# GitHub: Increase in timeouts for some unauthenticated users

> GitHub reports timeouts for some unauthenticated users on API Requests. GitHub identified a problem component and redeployed it. The incident is resolved. It lasted 1 hour and 57 minutes.

- Provider: [GitHub](https://outages.live/github.md)
- Type: Incident
- State: Resolved
- Worst impact: Degraded performance
- Started: 2026-11-08 10:36 UTC
- Resolved: 2026-11-08 12:32 UTC (lasted 1 h 57 min)
- Components: API Requests
- Official update: https://stspg.io/5yt31mfmyc6p

## Updates from GitHub

### resolved, 2026-11-08 12:32 UTC

This incident has been resolved. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we addressed this issue. A detailed root cause analysis will be shared as soon as it is available.

### monitoring, 2026-11-08 12:30 UTC

The degradation has been mitigated. We are monitoring to ensure stability.

### investigating, 2026-11-08 11:57 UTC

The degradation affecting API Requests has been mitigated. We are monitoring to ensure stability.

### investigating, 2026-11-08 11:51 UTC

We've identified a problematic component and are working to redeploy it.

### investigating, 2026-11-08 11:24 UTC

API Requests is experiencing degraded performance. We are continuing to investigate.

### investigating, 2026-11-08 11:18 UTC

We are continuing to investigate degraded performance primarily for unauthenticated users.

### investigating, 2026-11-08 10:36 UTC

We are investigating reports of impacted performance for some GitHub services.