# Database load issues with control plane

- Provider: [Braintrust](https://down.guide/providers/braintrust)
- Confidence: Confirmed
- Impact: Major outage
- lasted 1h 16m
- started 2026-03-20 23:07 UTC
- id: DWN-d7e038f222
- Official page: https://status.braintrust.dev/incidents/01KM6R28MSWRM0SSNG2STQJT08

## Updates from Braintrust
### 2026-03-20 23:07 UTC: investigating
The control plane is experiencing very high load.

### 2026-03-20 23:14 UTC: monitoring
Error rates have recovered by database usage is still high.

### 2026-03-21 00:09 UTC: monitoring
Database size is being increased. This will cause a short outage.

### 2026-03-21 00:15 UTC: monitoring
DB upgrade complete. CPU usage appears to be at normal levels. Monitoring for now.

### 2026-03-21 00:23 UTC: resolved
Load issues have subsided

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