Is GitHub down?

Operationalunchanged since 12 h ago · since 2026-09-16 11:50 UTC

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Current status
Operational
90-day uptime
99.94 %
Incidents (90d)
4
Last incident
16 h ago

Severity over 90 days

Total incident time
5 d 15 h
Average recovery
none
Longest incident
2 d 4 h

From the incidents published by the provider. Maintenance excluded.

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Incident history

Published by GitHub

Major · ongoing2026-09-16 07:20 UTC

Degradation with Gemini 3.8 Flash

Duration: 16 h 16 min · official post

The degradation affecting Copilot AI Model Providers has been mitigated. We are monitoring to ensure stability.

Minor · ongoing2026-09-15 19:11 UTC

Disruption with some GitHub services

Duration: 1 d 4 h · official post

The degradation has been mitigated. We are monitoring to ensure stability.

Minor · ongoing2026-09-15 09:47 UTC

Disruption with some GitHub services

Duration: 1 d 13 h · official post

We continue to monitor intermittent errors affecting Claude Fable 5.1 in some Copilot products and integrated development environments. Customer-facing metrics have recovered, and we are awaiting confirmation from our upstream provider that the issue will not recur. Customers can select another model or Auto in the meantime.

Minor · ongoing2026-09-14 18:40 UTC

Actions Larger Runner Jobs for some customers may be slow to start

Duration: 2 d 4 h · official post

The degradation has been mitigated. We are monitoring to ensure stability.

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Frequently asked questions

Is GitHub down right now?

As of the last check (2026-09-16 23:37 UTC), GitHub reports “Operational” on its official status page. 4 ongoing incidents, latest: Degradation with Gemini 3.8 Flash.

What is GitHub's uptime over the last 90 days?

GitHub shows 99.94% uptime over the last 90 days, across 4 published incident(s).

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