# GitHub outage on 21 October 2026

> GitHub had delays to pull request updates, webhook deliveries, Actions workflow status updates and audit log events on 21 October, with the incident open on its status page from 14:52 to 19:22 UTC (4 h 28 min). The status page's updates show pull requests recovering by 16:33 and Actions and webhooks by 16:57, while audit log delays of up to 110 minutes continued to decrease until resolution; the status page said increased load on its event streaming platform was contributing to hotspots. Coinbase, MyAnimeList, Musixmatch, OpenAI and Jira also reported problems at the same time.

- Service: [GitHub](https://stackpulse.app/services/github.md)
- Severity: critical
- Title on the status page: Delays for Pull Requests and Webhook deliveries
- Started: 2026-10-21 14:55 UTC
- Ended: 2026-10-21 19:23 UTC
- Lasted: 4 h 28 min
- Incident open on the status page: 14:52–19:22 UTC
- The status page's incident: https://stspg.io/gnnt0tx9nxmk
- Page: https://stackpulse.app/services/github/outages/2026-10-21-1455

## What broke when (UTC)

| Component | Status | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Webhooks | degraded performance | 2026-10-21 14:52 | 2026-10-21 16:57 |
| Actions | degraded performance | 2026-10-21 15:15 | 2026-10-21 16:57 |
| Pull Requests | degraded performance | 2026-10-21 14:52 | 2026-10-21 16:33 |

## At the same time

- [Coinbase](https://stackpulse.app/services/coinbase.md): issue from 2026-10-21 14:09 UTC
- [MyAnimeList](https://stackpulse.app/services/myanimelist.md): critical from 2026-10-21 14:11 UTC
- [Musixmatch](https://stackpulse.app/services/musixmatch.md): issue from 2026-10-21 14:16 UTC
- [OpenAI](https://stackpulse.app/services/openai.md): major_outage from 2026-10-21 14:18 UTC
- [Jira Work Management](https://stackpulse.app/services/jira-work-management.md): issue from 2026-10-21 14:38 UTC
- [Jira Software](https://stackpulse.app/services/jira-software.md): issue from 2026-10-21 14:40 UTC
- [Jira Service Management](https://stackpulse.app/services/jira-service-management.md): issue from 2026-10-21 14:43 UTC
- [Hudl](https://stackpulse.app/services/hudl.md): major_outage from 2026-10-21 14:50 UTC

Problems at the same time are a clue, never proof that one caused another.

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