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Descript is operational right now. Last checked 4m ago; the most recent incident resolved 2d ago.
Real-time Descript status, recent outages, and incident history: pulled directly from Descript's official status page at status.descript.com every 5 minutes. Pingoru tracks 54 Descript services and has captured 14 incidents in the last 90 days (99.53% uptime). Get email, Slack, Discord, or webhook alerts the moment Descript reports a new incident, free for 3 monitors, no credit card.
Recent outages & incidents
Past 90 days- Agent APIImport APIJobs APIMCP connector
Timeline · 6 updates
- investigating · Oct 29, 2026, 05:07 PM UTC
Status: Investigating We’re seeing increased latency for jobs initiated via the agent API, and are currently investigating the underlying issue. Affected components Agent API (Degraded performance) MCP connector (Degraded performance) Jobs API (Degraded performance) Import API (Degraded performance)
- monitoring · Oct 29, 2026, 07:36 PM UTC
Status: Monitoring Functionality is fully restored and we are monitoring to ensure the system continues to be operational. Affected components Import API (Degraded performance) Agent API (Degraded performance) MCP connector (Degraded performance) Jobs API (Degraded performance)
- investigating · Oct 30, 2026, 04:58 PM UTC
Status: Investigating We are still investigating the root cause of this issue, and are working on a fix Affected components Agent API (Degraded performance) MCP connector (Degraded performance) Jobs API (Degraded performance) Import API (Degraded performance)
- monitoring · Oct 30, 2026, 09:26 PM UTC
Status: Monitoring Functionality is restored and we are monitoring to ensure the system continues to be operational. Affected components Agent API (Degraded performance) MCP connector (Degraded performance) Jobs API (Degraded performance) Import API (Degraded performance)
- resolved · Oct 31, 2026, 02:24 AM UTC
Status: Resolved This issue is now resolved. Affected components MCP connector (Operational) Jobs API (Operational) Import API (Operational) Agent API (Operational)
- resolved · Oct 31, 2026, 02:24 AM UTC
Status: Resolved This issue is now resolved. Affected components Agent API (Operational) MCP connector (Operational) Jobs API (Operational) Import API (Operational)
Latest: Status: Resolved This issue is now resolved. Affected components Agent API (Operational) MCP connector (Operational) Jobs API (Operational) Import API (Operational)
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- Layouts
Timeline · 3 updates
- identified · Oct 23, 2026, 09:30 PM UTC
Status: Identified We have identified the underlying issue and are working to restore functionality. Affected components Layouts (Partial outage)
- resolved · Oct 23, 2026, 11:50 PM UTC
Status: Resolved This issue is now resolved. Affected components Layouts (Operational)
- resolved · Oct 23, 2026, 11:50 PM UTC
Status: Resolved This issue is now resolved. Affected components Layouts (Operational)
Latest: Status: Resolved This issue is now resolved. Affected components Layouts (Operational)
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- Transcription
Timeline · 7 updates
- investigating · Sep 29, 2026, 06:12 PM UTC
Status: Investigating We have detected a problem with our transcription pipeline, and we are currently investigating. Currently, transcription jobs may be stuck or failing. Affected components Transcription (Partial outage)
- monitoring · Sep 29, 2026, 06:39 PM UTC
Status: Monitoring Functionality is fully restored and we are monitoring to ensure the system continues to be operational. Affected components Transcription (Partial outage)
- resolved · Sep 29, 2026, 07:05 PM UTC
Status: Resolved This issue is now resolved. Affected components Transcription (Operational)
- identified · Sep 29, 2026, 07:24 PM UTC
Status: Identified We have identified the underlying issue and are working to restore functionality. Affected components Transcription (Degraded performance)
- monitoring · Sep 29, 2026, 07:49 PM UTC
Status: Monitoring Functionality is fully restored and we are monitoring to ensure the system continues to be operational. Affected components Transcription (Degraded performance)
- resolved · Sep 29, 2026, 08:30 PM UTC
Status: Resolved This issue is now resolved. Affected components Transcription (Operational)
- resolved · Sep 29, 2026, 09:43 PM UTC
Status: Resolved This issue is now resolved. Affected components Transcription (Operational)
Latest: Status: Resolved This issue is now resolved. Affected components Transcription (Operational)
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- Live Collaboration/Project Sync
Timeline · 5 updates
- identified · Sep 15, 2026, 03:17 PM UTC
Status: Identified A recent change to our sync engine has made it possible for edits to be reverted, which can cause inadvertent loss of work(often visible as "merge error" messages in the Version History). We've identified the problem and have a fix we're actively working to test and deploy. We will follow up at 10 AM PT with an update on progress. For a workaround in the meantime, check for the lost edits in the Version History, specifically by clicking the Fix button for the version that has the error message, then choosing the Compare changes button. Affected components Live Collaboration/Project Sync (Degraded performance)
- identified · Sep 15, 2026, 03:36 PM UTC
Status: Identified A recent change to our sync engine has made it possible for edits to be reverted, which can cause inadvertent loss of work(often visible as "merge error" messages in the Version History). We've identified the problem and have a fix we're actively working to test and deploy. We will follow up at 10 AM PT with an update on progress. For a workaround in the meantime, check for the lost edits in the Version History, specifically by clicking the Fix button for the version that has the error message, then choosing the Compare changes button. Affected components Live Collaboration/Project Sync (Degraded performance)
- monitoring · Sep 15, 2026, 05:43 PM UTC
Status: Monitoring Functionality is fully restored and we are monitoring to ensure the system continues to be operational. Affected components Live Collaboration/Project Sync (Degraded performance)
- resolved · Sep 15, 2026, 06:18 PM UTC
Status: Resolved This issue is now resolved. Affected components Live Collaboration/Project Sync (Operational)
- resolved · Sep 15, 2026, 06:18 PM UTC
Status: Resolved This issue is now resolved. Affected components Live Collaboration/Project Sync (Operational)
Latest: Status: Resolved This issue is now resolved. Affected components Live Collaboration/Project Sync (Operational)
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- Rooms
Timeline · 4 updates
- investigating · Sep 14, 2026, 01:09 PM UTC
Status: Investigating We have detected a problem and are investigating the underlying issue. Affected components Rooms (Full outage)
- monitoring · Sep 14, 2026, 01:27 PM UTC
Status: Monitoring Functionality is fully restored and we are monitoring to ensure the system continues to be operational. Affected components Rooms (Operational)
- resolved · Sep 14, 2026, 01:45 PM UTC
Status: Resolved This issue is now resolved. Affected components Rooms (Operational)
- resolved · Sep 14, 2026, 01:45 PM UTC
Status: Resolved This issue is now resolved. Affected components Rooms (Operational)
Latest: Status: Resolved This issue is now resolved. Affected components Rooms (Operational)
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See the full Descript outage history
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Incident record
Since April 2026 · incident.io · 54 components checked every 5 minutesThe longest incident in the last year, Publishing is delayed on April 13, 2026, ran for 2 days. 1 maintenance window announced in the same period.
Most affected components, last 12 months
- Descript web links11
- Export9
- Integrations9
- Media Playback7
- Transcription6
Latest incidents
- Increased latency for agent API jobs
Status: Investigating We’re seeing increased latency for jobs initiated via the agent API, and are currently investigating the underlying issue. Affected…
- Generate Layout is down
Status: Identified We have identified the underlying issue and are working to restore functionality. Affected components Layouts (Partial outage)
- Transcription jobs failing
Status: Investigating We have detected a problem with our transcription pipeline, and we are currently investigating. Currently, transcription jobs may be…
- Increased latency for agent API jobs ResolvedStarted Oct 29, 2026, 05:07 PM UTC · Resolved Oct 31, 2026, 02:24 AM UTC · 1d 9h
- Generate Layout is down ResolvedStarted Oct 23, 2026, 09:30 PM UTC · Resolved Oct 23, 2026, 11:50 PM UTC · 2h 20m
- Transcription jobs failing ResolvedStarted Sep 29, 2026, 06:12 PM UTC · Resolved Sep 29, 2026, 08:30 PM UTC · 2h 17m
- Issues with Project Sync ResolvedStarted Sep 15, 2026, 03:17 PM UTC · Resolved Sep 15, 2026, 06:18 PM UTC · 3h
- Rooms Recording Outage ResolvedStarted Sep 14, 2026, 01:09 PM UTC · Resolved Sep 14, 2026, 01:45 PM UTC · 35m
- Underlord ResolvedStarted Sep 10, 2026, 11:15 PM UTC · Resolved Sep 11, 2026, 03:22 PM UTC · 16h 7m
- Backend Workflow Outage ResolvedStarted Sep 10, 2026, 09:18 PM UTC · Resolved Sep 10, 2026, 11:54 PM UTC · 2h 35m
- Started Sep 04, 2026, 10:51 PM UTC · Resolved Sep 04, 2026, 11:37 PM UTC · 46m