GitHub Actions Has Problems
GitHub Actions is degraded by delays assigning hosted runners and starting workflows.
GitHub's status page reported degraded GitHub Actions availability on October 5, 2026. Investigators attributed the problem to delays assigning GitHub-hosted runners, which slowed workflow start times across multiple runner configurations. Teams said they were mitigating the impact and would post further updates. The notices describe an operational incident and do not mention a security cause.
- GitHub reported degraded Actions performance starting October 5, 2026.
- Hosted-runner assignment delays slowed workflow starts across configurations.
- No security cause or customer data impact was stated.
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Update
Actions is experiencing degraded availability. We are continuing to investigate.
Posted Oct 05, 2026 - 20:47 UTC
Update
We’re continuing to investigate job failures and delays affecting GitHub-hosted runner assignment and workflow start times. Our teams are actively working to mitigate the impact and will provide another update as we learn more.
Posted Oct 05, 2026 - 20:39 UTC
Update
We’re still investigating delays in assigning GitHub-hosted runners, affecting workflow start times across multiple runner configurations. Our teams are working to mitigate the impact; we’ll share another update as we learn more.
Posted Oct 05, 2026 - 19:50 UTC
Update
We’re investigating an issue causing delays when assigning GitHub-hosted runners to Actions jobs. Some workflows may take longer to start across runner configurations. Our teams are working to mitigate the issue, and we’ll provide an update as we learn more.
Posted Oct 05, 2026 - 19:15 UTC
Investigating
We are investigating reports of degraded performance for Actions
Posted Oct 05, 2026 - 19:11 UTC
This incident affects: Actions.
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