Descript experienced a minor incident on February 24, 2026 affecting Generated speech and Create clips and reels and 1 more component, lasting —. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
Update timeline
- investigating Feb 24, 2026, 12:18 AM UTC
Status: Investigating We are aware of an issue affecting several AI-powered features, including voice generation and image generation. Some users may experience failures when using these features. Full List: • Many AI Tools, including Translation • Dall-E and GPT Image 1, Image Gen • Some TTS voices • Some core functionalities including language detection and autofilling layouts Our team has identified the root cause and is working on a fix. We will provide updates as the situation progresses. Please note that Agent Underlord is still operational, however the tools listed above may fail if called. Affected components Generated speech (Partial outage) Translate (Partial outage) Create clips and reels (Partial outage)
- identified Feb 24, 2026, 12:54 AM UTC
Status: Identified We have identified the underlying issue and are working to restore functionality. Affected components Generated speech (Partial outage) Translate (Partial outage) Create clips and reels (Partial outage)
- monitoring Feb 24, 2026, 01:08 AM UTC
Status: Monitoring Functionality is fully restored and we are monitoring to ensure the system continues to be operational. Affected components Translate (Operational) Create clips and reels (Operational) Generated speech (Operational)
- resolved Feb 24, 2026, 01:40 AM UTC
Status: Resolved This issue is now resolved. Affected components Generated speech (Operational) Translate (Operational) Create clips and reels (Operational)