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Disruption with Login and Release Asset downloads

ResolvedmajorOfficial source confirmedFirst recorded update Aug 12, 2026, 09:39 PM · Resolved Aug 12, 2026, 10:56 PM

On August 12 and 13, 2026, some anonymous (logged-out) requests to github.com experienced HTTP 5xx errors when loading pages like the sign-in page, and when downloading release assets, due to an unusual traffic pattern that repeatedly overloaded a part of our infrastructure that serves these types of requests. There were three windows of impact: (1) August 12 from 16:34 to 18:34 UTC, with an average error rate of 16.16% that peaked at 28.6%; (2) August 12 from 19:00 to 22:56 UTC, with an average error rate of 16.55% that peaked at 24.18%; and (3) August 13 from 06:19 to 08:05 UTC, with an...

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  1. Aug 12, 2026, 10:56 PM
    Disruption with Login and Release Asset downloads

    On August 12 and 13, 2026, some anonymous (logged-out) requests to github.com experienced HTTP 5xx errors when loading pages like the sign-in page, and when downloading release assets, due to an unusual traffic pattern that repeatedly overloaded a part of our infrastructure that serves these types of requests. There were three windows of impact: (1) August 12 from 16:34 to 18:34 UTC, with an average error rate of 16.16% that peaked at 28.6%; (2) August 12 from 19:00 to 22:56 UTC, with an average error rate of 16.55% that peaked at 24.18%; and (3) August 13 from 06:19 to 08:05 UTC, with an aver

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  2. Aug 12, 2026, 10:22 PM
    Disruption with Login and Release Asset downloads

    We have identified the root cause and are working on mitigation. Errors on the login page and downloading release assets have decreased, but we are not fully mitigated. We will continue to provide updates.

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  3. Aug 12, 2026, 09:43 PM
    Disruption with Login and Release Asset downloads

    We are investigating issues with Login and when downloading Release Assets. We will continue to keep users updated on progress towards mitigation.

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  4. Aug 12, 2026, 09:39 PM
    Disruption with Login and Release Asset downloads

    We are investigating reports of impacted performance for some GitHub services.

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