Is GitHub Copilot Down?

GitHub Copilot relies on GitHub's infrastructure and an underlying AI model backend. Outages can affect completions, chat, or both independently.

1. Prismix: prismix.dev/service/github-copilot — live status + incident history.
2. GitHub status: githubstatus.com — GitHub's official status page, includes Copilot under "GitHub Actions" or "Other Services".
3. Community reports: Search "Copilot not working" on X/Twitter or the GitHub Community forum for real-time reports from other users.

If the status shows "Operational" but Copilot isn't working in your IDE:

• Completions not appearing in VS Code — open the Output panel → GitHub Copilot Log. A 401 means your sign-in expired. Run Sign in to GitHub Copilot from the Command Palette.
• Extension version mismatch — update the GitHub Copilot and GitHub Copilot Chat extensions. Go to Extensions → "GitHub Copilot" → check for updates.
• Proxy or firewall blocking — Copilot makes outbound HTTPS connections to copilot-proxy.githubusercontent.com. Check your corporate firewall if you're on a managed machine.
• Language not supported — Copilot works best with mainstream languages. For niche file types, completions may be sparse or absent even when the service is operational.
• Subscription lapsed — if your GitHub account's Copilot subscription expired, you'll get a 402 / subscription error in the logs. Check github.com/settings/copilot.
• JetBrains IDE issues — try restarting the IDE and checking that the plugin is enabled under Settings → Plugins.