# npm outage on 22 October 2026

> On 22 October, npm had a major outage affecting package installation, package publishing and the www.npmjs.com website, with the incident open from 02:33 to 04:24 UTC (1 h 51 min). The status page showed the affected components in major outage from 02:33 (02:37 for the website) until 04:10, when it reported a fix was in place and began monitoring before marking the incident resolved at 04:24. OpenAI, Musixmatch, Notion, Asana, Claude and Supabase also reported problems during the same period.

- Service: [npm](https://stackpulse.app/services/npm.md)
- Severity: major_outage
- Title on the status page: Degraded Package Install and Publishing
- Started: 2026-10-22 02:33 UTC
- Ended: 2026-10-22 04:24 UTC
- Lasted: 1 h 51 min
- Incident open on the status page: 02:33–04:24 UTC
- The status page's incident: https://stspg.io/fr89w5qkp7j4
- Page: https://stackpulse.app/services/npm/outages/2026-10-22-0233

## What broke when (UTC)

| Component | Status | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Package installation | degraded performance | 2026-10-22 02:33 | 2026-10-22 02:37 |
| Package installation | partial outage | 2026-10-22 02:37 | 2026-10-22 04:10 |
| Package publishing | degraded performance | 2026-10-22 02:33 | 2026-10-22 02:37 |
| Package publishing | partial outage | 2026-10-22 02:37 | 2026-10-22 04:10 |
| www.npmjs.com website | partial outage | 2026-10-22 02:37 | 2026-10-22 04:10 |

## At the same time

- [OpenAI](https://stackpulse.app/services/openai.md): issue from 2026-10-22 02:19 UTC
- [Musixmatch](https://stackpulse.app/services/musixmatch.md): issue from 2026-10-22 02:33 UTC
- [Notion](https://stackpulse.app/services/notion.md): major_outage from 2026-10-22 03:23 UTC
- [Asana](https://stackpulse.app/services/asana.md): issue from 2026-10-22 03:51 UTC
- [Claude](https://stackpulse.app/services/claude.md): issue from 2026-10-22 03:51 UTC
- [Supabase](https://stackpulse.app/services/supabase.md): major_outage from 2026-10-22 03:53 UTC

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

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