Descript experienced a minor incident on May 21, 2026 affecting Media Playback, lasting —. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
Update timeline
- investigating May 21, 2026, 12:59 PM UTC
Status: Investigating We are currently aware of an issue where the play button spins after being clicked, causing delays in the playback of content. The team is currently investigating. Affected components Media Playback (Degraded performance)
- investigating May 21, 2026, 01:30 PM UTC
Status: Investigating We are currently aware of an issue where the play button spins after being clicked, causing delays in the playback of content, with some effects also failing to apply to affected projects. The team is currently investigating. Affected components Media Playback (Degraded performance)
- identified May 21, 2026, 01:51 PM UTC
Status: Identified We are currently aware of an issue where the play button spins after being clicked, causing delays in the playback of content, with some effects also failing to apply to affected projects. The team is currently working to restore functionality. Affected components Media Playback (Degraded performance)
- monitoring May 21, 2026, 02:17 PM UTC
Status: Monitoring Functionality is fully restored and we are monitoring to ensure the system continues to be operational. Affected components Media Playback (Degraded performance)
- resolved May 21, 2026, 05:48 PM UTC
Status: Resolved This issue is now resolved. Affected components Media Playback (Operational)