GitBook incident: GitHub outage affecting Git Sync

1. resolvedAug 17, 2026, 21:14 UTC

   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: <https://www.githubstatus.com/incidents/zkxwbgr0cnmx>

2. investigatingAug 17, 2026, 13:56 UTC

   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: <https://www.githubstatus.com/incidents/zkxwbgr0cnmx>

What APIStatus.watch saw

Our 5-minute checks didn't record a change in GitBook's overall status around this incident. Smaller or regional incidents often leave a provider's overall status green.

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