Descript experienced a minor incident on April 15, 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 Apr 14, 2026, 03:07 PM UTC
Status: Investigating We have detected an issue with publishing from Descript. We are actively investigating and will update as soon as we have more information. In the meantime as a workaround, we recommend using the export option "export option": https://help.descript.com/hc/en-us/articles/10255814959245-Export-a-video-or-GIF-locally to create a video file. Affected components Integrations (Partial outage) Export (Partial outage) Descript web links (Partial outage)
- identified Apr 14, 2026, 04:48 PM UTC
Status: Identified We have identified the underlying issue and are working to restore functionality. Affected components Integrations (Partial outage) Export (Partial outage) Descript web links (Partial outage)
- monitoring Apr 15, 2026, 03:07 AM UTC
Status: Monitoring Functionality is fully restored and we are monitoring to ensure the system continues to be operational. Affected components Integrations (Partial outage) Export (Partial outage) Descript web links (Partial outage)
- resolved Apr 15, 2026, 11:03 PM UTC
Status: Resolved This issue is now resolved. Affected components Descript web links (Operational) Integrations (Operational) Export (Operational)