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Outage in AssemblyAI

Degraded Async Transcription Performance

Resolved Major
April 09, 2026 - Started 5 days ago - Lasted 27 minutes
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We are currently experiencing degraded async transcription performance. Some customers may see increased processing times or throttled requests. Our engineering team has identified the issue and is actively working to restore full capacity. We will continue to provide updates as more information becomes available.
Components affected
AssemblyAI Asynchronous API AssemblyAI Transcription Queue

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RESOLVED 5 days ago - at 04/09/2026 09:49PM

The issue affecting async transcription processing has been fully resolved. All systems are operating normally. We apologize for the disruption to your workflows. If you have any questions, please reach out to support@assemblyai.com.

IDENTIFIED 5 days ago - at 04/09/2026 09:33PM

We are currently experiencing degraded async transcription performance. Some customers may see increased processing times or throttled requests. Our engineering team has identified the issue and is actively working to restore full capacity. We will continue to provide updates as more information becomes available.

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