# PostHog: MCP: elevated API error rates

- Provider: [PostHog](https://outages.live/posthog.md)
- Type: Incident
- State: Resolved
- Worst impact: Degraded performance
- Started: 2026-08-20 16:05 UTC
- Resolved: 2026-08-20 16:55 UTC (lasted 50 min)
- Components: MCP Server
- Official update: https://www.posthogstatus.com/incidents/01M0FYQEQP9W928856DPRCS24F

## Updates from PostHog

### resolved, 2026-08-20 16:55 UTC

The MCP server operated normally throughout, and the elevated error rate was due to rate-limit responses to a few projects with unusually high request volume.

### investigating, 2026-08-20 16:05 UTC

We’re investigating elevated MCP error rates impacting parts of the application.