GitHub is having troubles

Development
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In each branch, the following message is above the folder list
Cannot retrieve latest commit at this time.

clicking the Issues and PRs churns for a while, then shows:

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from GitHub Status, polled @ 13:31:15 UTC

Update - We are experiencing high error rates around 20% for web experiences and api traffic. Archive downloads and raw repository content downloads are experiencing an approximate 50% error rate. SAML and OIDC authentication, SCIM, and Team Sync are also impacted. Investigations are on-going and we will continue to provide updates as we discover more information.
Aug 17, 2026 - 14:24 UTC

Update - We are experiencing high error rates around 20% for web experiences and api traffic. Archive downloads and raw repository content downloads are experiencing an approximate 50% error rate. Investigations are on-going into the root cause, and updates will continue to be provided as we investigate.
Aug 17, 2026 - 14:04 UTC

Update - Pull Requests is experiencing degraded performance. We are continuing to investigate.
Aug 17, 2026 - 13:58 UTC

Update - Issues is experiencing degraded performance. We are continuing to investigate.
Aug 17, 2026 - 13:46 UTC

Update - We are seeing an approximate 20% error rate across numerous experiences including Pull Requests, Issues, and others. Investigations are currently under way and we will be posting updates as they become available
Aug 17, 2026 - 13:45 UTC

Update - Webhooks is experiencing degraded performance. We are continuing to investigate.
Aug 17, 2026 - 13:44 UTC

Update - Actions is experiencing degraded performance. We are continuing to investigate.
Aug 17, 2026 - 13:42 UTC

Update - API Requests is experiencing degraded performance. We are continuing to investigate.
Aug 17, 2026 - 13:41 UTC

Investigating - We are investigating reports of impacted performance for some GitHub services.
Aug 17, 2026 - 13:40 UTC

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I just got into my repositories, the Gramps repositories and my most recent pull request with no issues.

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I am seeing the same behavior in your repos (ex. GitHub - DaveSch-gramps/My-Gramps-Theme · GitHub ) :

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Clicking “Issues” churns for a while before showing that pink unicorn error.

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Okay. It is deeper within repositories that the issue is manifesting. It is the actual commits that GitHub is unable to retrieve.

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Issues with Github & Copilot

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Shows resolved.

Resolved This incident has been resolved. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we addressed this issue. A detailed root cause analysis will be shared as soon as it is available. Posted 5 hours ago. Aug 17, 2026 - 21:15 UTC