- Level
- confirmed
- Worst impact
- Partial outage
- Components
- Asynchronous API, Transcription Queue
- Down Index
- 37of 100
What to do
Check whether you use AssemblyAI Asynchronous API, Transcription Queue. Check your stack
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Updates from AssemblyAI 3
- identified
We are currently experiencing degraded async transcription performance. Some customers may see increased processing times or throttled requests. Our engineering team has identified the issue and is actively working to restore full capacity. We will continue to provide updates as more information becomes available.
provider
- monitoring
The capacity constraint has been addressed and the transcription queue is actively clearing. Processing times should return to normal within the next few minutes. We are continuing to monitor to ensure stability.
provider
- resolved
The issue affecting async transcription processing has been fully resolved. All systems are operating normally. We apologize for the disruption to your workflows. If you have any questions, please reach out to support@assemblyai.com.
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Corrections
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Questions about DWN-bdb9869f4a
Is AssemblyAI still down?
No, this incident was resolved 2026-04-09 21:49 UTC. For AssemblyAI's live state, see https://down.guide/assemblyai.
How long did it last?
15m, from 2026-04-09 21:33 UTC to 2026-04-09 21:49 UTC, by the times AssemblyAI posted.
What was affected?
AssemblyAI named Asynchronous API, Transcription Queue.
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.