GitHub outage — August 5, 2026
Some Copilot Cloud Agent jobs not starting
GitHub’s API & Webhooks was disrupted for 1h 31m on August 5, 2026.
Key facts
| Detected | August 5, 2026 · 11:53 UTC |
| Confirmed | 11:53 UTC |
| Resolved | 13:24 UTC |
| Duration | 1h 31m |
| Service | API & Webhooks |
| Official record | https://stspg.io/kxdh3hfxm3zl |
Timeline
- 11:53Z
Detected · Signal
1 crowd signal for API & Webhooks on GITHUB crossed the signal threshold. - 11:53Z
Confirmed · Official
An official GITHUB status-page notice corroborated the event the same cycle. - 13:24Z
Resolved
Signal volume fell back below the threshold; the event was closed.
How this was detected
1 independent evidence class for api on GITHUB. 1 crowd report across bluesky (single platform — not corroborating), z=+0.4σ vs the cell baseline. Official notice confirms it.