Descript incident

Playback Errors Affecting Projects

Minor Resolved View vendor source →
Started
Mar 18, 2026, 07:48 PM UTC
Resolved
Mar 18, 2026, 07:48 PM UTC
Duration
Detected by Pingoru
Mar 18, 2026, 07:48 PM UTC

Affected components

Media Playback

Update timeline

  1. investigating Mar 17, 2026, 09:32 PM UTC

    Status: Investigating Currently investigating an issue that is preventing users from media playback within a project. We're currently investigating the issue and will post updates. Affected components Media Playback (Full outage)

  2. investigating Mar 17, 2026, 09:33 PM UTC

    Status: Investigating We have detected a problem and are investigating the underlying issue. Affected components Media Playback (Full outage)

  3. monitoring Mar 17, 2026, 09:44 PM UTC

    Status: Monitoring Functionality is fully restored and we are monitoring to ensure the system continues to be operational. Affected components Media Playback (Operational)

  4. resolved Mar 18, 2026, 07:48 PM UTC

    Status: Resolved This issue is now resolved. Affected components Media Playback (Operational)

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