GitHub Returning 500 Errors

[horw]

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Hello!
I just noticed that my GitHub is returning a 500 error on a lot of requests today. Is there an issue with GitHub?

UPD:
I guess it's working now...
By the way, I noticed there was no other way to report an issue except through GitHub itself, which wasn't working.

Thanks, @sidiousvic, for the helpful link: https://www.githubstatus.com/

[KYEBOKWAK]

me too

[horw]

I guess it's working now...
BTW I noticed there was no other way to report an issue except through GitHub itself, which wasn't working.

[sidiousvic]

GitHub is having an incident. You can check https://www.githubstatus.com/ for updates.

500 errors are usually not your fault as a client, those would be 4XX.

[atharvlokhande7]

Hi @horw,

It looks like GitHub was experiencing a temporary issue, which is why you were seeing those 500 errors. Those types of errors typically indicate a problem on GitHub's side (server issues), not something on your end.

As you noticed, the issue seems to have resolved itself, which is great. For future reference, if you encounter similar issues, you can always check the GitHub Status Page to see if there are any ongoing incidents affecting the platform.

And you're right about reporting issues – during outages, it can be difficult to report issues directly. Luckily, once GitHub is back up, you can use their support channels to report problems or ask questions.