CircleCI outage on May 4 — 1h 34m disruption
May 4, 08:13 AM → May 4, 09:47 AM · 1h 34m · critical
On May 4, 2026, CircleCI experienced a critical service disruption. This incident was detected through user reports and third-party monitoring. The issue was resolved at 09:47 UTC on May 4, 2026.
Impact
Users reported experiencing issues with CircleCI services, leading to a critical disruption. A total of 68 user reports were received during the incident, with a peak of 12 reports in a 15-minute period. The most frequently reported issue types were slow or unresponsive service, accounting for 50 reports, and API-related issues, with 18 reports. No specific regional impact was recorded during this period.
Top reported issues
- Slow / unresponsive50
- API issues18
Incident timeline
- May 4, 08:13 AM
PulseWatch detected elevated report volume (critical severity)
- May 4, 08:15 AM
Peak of 10 reports in 15 minutes (baseline 1.0)
- May 4, 08:23 AM
Status updated: major issue
- May 4, 08:28 AM
Status updated: major issue
- May 4, 08:38 AM
Status updated: major issue
- May 4, 08:43 AM
Status updated: major issue
- May 4, 08:53 AM
Status updated: major issue
- May 4, 08:58 AM
Status updated: major issue
- May 4, 09:08 AM
Status updated: major issue
- May 4, 09:13 AM
Status updated: major issue
- May 4, 09:23 AM
Status updated: major issue
- May 4, 09:28 AM
Status updated: major issue
- May 4, 09:47 AM
Report volume returned to baseline — incident resolved
Official updates
- May 4, 08:13 AM
CircleCI status page acknowledged the incident.
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