Outage in AssemblyAI
Async Transcription Service Issues
Resolved MinorIncident Report
We’re seeing elevated latency and errors on async transcription submissions, and our on-call team is actively investigating. Capacity is scaling out now, and we’re monitoring recovery.
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RESOLVED
2 days ago - at 08/20/2026 03:10PM
This incident has been resolved. Between approximately 13:40 and 14:40 UTC, asynchronous transcription requests on our US endpoint experienced elevated latency and errors. Processing times and error rates have returned to normal ranges and the backlog has cleared.
MONITORING
2 days ago - at 08/20/2026 02:39PM
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring recovery.
IDENTIFIED
2 days ago - at 08/20/2026 02:25PM
We have identified the cause of the elevated error rates affecting asynchronous transcription requests. Our engineering team is actively restoring capacity, and error rates should improve as this completes. We will continue to provide updates as more information becomes available.
INVESTIGATING
2 days ago - at 08/20/2026 02:21PM
We’re seeing elevated latency and errors on async transcription submissions, and our on-call team is actively investigating. Capacity is scaling out now, and we’re monitoring recovery.
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