Descript experienced a minor incident on September 4, 2026 affecting Avatars, lasting —. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
Avatars
Update timeline
- investigating Sep 04, 2026, 01:31 AM UTC
Status: Investigating Avatar generations are currently failing due to a 3rd party outage. We're currently awaiting an update from them. Affected components Avatars (Full outage)
- monitoring Sep 04, 2026, 04:46 AM UTC
Status: Monitoring Our 3rd party service appears to be back online and avatar generations have been succeeding in the last hour. We're monitoring that recovery holds. Affected components Avatars (Full outage)
- resolved Sep 04, 2026, 05:17 AM UTC
Status: Resolved This issue is now resolved. Affected components Avatars (Operational)
- resolved Sep 04, 2026, 05:17 AM UTC
Status: Resolved This issue is now resolved. Affected components Avatars (Operational)