md)
- 2026-11-04 10:03 UTC: [Incident updated: Incident with Pull Requests, Git Operations and Issues](https://rewindex.com/change/r815fc4b1b5d853.md)
- 2026-11-04 10:43 UTC: [Incident updated: Incident with Pull Requests, Git Operations and Issues](https://rewindex.com/change/r20ea415302701a.md)
- 2026-11-04 11:14 UTC: [Incident updated: Incident with Pull Requests, Git Operations and Issues](https://rewindex.com/change/r27ecbb71dc414b.md)
- 2026-11-04 11:23 UTC: [Incident updated: Incident with Pull Requests, Git Operations and Issues](https://rewindex.com/change/r175c80bf05ae39.md)
- 2026-11-04 11:33 UTC: [Incident updated: Incident with Pull Requests, Git Operations and Issues](https://rewindex.com/change/r6c3014061ffed2.md)
- 2026-11-04 11:53 UTC: [Incident updated: Incident with Pull Requests, Git Operations and Issues](https://rewindex.com/change/r4edb48fef1b86c.md)

## Cite this

Status incident (vendor impact label: major) posted by GitHub, 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/incidents/smtdswd1h2w4
- Citation: GitHub, “Incident with Pull Requests, Git Operations and Issues” (2026-11-04 09:50 UTC). Archived by Rewindex: https://rewindex.com/company/github/incidents/smtdswd1h2w4 (CC BY 4.0).
- Markdown link: `[GitHub: Incident with Pull Requests, Git Operations and Issues (2026-11-04)](https://rewindex.com/company/github/incidents/smtdswd1h2w4)`


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