Outage in Descript

YouTube Imports are failing

Resolved Major
December 01, 2025 - Started 2 days ago - Lasted 1 day

Incident Report

We have detected a problem with downloading from Youtube and are investigating the underlying issue. In the meantime, the suggested workaround would be to manually upload the video file.

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Latest Updates ( sorted recent to last )
MONITORING 1 day ago - at 12/02/2025 10:58PM

Functionality is fully restored and we are monitoring to ensure the system continues to be operational.

IDENTIFIED 1 day ago - at 12/02/2025 05:00PM

We've identified imports are failing due to a regression in the third-party library that supports youtube imports, and are testing potential fixes to resolve the issue. We will update as soon as a fix is in place.

INVESTIGATING 2 days ago - at 12/01/2025 06:56PM

We have detected a problem with downloading from Youtube and are investigating the underlying issue. In the meantime, the suggested workaround would be to manually upload the video file.

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