Descript experienced a minor incident on September 29, 2026 affecting Transcription, lasting —. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
Update timeline
- investigating Sep 29, 2026, 06:12 PM UTC
Status: Investigating We have detected a problem with our transcription pipeline, and we are currently investigating. Currently, transcription jobs may be stuck or failing. Affected components Transcription (Partial outage)
- monitoring Sep 29, 2026, 06:39 PM UTC
Status: Monitoring Functionality is fully restored and we are monitoring to ensure the system continues to be operational. Affected components Transcription (Partial outage)
- resolved Sep 29, 2026, 07:05 PM UTC
Status: Resolved This issue is now resolved. Affected components Transcription (Operational)
- identified Sep 29, 2026, 07:24 PM UTC
Status: Identified We have identified the underlying issue and are working to restore functionality. Affected components Transcription (Degraded performance)
- monitoring Sep 29, 2026, 07:49 PM UTC
Status: Monitoring Functionality is fully restored and we are monitoring to ensure the system continues to be operational. Affected components Transcription (Degraded performance)
- resolved Sep 29, 2026, 09:43 PM UTC
Status: Resolved This issue is now resolved. Affected components Transcription (Operational)