Async Transcription Service Issues

Summary

Async Transcription Service Issues

This incident has been resolved. Between approximately 13:40 and 14:40 UTC, asynchronous transcription requests on our US endpoint experienced elevated latency and errors. Processing times and error rates have returned to normal ranges and the backlog has cleared.

• Started

  Aug 20, 2026 · 2:21 PM

• Resolved

  Aug 20, 2026 · 3:10 PM

• Duration

  49m

• Severity

  Minor

• ◐

  Investigating

  Aug 20 · 2:21 PM AssemblyAI

  We’re seeing elevated latency and errors on async transcription submissions, and our on-call team is actively investigating. Capacity is scaling out now, and we’re monitoring recovery.

• ◆

  Identified

  Aug 20 · 2:25 PM AssemblyAI

  We have identified the cause of the elevated error rates affecting asynchronous transcription requests. Our engineering team is actively restoring capacity, and error rates should improve as this completes. We will continue to provide updates as more information becomes available.

• ◉

  Monitoring

  Aug 20 · 2:39 PM AssemblyAI

  A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring recovery.

• ✓

  Resolved

  Aug 20 · 3:10 PM AssemblyAI

  This incident has been resolved. Between approximately 13:40 and 14:40 UTC, asynchronous transcription requests on our US endpoint experienced elevated latency and errors. Processing times and error rates have returned to normal ranges and the backlog has cleared.