# GitLab: Commits API Returning Errors

- Impact (vendor’s label): minor
- Status: resolved
- Started: 2025-12-08 19:40 UTC · Resolved: 2025-12-09 12:41 UTC · Duration: 17 h
- Updates: 7 · Affected components: API
- [Vendor status page: https://status.gitlab.com/pages/incident/5b36dc6502d06804c08349f7/693729a887523405ed0d6bbf](https://status.gitlab.com/pages/incident/5b36dc6502d06804c08349f7/693729a887523405ed0d6bbf)
- [Company: GitLab](https://rewindex.com/company/gitlab.md)

## Timeline of updates

- **investigating** 2025-12-08 19:40 UTC: We are investigating an issue in which requests to the Commits API is returning status code 400. Git operations remain operational. Details in https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/issues/20963.
- **identified** 2025-12-08 20:25 UTC: We've identified that a recent deployment introduced the issue and are currently investigating mitigation options. Details in https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/issues/20963.
- **identified** 2025-12-08 20:59 UTC: After a rollback we've observed that the error rate has subsided, mitigating the issue. We're now focused on shipping a permanent fix for the issue. Details in https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/issues/20963.
- **identified** 2025-12-08 22:49 UTC: Development of the fix is ongoing and the issue remains mitigated in production on GitLab.com. We will provide another update in one hour. Details in https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/issues/20963.
- **monitoring** 2025-12-09 00:05 UTC: No material updates to provide. Development of the fix is progressing. We will provide another update within the next two hours. Details in https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/issues/20963.
- **identified** 2025-12-09 01:28 UTC: Development of the fix is complete and has been merged, we are now awaiting deployment to production. We will provide a further update once deployment is complete. Details in https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/issues/20963
- **resolved** 2025-12-09 12:41 UTC: The deployment is finished. We are marking this incident as solved.


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