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Check if Descript is down, official outages, user-reported issues, and outages map.

Current Descript status

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Descript service health. Issues reported in the last 24 hours

Check the number of user-reported issues over the past 24 hours, grouped into 20-minute intervals. It's normal to see occasional reports, which may be due to individual user issues rather than a broader problem. We only consider an issue widespread if there are multiple reports within a short timeframe.

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Descript recent outages and downtime history

IsDown has tracked 223 incidents since started monitoring Descript status in September 2021. We collect data from 4522+ services, and normalize the data to give you a clear picture of the impact of the outage. It will show official Descript outages and also issues that we're started by a spike in crowdsource reports.

Date Incident Duration
Oct 29, 2025
04:10 PM PDT
Minor
Project duplication outage
We have detected a problem with duplicating projects and are investigating the underlying issue. ...
about 1 hour
Oct 29, 2025
09:33 AM PDT
Minor
Export to web link outage
We have detected a problem with exporting videos to web link and are investigating the underlying...
about 5 hours
Oct 28, 2025
05:10 PM PDT
Minor
Increased rate of failure for studio-sound requests
We have detected a problem and are investigating the underlying issue.
44 minutes
Oct 24, 2025
11:44 AM PDT
Minor
Transcript corrections are failing
Attempts to correct the transcript are consistently failing. We are currently investigating the r...
about 3 hours
Oct 24, 2025
10:15 AM PDT
Minor
Publishing Outage
We have detected a problem causing publishes to fail and we are investigating the underlying issue.
39 minutes
Oct 22, 2025
06:16 AM PDT
Minor
Collaboration Errors in Descript
We are investigating an issue that is causing collaboration errors between users, where edits are...
about 8 hours
Oct 20, 2025
01:07 PM PDT
Major
Service Outage
We are investigating an issue that has Descript services unavailable. We will update here as soon...
about 15 hours
Oct 20, 2025
10:28 AM PDT
Minor
SSO login attempts failing
SSO login attempts are failing due to an upstream AWS outage. We are monitoring the situation for...
about 1 hour
Oct 08, 2025
12:32 PM PDT
Minor
Recorder/Rooms Outage
We are currently investigating an issue that is causing some Rooms and Editor recordings to fail....
2 days
Oct 02, 2025
08:40 AM PDT
Minor
Partial transcription outage
We have detected an intermittent problem with transcribing files and are investigating the underl...
about 6 hours
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User comments about Descript status

See what users are saying about Descript issues that impacted them and how they are affected by the outage. You can see if other users are experiencing the same issues and if there are any workarounds or solutions.

  • Nadir - Descript seems to be extremely slow for me at this point..

  • Jason - Server Error when trying to generate text to speech.

  • Dana - it's saying it cannot connect & to check my internet, but my internet is working fine..

  • Nate - Desktop app won't work for me or my coworkers .

  • Kehla - When I log in I can't access any of my projects or start anything new. I have a paid account..

  • jasmine - Won't load drive or start a new project..

  • Sarah - Unable to access my projects.

  • Yael - The site is not loading my projects or allowing me to start a new one.

  • Thomas - Ongoing "unknown Error" - will not load.

  • Christi - unknown error on projects, webpage wont load (not even their troubleshooting help pages).

  • Scott - Does not create new project.

  • Beth - It will not transcribe. .

  • Emma - Cannot get the music or video libraries to load or play..

  • Brandon - Seems like the app and the web version aren't working for me.

  • Fay - I can’t seem to get the app to load or the online version of Descript to work today..

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How to monitor the status of Descript and all your dependencies?

IsDown is a status page aggregator that monitors if Descript and all your dependencies are experiencing issues. We combine the status of all the services you dependent and provide a clear view of all your vendors health in one place. We not only monitor official information but also crowdsourced reports. That means that even when Descript, per example, doesn't report an outage, you will still be notified if other users are experiencing issues.

How IsDown monitors Descript?

IsDown monitors Descript health in almost real-time

Every few minutes we go to the status page of Descript (and 4,522+ other services) and check if they are experiencing issues. We collect the status and outage information of Descript's 15 components. Also, we not only monitor official sources but also user reports. Sometimes or a lot of times vendors take some time to report an incident, so by monitoring user reports we're able to alert you early.

The moment an issue is detected in Descript, IsDown sends an alert and updates your status page

Not only you will get notified, but IsDown offers notification filters, so you can choose which issues you want to be notified about. This way you avoid getting all the incidents from Descript and other services.

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What you get when monitoring Descript with IsDown

Track Descript incidents and downtimes by severity

IsDown checks Descript official status page for major/minor outages or downtimes. A major outage is when Descript experiences a critical issue that severely affects one or more services/regions. A minor incident is when Descript experiences a small issue affecting a small percentage of its customer's applications. An example is the performance degradation of an application. The moment we detect a Descript outage, we send you an alert and update your dashboard and status page.

Get alerted as soon as users reports problems with Descript

Descript and other vendors don't always report outages on time. IsDown collects user reports to provide early detection of outages. This way, even without an official status update, you can stay ahead of possible problems.

All the details of Descript outages and downtimes

IsDown collects all information from the outages published in Descript status page to provide the context of the outage. If available, we gather the title, description, time of the outage, status, and outage updates. Another important piece of information is the affected services/regions which we use to filter the notifications that impact your business.

Only get alerted on the Descript outages that impact your business

IsDown monitors Descript and all their 15 components that can be affected by an outage. IsDown allows you to filter the notifications and status page alerts based on the components you care about. For example, you can choose which components or regions affect your business and filter out all other outages. This way you avoid alert fatigue in your team.

One platform to monitor all your external dependencies

Our tool was build to be the best way to monitor all your external dependencies in one place. IsDown not only will help you monitor Descript but also 4,522 other services. Your team and customers will have a clear view of all your dependencies and their status, making it easier to identify and resolve issues.

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Add all your dependencies to your dashboard. IsDown will monitor them in real-time and send you alerts when there is an issue. You can also create a status page for a bird-eye view and share it with your team.

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Get notified imediatelly when there's an issue with Descript or other services

Not only you will get notified, but IsDown offers notification filters, so you can choose which issues you want to be notified about. This way you avoid getting all the incidents from Descript and other services.

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Send outage information from Descript and other services to your tools

IsDown integrates with 20+ tools. Connect the status of Descript and 4,522 other vendors to your tools to receive vendor outage alerts exactly where your team needs them.

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Share Descript status in your status page

Create a status page that can easily be access by your team and customers. You can make it public or private, and customize it to your needs. This will be your first line of communication when there's the question 'Is Descript down?'

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Descript Downdetector vs IsDown

While Downdetector relies on user-submitted reports to detect Descript outages, IsDown monitors Descript's status page for verified, detailed incident information. Here's why official monitoring provides better reliability for your business:

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Official Descript status page monitoring with real-time incident details.
Monitor 4,522+ services including Descript in a single dashboard.
Instant Descript outage alerts sent to Slack, Teams, PagerDuty, and more.
Combined monitoring of Descript official status and user-reported issues.
Maintenance feed for Descript
Granular alerts filtering by Descript components and regions.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Descript down today?

Descript isn't down. You can check Descript status and incident details on the top of the page. IsDown continuously monitors Descript official status page every few minutes. In the last 24 hours, there were 2 outages reported.

What is the current Descript status?

Descript is currently operational. You can check Descript status and incident details on the top of the page. The status is updated in almost real-time, and you can see the latest outages and issues affecting customers.

Is there a Descript outage now?

No, there is no ongoing official outage. Check on the top of the page if there are any reported problems by other users.

Is Descript down today or just slow?

Currently there's no report of Descript being slow. Check on the top of the page if there are any reported problems by other users.

How are Descript outages detected?

IsDown monitors the Descript official status page every few minutes. We also get reports from users like you. If there are enough reports about an outage, we'll show it on the top of the page.

Is Descript having an outage right now?

Descript last outage was on October 29, 2025 with the title "Project duplication outage"

How to check if Descript is down?

Why use IsDown to monitor Descript instead of the official status page?

Because IsDown is a status page aggregator, which means that we aggregate the status of multiple cloud services. You can monitor Descript and all the services that impact your business. Get a dashboard with the health of all services and status updates. Set up notifications via Slack, Datadog, PagerDuty, and more, when a service you monitor has issues or when maintenances are scheduled.

How IsDown compares to DownDetector when monitoring Descript?

IsDown and DownDetector help users determine if Descript is having problems. The big difference is that IsDown is a status page aggregator. IsDown monitors a service's official status page to give our customers a more reliable source of information instead of just relying on reports from users. The integration allows us to provide more details about Descript's Outages, like incident title, description, updates, and the parts of the affected service. Additionally, users can create internal status pages and set up notifications for all their third-party services.

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