CircleCI outage on May 4 ", "43-minute disruption
May 4, 02:04 PM → May 4, 02:48 PM · 43 minutes · medium
On May 4, 2026, CircleCI experienced an outage that was detected through user reports. The incident lasted approximately 43 minutes. Service was fully restored by 14:48 UTC.
Impact
During the incident, users reported issues with CircleCI, primarily experiencing slow or unresponsive service and API-related problems. A total of 10 user reports were received, indicating these issues. No specific top impacted regions were recorded during this period. The disruption affected users attempting to utilize the platform's core functionalities.
Top reported issues
- Slow / unresponsive7
- API issues3
Incident timeline
- May 4, 02:04 PM
PulseWatch detected elevated report volume (medium severity)
- May 4, 02:08 PM
Status updated: major issue
- May 4, 02:13 PM
Status updated: major issue
- May 4, 02:15 PM
Peak of 4 reports in 15 minutes (baseline 1.0)
- May 4, 02:23 PM
Status updated: possible issue
- May 4, 02:28 PM
Status updated: possible issue
- May 4, 02:48 PM
Report volume returned to baseline — incident resolved
Official updates
- May 4, 02:04 PM
CircleCI status page acknowledged the incident.
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