# 503 Error when using temp tokens with Realtime API

- Provider: [AssemblyAI](https://down.guide/assemblyai)
- Level: confirmed
- Impact: Degraded
- lasted 1h 48m
- started 2026-08-03 16:08 UTC
- Streaming API
- us, us-east-1
- id: DWN-6a7097a5d0
- Official page: https://stspg.io/jq2gy2b1w4zx

## Updates from AssemblyAI
### 2026-08-03 16:08 UTC: investigating
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. This began at 4:49pm UTC.

### 2026-08-03 16:11 UTC: identified
Our team has identified the issue and a fix is being released.

### 2026-08-03 16:33 UTC: identified
We are continuing to work on a fix for the issue. The API is stable and the errors subsided at 5:11pm UTC.

### 2026-08-03 16:37 UTC: monitoring
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

### 2026-08-03 17:56 UTC: resolved
This incident has been resolved.

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