Is GitHub down right now?

Yes. On 17 August 2026 GitHub displayed the Unicorn error on github.com/login: No server is currently available to service your request.

Why does GitHub show a unicorn when it is down?

GitHub’s classic outage page uses a frustrated unicorn illustration with the message that no server is available. It usually appears during platform-wide incidents affecting login, git push, pull requests and GitHub Actions.

What should developers do while GitHub is down?

Keep working locally, avoid force-pushing when the service returns, check githubstatus.com, and use local git history. Teams with CI on GitHub Actions should pause releases until status is green.

Outage confirmed

GitHub is down right now

Updated 17 August 2026, 7:15 PM IST · Captured from github.com/login · GitHub Unicorn error

Searching is GitHub down? GitHub is currently returning a platform error instead of login. The official message: “No server is currently available to service your request.” Repos, pull requests, GitHub Actions and gist are likely affected until GitHub restores capacity.

GitHub down screenshot 17 August 2026: Unicorn error on github.com/login saying no server is currently available to service your request — Live capture of the GitHub Unicorn outage page — github.com/login, 17 Aug 2026.

What this GitHub outage means

Login and OAuth on github.com may fail (this screenshot is from /login).
git push, git pull and clone can stall or time out.
GitHub Actions, Packages and Codespaces often go down with the same incident.
Status checks: githubstatus.com and @githubstatus.

What to do while GitHub is not working

Keep coding locally. Commit on your machine. Do not hammer refresh on login — wait for GitHub Status to recover, then pull before you push. If your product depends on GitHub for CI, pause production deploys until the incident clears.

Still shipping while GitHub sleeps

Prismswift is a software company in India building apps, websites, APIs and SaaS — including DBuddyZ WhatsApp OTP and custom product engineering. Outages like this are why serious teams keep local backups, staging servers and a delivery partner who does not freeze when a cloud tool blinks.

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GitHub down — FAQ

Is GitHub down today (17 August 2026)?

Yes. This page documents a confirmed Unicorn error on github.com/login at 7:15 PM IST.

Is this the same as GitHub Status?

This is an independent capture for developers searching “GitHub down”. For GitHub’s own incident timeline use githubstatus.com.

Will my code be lost?

No — local git history stays on your laptop. Only remote sync to GitHub is blocked during the outage.