# Incident with Pull Requests, Git Operations and Issues

- HackerByte page: <https://hackerbyte.net/en/stories/an-incident-experienced-by-github-involving-pull-requests-git-operations-and-iss-50363378>
- Original source: <https://www.githubstatus.com/incidents/smtdswd1h2w4>
- Hacker News discussion: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50363378>
- Submitted to Hacker News: 2026-11-04T10:00:06.000Z

An incident experienced by GitHub involving Pull Requests, Git operations, and Issue tracking.

## AI-generated summary

GitHub experienced a widespread incident on November 4, 2026, affecting core services including Git operations, API requests, Issues, Pull Requests, and Actions. The degradation began with reports of degraded performance and failures, leading to intermittent errors and delays for users. The issue was gradually mitigated and ultimately resolved.

## Key points

- GitHub experienced a significant incident on November 4, 2026.
- Affected services included Git operations, API requests, Issues, Pull Requests, and Actions.
- Users encountered degraded performance, elevated errors, and intermittent failures.
- The incident was progressively mitigated starting around 11:17 UTC.
- The issue was fully resolved by 11:50 UTC, with a root cause analysis to follow.