GitHub Copilot outage on May 4 — 1h 2m disruption
May 4, 04:01 PM → May 4, 05:03 PM · 1h 2m · medium
GitHub Copilot experienced an outage, detected via user reports. The incident began on May 4, 2026, at 16:01 UTC. Service was fully restored at 17:03 UTC on the same day.
Impact
During the incident, users reported difficulties with GitHub Copilot. The majority of reports indicated slow or unresponsive service, with a smaller number of users reporting security-related issues. A total of 13 user reports were received during the 1 hour and 2 minute disruption. No specific regional impact was recorded.
Top reported issues
- Slow / unresponsive12
- Security issue1
Incident timeline
- May 4, 04:01 PM
PulseWatch detected elevated report volume (medium severity)
- May 4, 04:15 PM
Peak of 4 reports in 15 minutes (baseline 1.3)
- May 4, 04:38 PM
Status updated: possible issue
- May 4, 04:43 PM
Status updated: possible issue
- May 4, 05:03 PM
Report volume returned to baseline — incident resolved
Official updates
- May 4, 04:01 PM
GitHub Copilot status page acknowledged the incident.
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