Minor impactResolvedDevOps

PyPI incident: Issues with search, logins and logged-in pages

PyPI reported this minor-impact incident on its official status page on Sep 23, 2026, 11:02 UTC. It was resolved after 6h 3m.

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Sep 23, 2026, 11:02 UTC
started
Sep 23, 2026, 17:05 UTC
resolved
6h 3m
duration
Minor
impact

Affected components

  • pypi.org - Backends
  • pypi.org - General
  1. resolvedSep 23, 2026, 17:05 UTC

    A fix has been implemented and the incident is closed.

  2. monitoringSep 23, 2026, 14:06 UTC

    The traffic has subsided and the cluster is stable. A performance fix has been drafted.

  3. investigatingSep 23, 2026, 11:02 UTC

    We are currently investigating this issue.

What APIStatus.watch saw

  • Sep 23, 2026, 11:05 UTCoperational → degraded
  • Sep 23, 2026, 14:10 UTCdegraded → operational

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PyPI incident on Sep 23, 2026: Issues with search, logins and logged-in pages · APIStatus.watch