How often is GitHub down?

In the monitoring period, GitHub has had 8 incidents, with an average duration of 141 minutes.

What is the average uptime of GitHub in 2026?

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

How do I get alerted when GitHub has an incident?

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

Which region has the fastest GitHub response times?

Currently, Asia Pacific has the fastest response times for GitHub at 24ms.

What endpoint does Probecast monitor for GitHub?

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

GitHub

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.

65ms

Avg Latency

1,000+

APIs monitored

Outages

Degradations

This Month

+8 reported by provider

About GitHub's GitHub

GitHub's GitHub manages repositories, pull requests, issues, and automation across GitHub's platform. GitHub was founded in 2008 and was acquired by Microsoft in 2018 for $7.5 billion.. The GitHub is used by developers worldwide for repository management, pull requests, issue tracking, webhook automation, release management.

Probecast monitors the GitHub 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 and get alerted the moment service degrades.

Why monitor GitHub?

If your product depends on GitHub for critical features, an outage on GitHub's side is an outage on your product. Probecast detects GitHub 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 is operational. The 30-day uptime is 100.00%, with 0 incidents recorded this month. Average response latency across all regions is 65ms.