CriticalIncident
Hugging Face Hub experienced 6-minute downtime on February 5, 2026
AI Impact Summary
Hugging Face Hub experienced a 6-minute service disruption on February 5, 2026, primarily impacting users via the US Central CDN endpoints. The root cause was a Google Cloud infrastructure issue leading to stalled downloads, highlighting potential vulnerabilities in our CDN configuration. Users should monitor Hub download performance, especially during peak hours, and consider alternative download methods if available.
Hugging Face Hub experienced 6-minute downtime on February 5, 2026
Affected Systems
Hugging Face HubUS Central CDN (ORD/DFW)
- Date
- Date not specified
- Change type
- incident
- Severity
- critical