ReadMe outage: Elevated 503 Errors and Documentation Availability

Affected components

• Admin Dashboard
• ReadMe Hubs

1. resolvedOct 23, 2026, 16:09 UTC

   This incident has been resolved.

2. monitoringOct 23, 2026, 16:07 UTC

   A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

3. identifiedOct 23, 2026, 15:47 UTC

   The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

4. investigatingOct 23, 2026, 15:46 UTC

   We are continuing to investigate this issue.

5. investigatingOct 23, 2026, 15:46 UTC

   We're currently investigating an issue causing elevated 503 errors and timeouts when loading documentation pages.

What APIStatus.watch saw

• Oct 23, 2026, 15:48 UTCoperational → degraded
• Oct 23, 2026, 16:13 UTCdegraded → operational

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How often does ReadMe have incidents?

ReadMe reported 5 incidents in the last 90 days, 3 of them major or critical. A typical incident lasted 23 min. See ReadMe's uptime and incident history