BREAKING: Sentry MINOR ⚠️ Github Integration Webhook processing delay [hsxmtdc6m5dv]

Sentry Github Integration webhooks are experiencing processing delays. Immediate workarounds for indie hackers inside.

BREAKING: Sentry Github Integration Webhook Delays ⚠️

Status: Identified | Severity: MINOR | Impact: Partial Disruption

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What's Down & Who's Affected

Sentry's Github Integration webhook processing is currently experiencing delays. This means:

Github issue linking in Sentry is delayed or not updating in real-time

Commit tracking from Github may lag by 5-30+ minutes

Release tracking tied to Github commits is affected

Suspect commits feature may show stale data

Who's impacted: Any indie hacker using Sentry + Github integration for error tracking and release correlation.

What's working fine: Error capture, alerting, dashboards, and non-Github features are operating normally.

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Immediate Workarounds (Do This Now)

1. Disable Auto-Linking Temporarily

Go to Project Settings → Integrations → Github and toggle off webhook processing if you don't need real-time updates. Re-enable once resolved.

2. Manual Release Tracking

If you rely on automatic Github commit detection, use Sentry's CLI instead: ```bash sentry-cli releases set-commits <release> --commit <repo>@<commit-sha> ```

3. Batch Your Issue Links

Instead of relying on webhooks, manually link issues when needed via Sentry's UI. Go to Issue Detail → Link Issue → Github.

4. Use Sentry CLI for Deployments

Skip the webhook dependency: ```bash sentry-cli releases create <version> sentry-cli releases deploy <version> -e production ```

5. Email Alerts Still Working

Your alert rules aren't affected. Sentry will still notify you of errors—just Github linking will be delayed.

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How to Check If Your Project Is Affected

1. Go to any recent error in Sentry 2. Scroll to "Suspect Commits" section 3. Check the timestamp—is it older than 10 minutes? 4. Go to Project Settings → Integrations → Github 5. Click "View Error Log"—you'll see processing failures with timestamps

Quick test: Push a commit with a Sentry release, create an error. If Github linking takes >5 minutes, you're experiencing the delay.

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Alternative Tools to Consider (Short-term)

If you absolutely need real-time Github integration:

GitHub Actions + Sentry API - Build custom workflow triggers

Datadog - Has faster Github integration (but different pricing)

LogRocket - Lighter alternative, faster webhook processing

Rollbar - Similar feature set, independent webhook pipeline

Our recommendation: Stick with Sentry and use the CLI workarounds above. The outage is partial and temporary.

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How to Monitor Recovery

Check status here:

Sentry Status Page: status.sentry.io

Github Integration Health: Project Settings → Integrations → Github → "View Error Log"

What to watch for:

✅ Webhook error logs drop to zero

✅ Suspect commits appear within 1-2 minutes of commit push

✅ Github issue linking responds immediately

Refresh frequency: Check the status page every 15 minutes. Sentry typically posts updates there before social media.

Expected resolution: Based on Sentry's incident history, Github webhook delays resolve within 2-4 hours.

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Bottom Line

Your errors are being captured. Your alerts are firing. You just can't link them to Github commits right now. Use the CLI workarounds above and keep shipping. We'll update this post as soon as Sentry resolves it.

Questions? Drop them in the comments below. We're monitoring this live.

—StillNotAThing Team