# PyPI (Python Infrastructure): PyPI workers currently paused

- Impact (vendor’s label): major
- Status: resolved
- Started: 2024-03-12 20:00 UTC · Resolved: 2024-03-12 20:41 UTC · Duration: 41 min
- Updates: 3 · Affected components: pypi.org - General, PyPI - pypi.org - General
- [Vendor status page: https://stspg.io/gg6m7xkgyqyl](https://stspg.io/gg6m7xkgyqyl)
- [Company: PyPI (Python Infrastructure)](https://rewindex.com/company/pypi.md)

## Timeline of updates

- **identified** 2024-03-12 20:00 UTC: A maintenance event requires us to pause our workers, which will delay cache purges and email delivery. We anticipate this will persist for up to 30 minutes.
- **monitoring** 2024-03-12 20:19 UTC: Workers have been restarted and are clearing backlog of enqueued tasks.
- **resolved** 2024-03-12 20:41 UTC: This incident has been resolved.

## Rewindex changes for this incident

- 2024-03-12 20:00 UTC: [Major incident: PyPI workers currently paused](https://rewindex.com/change/ie66254e6f5d6ff.md)


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