GitHub Actions Workflow Runs Stuck as "Queued" but Uncancellable – CLI/API Say "Completed"

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Subject: GitHub Actions Workflow Runs Stuck as "Queued" but Uncancellable – CLI/API Say "Completed"

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Repository: SeanAtsatt/sacredSoulBodywork
Workflow Name: pages-build-deployment
Branch: main
Stuck Run IDs and Status (retrieved with gh run list --json databaseId,status,headBranch,workflowName):
15149126059 (status: queued)
15148754537 (status: queued)
15147499205 (status: queued)
Problem:
These workflow runs have been stuck in the “queued” state for over 28 hours. They appear as “queued” in the web UI, but when I attempt to cancel them via the CLI, I receive “Cannot cancel a workflow run that is completed.”

What I’ve tried:

Canceling via CLI (gh run cancel ) – always returns “Cannot cancel a workflow run that is completed.”

Checking API/CLI status (shows “queued” in list, “completed” error on cancel).
I do not have access to paid GitHub Support as a free user.
Impact:
I cannot clear these runs, and I’m concerned this may block future deployments or actions.

runList.txt

Request:
Is there any way to force-cancel or clear these stuck runs, or can GitHub staff resolve this backend UI mismatch for my repository?

Thank you for your help!

[dwojno]

We're expericing the same situation all jobs in all repos are queued and stuck

[chanfr]

Same here. Nothing is working related to github actions in our organization. We need this to be fixed ASAP.

[rtau-cca]

Same here, sometimes some jobs can start after several minutes of wait.

[ghost]

By the way, Actions are working in an account private repository

https://www.githubstatus.com - all green

[TIANLI0]

Same here,

"Waiting for a runner to pick up this job...Job is waiting for a hosted runner to come online."

[tbarthel-fr]

Same here for our organization:

Waiting for a runner to pick up this job...
Job is waiting for a hosted runner to come online.

[9terz]

same here

[kadekjayak]

same here

[rdevries-capland]

Same here

[idgamp]

same here

[lifez]

Can we really trust the status page? 😂

[sidlinux22]

same here

[dheeraj-incred]

facing the same right now

[mmierzwa]

Same here for private org repos

[ghost]

https://www.githubstatus.com

[Boomboomdunce]

Github's Action has been queuing up.

[Minh141120]

Same here

[ADIAGGBS]

Same here. Still Queued from last half an hour

[OfekShaltielDev]

Same here

[thobhanifreddy]

Started working for me. All my jobs were skipped/failed, and I had to rerun.

[eliasmohammadi]

same here.

[terrylin104]

Same here https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/160288

[ghost]

Today was an incident again, but it was already solved - https://www.githubstatus.com/incidents/d0nm3xcdc5jw

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