GitHub API Requests Degraded: Investigating Performance Issues

Incident with Github.com

GitHub is currently experiencing degraded performance on API Requests. The company has posted an incident report on its status page, noting that they are investigating reports of impacted performance for some GitHub services. The incident was first reported at 13:40 UTC on August 17, 2026, and an update was posted a minute later. Users may encounter slower response times or errors when making API calls. GitHub has not yet provided a timeline for resolution.