The August 17 outage, and the work ahead
An update on the August 17 outage and the steps we’re taking to improve reliability.
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An update on the August 17 outage and the steps we’re taking to improve reliability.
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GitHub Universe is back: returning to the historic Fort Mason Center in San Francisco on October 28–29, 2026.
At Microsoft Build 2026, GitHub introduced new tools, updates, and surfaces so agents can work the way you already work.
In July, we experienced eight incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.
In June, we experienced six incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.
In May, we experienced nine incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.
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In April, we experienced 10 incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.
Starting June 1, our lineup of individual plans will update based on your feedback.
Here’s what we’ve done—and what we’re still doing—to improve our availability and reliability.
Starting June 1, your Copilot usage will consume GitHub AI Credits.
We’re making these changes to ensure a reliable and predictable experience for existing customers.
Changes to the status page will provide more specific data, so you’ll have better insight into the overall health of the platform.
In March, we experienced four incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.
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From April 24 onward, interaction data—specifically inputs, outputs, code snippets, and associated context—from Copilot Free, Pro, and Pro+ users will be used to train and improve our AI models unless they opt out.
In February, we experienced six incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.
GitHub recently experienced several availability incidents. We understand the impact these outages have on our customers and are sharing details on the stabilization work we’re prioritizing right now.
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