# CircleCI: GitHub service degradation may impact customers using GitHub

- Provider: [CircleCI](https://outages.cc/circleci.md)
- Type: Incident
- State: Resolved
- Worst impact: Degraded performance
- Started: 2026-08-12 16:33 UTC
- Resolved: 2026-08-12 16:43 UTC (lasted 10 min)
- Components: Pipelines & Workflows
- Official update: https://stspg.io/5n5fpq53kkhh

## Updates from CircleCI

### resolved, 2026-08-12 16:43 UTC

The issue impacting customers who use GitHub as their VCS while GitHub was undergoing a service degradation (https://www.githubstatus.com/incidents/76t89hbfb09h) has now been resolved. GitHub has resolved the underlying issue and the affected functionality has returned to normal. We thank you for your patience.

### identified, 2026-08-12 16:33 UTC

GitHub is currently experiencing a service degradation (https://www.githubstatus.com/incidents/76t89hbfb09h). Customers who use GitHub as their VCS may experience impact to their CircleCI platform experience as a result, impacting checkout and workflows. We will provide another update as we have more information to share. Thank you for your patience.