Buildkite outage, 24 October 2026

Elevated error rates

Started
Resolved
24 Oct 2026, 23:40 UTC
Impact
Not stated
Affected
REST API, Web, Agent API, Remote MCP Server, Job Queue

Is this still happening?

No. Buildkite marked this incident resolved on 24 Oct 2026, 23:40 UTC.

Right now: Buildkite reports all systems operational. (as of 26 Oct, 03:45 UTC) Live Buildkite status

Last update from Buildkite

Between 23:16 and 23:27 we saw elevated error rates across our platform due to a scheduled database upgrade. That upgrade was not intended to cause any impact, but due to an unforeseen dependency on this database customers experienced error rates averages 2.5% during this period.

24 Oct 2026, 23:40 UTC

Read the full incident on the official Buildkite status page

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