Incident with Github.com
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GitHub is investigating degraded API performance, impacting some services.
GitHub is investigating reports of degraded performance for some services, specifically affecting API Requests. The incident was declared within minutes, with an initial post at 13:40 UTC on August 17, 2026, followed by an update at 13:41 UTC confirming degraded API performance. The status page indicates ongoing investigation.
What commenters are saying
Commenters express frustration with GitHub's reliability, with many noting issues are becoming chronic. Some cite skyrocketing traffic from AI tooling (14x more commits per year) as a cause, while others blame Microsoft's Azure migration. A split emerges between those considering alternatives (self-hosted GitLab, Gitea, Forgejo) and those defending GitHub's scaling challenges. One user notes API issues still allow issue creation but not webhooks. Several commenters report seeing "unicorn" error pages.