CriticalIncident
Hugging Face Hub experienced 6-minute downtime — XET downloads affected
AI Impact Summary
Hugging Face Hub experienced a 6-minute downtime on February 5, 2026, primarily impacting file downloads via the XET protocol through US Central CDN endpoints. The root cause was a Google Cloud infrastructure issue, highlighting a dependency on a third-party provider. While the issue is resolved, this incident underscores the potential for disruptions in Hugging Face Hub's core functionality, particularly for users relying on XET downloads.
Hugging Face Hub experienced 6-minute downtime — XET downloads affected
Affected Systems
Hugging Face HubHugging Face Hub file downloads
- Date
- Date not specified
- Change type
- incident
- Severity
- critical