Is the GitHub Actions error stating ‘Failed to download archive’ a common issue? #196989
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🏷️ Discussion TypeBug 💬 Feature/Topic AreaARC (Actions Runner Controller) Discussion DetailsHi, is anyone else experiencing GitHub Actions failures today? |
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Yes, I’m also seeing this today. My GitHub Pages deployment is failing with:
It looks like GitHub Actions / Pages authentication and artifact fetching are currently degraded rather than a repo-specific issue. Started happening even after simplifying workflows and switching to branch-based Pages. |
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Yeah, it's a common issue that happens. It's probably because Github Actions are down.
It may also be caused by these:
GitHub Rate Limits or API Throttling
If your ARC setup uses a shared Personal Access Token (PAT) or GitHub App across a large number of ephemeral runners, you might be hitting GitHub API rate limits. When a runner hits the limit, GitHub blocks the asset download request.
Fix: Check your ARC controller logs to see if there are any 403 Rate Limit Exceeded errors. Consider switching to a GitHub App authentication method if you haven't already, as it offers higher rate limits than standard PATs.
Network, Proxy, or Firewall Restrictions
Because ARC runners spin up dynamically …