GitBook incident: API operations are slower than usual

1. monitoringOct 28, 2026, 14:28 UTC

   We have routed parts of our API connection to other regions to improve stability while this gets fixed by Cloudflare. We continue to monitor the situation as it progresses.

2. identifiedOct 28, 2026, 09:15 UTC

   Our API is responding slower than usual due to a known incident on Cloudflare. Any operations going through the affected region are slower or timing out. We are monitoring the incident closely. Cloudflare incident: <https://www.cloudflarestatus.com/incidents/snth5ero95rz>

What APIStatus.watch saw

• Oct 28, 2026, 09:19 UTCoperational → degraded

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