Descript incident
Captions and layers are not rendering when exported
Descript experienced a minor incident on June 3, 2026 affecting Descript web links and Export and 1 more component, lasting —. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
Update timeline
- investigating Jun 02, 2026, 10:20 PM UTC
Status: Investigating Some users have reported that captions and text elements are not rendering correctly and when exported. This may appear as a black box. We are actively investigating this issue and will update here as we find more information. Affected components Descript web links (Degraded performance) Integrations (Degraded performance) Export (Degraded performance)
- monitoring Jun 02, 2026, 11:07 PM UTC
Status: Monitoring Functionality is fully restored and we are monitoring to ensure the system continues to be operational. Affected components Descript web links (Operational) Integrations (Operational) Export (Operational)
- resolved Jun 03, 2026, 12:41 PM UTC
Status: Resolved This issue is now resolved. Affected components Integrations (Operational) Export (Operational) Descript web links (Operational)