GitHub reported an active service incident on November 4, 2026, affecting Git Operations, Issues, Pull Requests, and Actions. At 09:49 UTC, the company began investigating reports of degraded performance across Git Operations, Issues, and Pull Requests. One minute later, it added that Actions was experiencing degraded performance. At 09:53 UTC, GitHub specifically reported degraded availability for Pull Requests and said its investigation was continuing.
The updates indicate that users could encounter slower-than-usual behavior or reduced reliability when using these development and collaboration services. Git operations, issue tracking, pull request workflows, and Actions were all listed as affected, though the available information does not specify which particular functions failed or how many users or repositories were impacted. GitHub did not provide a cause, an estimate for restoration, or details about mitigation. The latest update in the report still described the situation as under investigation, with Pull Requests experiencing degraded availability; no resolution or recovery notice was included.
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