- Level
- confirmed
- Worst impact
- Degraded
- Components
- Asynchronous API
- Down Index
- 29of 100
What to do
Check whether you use AssemblyAI Asynchronous API. Check your stack
Paste a package.json, lockfile, Terraform or a list of domains at down.guide/stack to see every provider you depend on.Confirm your retries, queues and scheduled jobs caught up after the 47m it lasted.
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Updates from AssemblyAI 3
- identified
We have identified an issue that is causing elevated processing times for requests that are using Universal-2 for pre-recorded audio. Most requests are still completing successfully, but we are also seeing a small increase in errors as a result of some requests timing out. Our team has identified the root cause of this issue and is working to resolve it as quickly as possible. Request using Universal-3 Pro are unaffected by this issue.
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- monitoring
The root cause of the slowdown has been addressed and turnaround times have once again returned to the normal range. We will continue to monitor traffic going forward to ensure continued good performance.
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- resolved
We have continued to see processing times remain in the normal range and are now marking this issue as resolved.
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Corrections
None so far.
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Questions about DWN-32c7769f36
Is AssemblyAI still down?
No, this incident was resolved 2026-04-16 19:24 UTC. For AssemblyAI's live state, see https://down.guide/assemblyai.
How long did it last?
47m, from 2026-04-16 18:37 UTC to 2026-04-16 19:24 UTC, by the times AssemblyAI posted.
What was affected?
AssemblyAI named Asynchronous API.
What caused it?
AssemblyAI hasn't published a root cause. If it does, it shows here.
Where does this come from?
AssemblyAI's official status page, https://status.assemblyai.com, quoted verbatim. down.guide's own probes, reports and social counts are labeled as ours.