How often is GitHub Actions API down?

In the monitoring period, GitHub Actions API has had 7 incidents, with an average duration of 226 minutes.

What is the average uptime of GitHub Actions API in 2026?

The 30-day uptime for GitHub Actions API is 100.00%. This is measured by Probecast's independent monitoring from 4 global regions.

How do I get alerted when GitHub Actions API has an incident?

Create a free Probecast account, add GitHub Actions API to your monitoring stack and configure alerts via email, Slack, Microsoft Teams, WhatsApp or custom webhooks.

Which region has the fastest GitHub Actions API response times?

Currently, Asia Pacific has the fastest response times for GitHub Actions API at 21ms.

What endpoint does Probecast monitor for GitHub Actions API?

Probecast monitors GET https://api.github.com/rate_limit for GitHub Actions API. Health checks run every 5 minutes from 4 global regions.

No longer actively monitored.This service has been removed from Probecast's catalog — it may have been discontinued, renamed or replaced. Historical incident data is preserved below for reference.

GitHub Actions API

OperationalLast checked: —

Developer Tools·GitHub

Stack Health Score

Score = 30-day uptime − penalties
Latency >500ms: −2 | >1000ms: −5
Outages this month: −2 each
Degradations this month: −1 each

100.0/100

Uptime · Latency · Incidents

100.00%

UptimePercentage of time the API was available.
Only DOWN status impacts this metric.

51ms

Avg Latency

1,000+

APIs monitored

Outages

Degradations

This Month

+7 reported by provider

About GitHub's GitHub Actions API

GitHub's GitHub Actions API triggers, monitors, and manages GitHub Actions workflow runs programmatically. GitHub Actions launched in 2018 and is the most widely adopted CI/CD automation platform.. The GitHub Actions API is used by developers worldwide for workflow triggers, run monitoring, artifact access, secret management, CI/CD automation.

Probecast monitors the GitHub Actions API from 4 global regions (US West, US East, Europe, Asia Pacific) every 300 minutes, tracking uptime, latency and regional availability. Our real-time monitoring helps developers and teams understand the current health of GitHub's GitHub Actions API and get alerted the moment service degrades.

Why monitor GitHub Actions API?

If your product depends on GitHub Actions API for critical features, an outage on GitHub's side is an outage on your product. Probecast detects GitHub Actions API incidents before your users do, giving you time to communicate with customers, fall back to alternative services or pause background jobs gracefully.

Current status

As of the latest check, GitHub Actions API is operational. The 30-day uptime is 100.00%, with 0 incidents recorded this month. Average response latency across all regions is 51ms.