# PyPI Elevated Error Rates

- Provider: [PyPI](https://down.guide/providers/pypi)
- Confidence: Confirmed
- Impact: Partial outage
- lasted 16m
- started 2025-04-24 12:02 UTC
- pypi.org - Backends
- id: DWN-7810123fe3
- Official page: https://stspg.io/l0d6qrw7xfpp

## Updates from PyPI
### 2025-04-24 12:02 UTC: investigating
We're investigating elevated error rates for pypi.org

### 2025-04-24 12:09 UTC: identified
We've identified an issue with database contention arising from locking.

### 2025-04-24 12:09 UTC: monitoring
The locking process has been terminated and we're monitoring as things recover.

### 2025-04-24 12:18 UTC: resolved
This incident is resolved. We're going to do some further investigation to understand what led to the lock contention.

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