# PyPI (Python Infrastructure): PyPI Elevated Error Rates

- Impact (vendor’s label): major
- Status: resolved
- Started: 2025-04-24 12:02 UTC · Resolved: 2025-04-24 12:18 UTC · Duration: 16 min
- Updates: 4 · Affected components: pypi.org - Backends, PyPI - pypi.org - Backends
- [Vendor status page: https://stspg.io/l0d6qrw7xfpp](https://stspg.io/l0d6qrw7xfpp)
- [Company: PyPI (Python Infrastructure)](https://rewindex.com/company/pypi.md)

## Timeline of updates

- **investigating** 2025-04-24 12:02 UTC: We're investigating elevated error rates for pypi.org
- **identified** 2025-04-24 12:09 UTC: We've identified an issue with database contention arising from locking.
- **monitoring** 2025-04-24 12:09 UTC: The locking process has been terminated and we're monitoring as things recover.
- **resolved** 2025-04-24 12:18 UTC: This incident is resolved. We're going to do some further investigation to understand what led to the lock contention.

## Rewindex changes for this incident

- 2025-04-24 12:02 UTC: [Major incident: PyPI Elevated Error Rates](https://rewindex.com/change/i7b3e264dbf7dd3.md)


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