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GitHub · Developer toolsApr 9, 2026, 04:42 UTC

Disruption with GitHub notifications

MinorNot disclosedUpdated 18h ago
Apr 9, 04:42 UTCApr 9, 04:57 UTC
Duration
15m
Impact
Minor
Root cause
Not disclosed
GitHub, 90 days
68 incidents
Affected
Not listed by the vendor.
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Final update

On April 9, 2026, between 03:22 UTC and 04:49 UTC, GitHub Notifications experienced degraded availability. During this time, approximately 45% of requests to the notifications service returned errors, with a peak error rate of approximately 54%, preventing affected users from successfully viewing or interacting with their notifications service. The issue was identified and resolved, restoring the service to full availability. We are working to improve our metrics to reduce time to detection and mitigation for similar issues in the future.

Timeline

  1. Resolved · Apr 9, 04:57 UTC
    On April 9, 2026, between 03:22 UTC and 04:49 UTC, GitHub Notifications experienced degraded availability. During this time, approximately 45% of requests to the notifications service returned errors, with a peak error rate of approximately 54%, preventing affected users from successfully viewing or interacting with their notifications service. The issue was identified and resolved, restoring the service to full availability. We are working to improve our metrics to reduce time to detection and mitigation for similar issues in the future.

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