GitHub Actions outage on May 4 — 1h 2m disruption
May 4, 04:00 PM → May 4, 05:03 PM · 1h 2m · high
On May 4, 2026, GitHub Actions experienced a service disruption. This outage was initially detected through user reports. The issue was fully resolved by 17:03 UTC on the same day.
Impact
Users reported a range of issues during the incident, with the most common being slow or unresponsive service, accounting for 24 reports. Additionally, 6 reports indicated API-related problems, and 5 users experienced general service disruption. One report also cited a security issue. No specific regional impact was recorded during this period.
Top reported issues
- Slow / unresponsive24
- API issues6
- Service disruption5
- Security issue1
Incident timeline
- May 4, 04:00 PM
PulseWatch detected elevated report volume (high severity)
- May 4, 04:15 PM
Peak of 13 reports in 15 minutes (baseline 1.5)
- May 4, 04:38 PM
Status updated: major issue
- May 4, 04:43 PM
Status updated: major issue
- May 4, 05:03 PM
Report volume returned to baseline — incident resolved
Official updates
- May 4, 04:00 PM
GitHub Actions status page acknowledged the incident.
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