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GitLab: Intermittent 500 on GitLab.com

Investigating(done)
Trending(skipped)
Workaround available(skipped)
Resolved(done)
Archived

Executive summary

Intermittent HTTP 500 errors are occurring on GitLab.com, affecting projects and groups using GitLab Secrets Manager. A mitigation has been applied and monitoring is ongoing.

No verified workaround yet

This incident was resolved upstream without a reported workaround.

Official fix

Technical root cause

Under active investigation. No report has identified a root cause yet.

Evidence

1 report · 1 StatusShow

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Status First report18 days ago
Intermittent 500 on GitLab.com(opens official status page in a new tab)
October 20, 2026 07:08 UTC Investigating - We're investigating intermittent HTTP 503 errors when opening project pages. At this time, this issue only occurs in specific projects. More details at: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/23288 October 20, 2026 07:37 UTC Monitoring - This issue affects projects and groups using GitLab Secrets Manager. Users saw HTTP 500 errors, not 503 as previously stated. A mitigation has been applied and we're monitoring. Details:…
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Timeline

First report on status pageOct 20, 09:55 UTC
Intermittent 500 on GitLab.com
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Official statementOct 20, 09:55 UTC
October 20, 2026 07:08 UTC Investigating - We're investigating intermittent HTTP 503 errors when opening project pages.
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Status changedOct 20, 09:55 UTC
Status changed: new → archived (resolved more than 14 days ago).