AssemblyAI incident

503 Error when using temp tokens with Realtime API

Resolved after 1 hour 47 minutes, affecting Streaming API, on August 3, 2026.

monitoring Aug 03, 2026, 04:37 PM UTC

A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

Started
Aug 03, 2026, 04:08 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 03, 2026, 05:56 PM UTC
Duration
1h 47m
Detected by Pingoru
Aug 03, 2026, 04:08 PM UTC

Affected components

Streaming API

Update timeline

  1. investigating Aug 03, 2026, 04:08 PM UTC

    We are currently investigating an issue where users on our us-east-1 endpoint are experiencing 503 errors when using temporary tokens with our Realtime API.

  2. identified Aug 03, 2026, 04:11 PM UTC

    Our team has identified the issue and a fix is being released.

  3. identified Aug 03, 2026, 04:33 PM UTC

    We are continuing to work on a fix for the issue. The API is stable and the errors subsided at 5:11pm UTC.

  4. monitoring Aug 03, 2026, 04:37 PM UTC

    A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

  5. resolved Aug 03, 2026, 05:56 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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