# PyPI (Python Infrastructure): Intermittent outages in PyPI backends.

- Impact (vendor’s label): minor
- Status: resolved
- Started: 2023-08-17 15:00 UTC · Resolved: 2023-08-17 15:08 UTC · Duration: 8 min
- Updates: 3 · Affected components: pypi.org - Backends, PyPI - pypi.org - Backends
- [Vendor status page: https://stspg.io/z29lnnfjbtbp](https://stspg.io/z29lnnfjbtbp)
- [Company: PyPI (Python Infrastructure)](https://rewindex.com/company/pypi.md)

## Timeline of updates

- **identified** 2023-08-17 15:00 UTC: A slow migration PyPI admins are attempting to apply is causing database contention leading to intermittent outages in the PyPI backends. We are working on mitigating the impact to end users.
- **monitoring** 2023-08-17 15:05 UTC: The migration has been completed and we are monitoring to ensure stability.
- **resolved** 2023-08-17 15:08 UTC: This incident has been resolved.


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