Socket Outage History

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Socket had 44 outages in the last 2 years totaling 57h 17m of downtime — averaging 1.8 incidents per month.

There were 44 Socket outages since September 17, 2025 totaling 57h 17m of downtime. Each is summarised below — incident details, duration, and resolution information.

Source: https://status.socket.dev

Major September 5, 2026

Elevated latency and error rate on public API

Detected by Pingoru
Sep 05, 2026, 07:21 AM UTC
Resolved
Sep 05, 2026, 09:04 AM UTC
Duration
1h 43m
Affected: Socket API
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. investigating Sep 05, 2026, 07:21 AM UTC

    We are currently investigating this issue.

  2. identified Sep 05, 2026, 07:30 AM UTC

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

  3. monitoring Sep 05, 2026, 07:41 AM UTC

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

  4. resolved Sep 05, 2026, 09:04 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Major August 20, 2026

Firewall Events rejected/dropped

Detected by Pingoru
Aug 20, 2026, 11:05 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 21, 2026, 01:06 AM UTC
Duration
2h 1m
Affected: Socket API
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Aug 21, 2026, 01:22 AM UTC

    The Events collection system is incorrectly rejecting events.

  2. resolved Aug 21, 2026, 01:22 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor August 14, 2026

Socket Github App is degraded

Detected by Pingoru
Aug 14, 2026, 01:00 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 14, 2026, 01:42 PM UTC
Duration
41m
Affected: Socket for GitHub
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. identified Aug 14, 2026, 01:31 PM UTC

    We have identified an issue that is degrading Github App performance which might cause slow or stuck PR checks while we implement the fix.

  2. resolved Aug 14, 2026, 01:42 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor August 12, 2026

GitHub Service Disruption Impacting Socket Firewall Downloads

Detected by Pingoru
Aug 12, 2026, 10:02 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 12, 2026, 10:59 PM UTC
Duration
56m
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. monitoring Aug 12, 2026, 10:02 PM UTC

    GitHub is currently experiencing a service disruption that may impact customers attempting to download GitHub-hosted releases, including Socket Firewall. This is an upstream GitHub issue and does not impact the operation of existing Socket Firewall deployments. Customers attempting new installations, upgrades, or other workflows that require downloading a release from GitHub may experience failures until GitHub restores service. We are monitoring the incident and will provide updates as GitHub resolves the issue.

  2. resolved Aug 12, 2026, 10:59 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor August 4, 2026

Some events uploads slow

Detected by Pingoru
Aug 04, 2026, 09:52 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 04, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC
Duration
38m
Affected: Socket API
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. identified Aug 04, 2026, 09:52 PM UTC

    We have identified an issue causing delays in uploading events to our API.

  2. resolved Aug 04, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor August 4, 2026

Issues with pages loading in the Socket dashboard for select customers

Detected by Pingoru
Aug 04, 2026, 02:25 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 04, 2026, 09:54 PM UTC
Duration
7h 28m
Affected: Socket Dashboard
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Aug 04, 2026, 02:25 PM UTC

    We are currently investigating load errors for the dashboard overview and threat intel pages.

  2. identified Aug 04, 2026, 02:48 PM UTC

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

  3. resolved Aug 04, 2026, 09:54 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Major August 4, 2026

Elevated latency across multiple surfaces

Detected by Pingoru
Aug 04, 2026, 07:42 AM UTC
Resolved
Aug 04, 2026, 08:45 AM UTC
Duration
1h 3m
Affected: Socket APISocket for GitHubSocket WebsiteSocket DashboardPackage Pages
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Aug 04, 2026, 07:42 AM UTC

    We are currently investigating this issue.

  2. monitoring Aug 04, 2026, 08:33 AM UTC

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

  3. resolved Aug 04, 2026, 08:45 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor August 2, 2026

Degraded API Performance

Detected by Pingoru
Aug 02, 2026, 11:15 AM UTC
Resolved
Aug 02, 2026, 02:31 PM UTC
Duration
3h 16m
Affected: Socket API
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Aug 02, 2026, 01:24 PM UTC

    We are currently investigating this but you may experience slower API queries then normal

  2. monitoring Aug 02, 2026, 02:18 PM UTC

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

  3. resolved Aug 02, 2026, 02:31 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor July 30, 2026

Delayed Scan Times

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 30, 2026, 09:48 PM UTC
Resolved
Jul 30, 2026, 11:12 PM UTC
Duration
1h 23m
Affected: Socket APISocket for GitHub
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. identified Jul 30, 2026, 09:48 PM UTC

    We are investigating delayed scan times.

  2. identified Jul 30, 2026, 09:50 PM UTC

    We are continuing to work on a fix for this issue.

  3. monitoring Jul 30, 2026, 10:46 PM UTC

    We've identified the problem and deployed remediation and are monitoring system performance. Request and report latencies are restoring to normal.

  4. resolved Jul 30, 2026, 11:12 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor July 24, 2026

Degraded API performance

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 24, 2026, 12:27 PM UTC
Resolved
Jul 24, 2026, 05:59 PM UTC
Duration
5h 32m
Affected: Socket API
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. investigating Jul 24, 2026, 12:27 PM UTC

    Currently investigating degraded performance in Socket's API.

  2. identified Jul 24, 2026, 02:54 PM UTC

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

  3. monitoring Jul 24, 2026, 04:35 PM UTC

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

  4. resolved Jul 24, 2026, 05:59 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Notice July 24, 2026

Degraded api performance

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 24, 2026, 12:26 PM UTC
Resolved
Jul 24, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC
Duration
—
Timeline · 1 update
  1. resolved Jul 24, 2026, 12:26 PM UTC

    Currently investigating degraded performance to Socket's API.

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Minor July 23, 2026

Github App reports are failing

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 23, 2026, 02:41 PM UTC
Resolved
Jul 23, 2026, 03:17 PM UTC
Duration
35m
Affected: Socket for GitHub
Timeline · 5 updates
  1. investigating Jul 23, 2026, 02:41 PM UTC

    We are currently investigating this issue.

  2. investigating Jul 23, 2026, 02:59 PM UTC

    We are continuing to investigate this issue.

  3. identified Jul 23, 2026, 02:59 PM UTC

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

  4. monitoring Jul 23, 2026, 03:04 PM UTC

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

  5. resolved Jul 23, 2026, 03:17 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor July 21, 2026

Elevated latency on GitHub App and API

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 21, 2026, 11:09 PM UTC
Resolved
Jul 22, 2026, 12:28 AM UTC
Duration
1h 19m
Affected: Socket APISocket for GitHubSocket Dashboard
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. identified Jul 21, 2026, 11:09 PM UTC

    We have identified an issue that is causing elevated latency for some requests on the GitHub App and API. We are working on a fix.

  2. monitoring Jul 22, 2026, 12:11 AM UTC

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

  3. resolved Jul 22, 2026, 12:28 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor July 20, 2026

Upstream GitHub API errors impacting Socket GitHub App

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 20, 2026, 01:13 AM UTC
Resolved
Jul 20, 2026, 02:28 AM UTC
Duration
1h 14m
Affected: Socket for GitHub
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. monitoring Jul 20, 2026, 01:13 AM UTC

    We are observing elevated error rates on Socket's GitHub app due to elevated error rates originating from GitHub's API.

  2. resolved Jul 20, 2026, 02:28 AM UTC

    Upstream API requests appear to be operating normally now.

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Notice July 13, 2026

Scan error rate elevated

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 13, 2026, 11:37 PM UTC
Resolved
Jul 13, 2026, 11:00 PM UTC
Duration
—
Timeline · 1 update
  1. resolved Jul 13, 2026, 11:37 PM UTC

    Partial outage of ingesting new scans due to increased load.

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Minor July 13, 2026

Degraded GitHub App check runs

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 13, 2026, 08:24 PM UTC
Resolved
Jul 13, 2026, 11:46 PM UTC
Duration
3h 22m
Affected: Socket for GitHub
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. monitoring Jul 13, 2026, 08:24 PM UTC

    We are seeing elevated timeouts and error rates on GitHub App reports. A fix has been implemented, and we are monitoring to ensure recovery.

  2. resolved Jul 13, 2026, 11:46 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Notice July 8, 2026

Degraded GitHub App Performance

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 08, 2026, 05:29 PM UTC
Resolved
Jul 08, 2026, 05:29 PM UTC
Duration
—
Timeline · 1 update
  1. resolved Jul 08, 2026, 05:29 PM UTC

    Socket's GitHub app is experiencing degraded performance causing delayed check run indicators.

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Minor June 24, 2026

Degraded Performance for API and Integrations

Detected by Pingoru
Jun 24, 2026, 03:15 PM UTC
Resolved
Jun 24, 2026, 07:37 PM UTC
Duration
4h 21m
Affected: Socket APISocket for GitHub
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Jun 24, 2026, 03:15 PM UTC

    We are currently investigating reports of degraded API and Integration performance

  2. identified Jun 24, 2026, 04:39 PM UTC

    The issue has been identified and we are deploying fixes.

  3. resolved Jun 24, 2026, 07:37 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor June 23, 2026

Degraded scanning performance

Detected by Pingoru
Jun 23, 2026, 06:02 AM UTC
Resolved
Jun 23, 2026, 10:37 AM UTC
Duration
4h 35m
Affected: Socket APISocket for GitHub
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Jun 23, 2026, 06:02 AM UTC

    We're investigating an issue where scans are taking longer than expected to complete.

  2. monitoring Jun 23, 2026, 07:01 AM UTC

    A fix has been deployed and we're monitoring the situation. Performance may remain degraded while we clear the backlog of queued scans.

  3. resolved Jun 23, 2026, 10:37 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor June 19, 2026

Public package pages degraded

Detected by Pingoru
Jun 19, 2026, 03:09 AM UTC
Resolved
Jun 19, 2026, 04:26 AM UTC
Duration
1h 16m
Affected: Socket Website
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Jun 19, 2026, 03:09 AM UTC

    We are currently investigating an issue affecting public package pages.

  2. resolved Jun 19, 2026, 04:26 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Notice June 16, 2026

Investigating API instability

Detected by Pingoru
Jun 16, 2026, 04:15 PM UTC
Resolved
Jun 16, 2026, 04:32 PM UTC
Duration
16m
Affected: Socket API
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Jun 16, 2026, 04:15 PM UTC

    We are investigating elevated 4xx and 5xx status codes.

  2. resolved Jun 16, 2026, 04:32 PM UTC

    The issue has been resolved.

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Minor May 26, 2026

Degraded system performance

Detected by Pingoru
May 26, 2026, 05:46 PM UTC
Resolved
May 27, 2026, 02:55 AM UTC
Duration
9h 9m
Affected: Socket Dashboard
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. investigating May 26, 2026, 05:46 PM UTC

    We noticed that the page load times are increased and we are currently investigating the issue.

  2. identified May 26, 2026, 10:08 PM UTC

    We have identified a fix and it still working on it.

  3. identified May 26, 2026, 11:43 PM UTC

    We have implemented a fix, and system performance is recovering. We are continuing to monitor the system to ensure stability.

  4. resolved May 27, 2026, 02:55 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor May 25, 2026

Elevated latency on socket.dev

Detected by Pingoru
May 25, 2026, 08:44 AM UTC
Resolved
May 25, 2026, 09:31 AM UTC
Duration
47m
Affected: Socket WebsiteSocket Dashboard
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. identified May 25, 2026, 08:44 AM UTC

    We have identified elevated latency and timeouts on socket.dev caused by high request load. We are working on a solution.

  2. monitoring May 25, 2026, 09:03 AM UTC

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

  3. resolved May 25, 2026, 09:31 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor May 5, 2026

Investigating reports of API scan timeouts

Detected by Pingoru
May 05, 2026, 03:48 PM UTC
Resolved
May 05, 2026, 08:23 PM UTC
Duration
4h 34m
Affected: Socket API
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating May 05, 2026, 03:48 PM UTC

    We are currently investigating reports of timeouts through our scan APIs.

  2. monitoring May 05, 2026, 04:57 PM UTC

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

  3. resolved May 05, 2026, 08:23 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor April 29, 2026

Degraded Maven scanning performance

Detected by Pingoru
Apr 29, 2026, 07:48 PM UTC
Resolved
Apr 29, 2026, 08:47 PM UTC
Duration
58m
Affected: Package PagesJava Analysis
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Apr 29, 2026, 07:48 PM UTC

    We are currently investigating an issue affecting a subset of Maven scans.

  2. resolved Apr 29, 2026, 08:47 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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