Descript incident

Increased latency for agent API jobs

Resolved after 1 day 9 hours, affecting API / MCP (Agent API) and API / MCP (Import API) and 1 more, on October 29, 2026.

resolved Oct 31, 2026, 02:24 AM UTC

This issue is now resolved.

Started
Oct 29, 2026, 05:07 PM UTC
Resolved
Oct 31, 2026, 02:24 AM UTC
Duration
1d 9h
Detected by Pingoru
Oct 29, 2026, 05:07 PM UTC

Affected components

API / MCP (Agent API)API / MCP (Import API)API / MCP (Jobs API)API / MCP (MCP connector)

Update timeline

  1. investigating Oct 29, 2026, 05:07 PM UTC

    We’re seeing increased latency for jobs initiated via the agent API, and are currently investigating the underlying issue.

  2. monitoring Oct 29, 2026, 07:36 PM UTC

    Functionality is fully restored and we are monitoring to ensure the system continues to be operational.

  3. investigating Oct 30, 2026, 04:58 PM UTC

    We are still investigating the root cause of this issue, and are working on a fix

  4. monitoring Oct 30, 2026, 09:26 PM UTC

    Functionality is restored and we are monitoring to ensure the system continues to be operational.

  5. resolved Oct 31, 2026, 02:24 AM UTC

    This issue is now resolved.

  6. resolved Oct 31, 2026, 02:24 AM UTC

    This issue is now resolved.

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