# GitHub outage affecting Git Sync

- Provider: [GitBook](https://down.guide/gitbook)
- Level: confirmed
- Impact: Degraded
- lasted 7h 18m
- started 2026-08-17 13:56 UTC
- id: DWN-aa049bec37
- Official page: https://www.gitbookstatus.com/incidents/01M08042XKGDSETVM1B744CR8J

## Updates from GitBook
### 2026-08-17 13:56 UTC: investigating
GitHub currently has an outage with a few components that Git Sync uses to sync your content to and from GitBook. This means that some operations might not work properly while this issue is ongoing. We'll keep this status updated as soon as we have more to share.
GitHub's original status page for this incident:

### 2026-08-17 21:14 UTC: resolved
The GitHub operations should be returning to normal as its service is back online. We’ll keep monitoring for any updates to the incident.
GitHub Incident status:

---
down.guide reads providers' official status pages every minute and adds its own evidence, always labeled. Free, no account. Agents: MCP at https://down.guide/mcp, REST at https://down.guide/api/v1, feeds at https://down.guide/feed. Built by Sazabi (https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=down-guide&utm_medium=markdown).