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GitLab: Code search errors on GitLab.com

Affected components: APIWebsite

Timeline of updates

1. investigating2025-10-10 05:56 UTC

   We are currently investigating HTTP 500 errors affecting code search functionality on GitLab.com. Users may experience failures when searching code in repositories.

2. investigating2025-10-10 06:26 UTC

   Our team is still investigating this issue. More details here: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/issues/20706

3. investigating2025-10-10 07:08 UTC

   No material updates to report. Our team is still investigating this issue. More details here: gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/issues/20706

4. identified2025-10-10 08:01 UTC

   A recent change has been confirmed as the cause of this issue. Our team is working on reverting the change. More details here: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/issues/20706

5. monitoring2025-10-10 08:54 UTC

   This incident has been mitigated. More information can be found in gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/issues/20706.

6. monitoring2025-10-10 11:03 UTC

   We are in the process of releasing an update that should resolve issues with exact code search. For more information see gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/issues/20706.

7. resolved2025-10-10 12:44 UTC

   This incident has been resolved and exact code search is now operational. For more information see gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/issues/20706.

Rewindex changes for this incident

• Major incident: Code search errors on GitLab.com 2025-10-10 05:56 UTC

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