AssemblyAI incident

Elevated turnaround times for async transcription

Informational Resolved Upstream link ↗

Started

September 13, 2026 at 11:30 PM UTC

Duration

0 min

Resolved

September 13, 2026 at 11:30 PM UTC

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  1. Resolved

    Resolved: Between 23:30 and 23:37 UTC on September 13, 2026, async transcription requests experienced elevated turnaround times due to an unexpected spike in processing load. We scaled out additional capacity and turnaround times returned to normal levels. Requests submitted during this window were processed, with some taking longer than usual to complete.

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