Critical incident

Descript: Avatar generation is unavailable

Current status of Descript: Operational — live Descript status

Timeline

1. Sep 4, 2026, 01:31 UTC
   investigating
   Avatar generations are currently failing due to a 3rd party outage. We're currently awaiting an update from them.
2. Sep 4, 2026, 04:46 UTC
   monitoring
   Our 3rd party service appears to be back online and avatar generations have been succeeding in the last hour. We're monitoring that recovery holds.
3. Sep 4, 2026, 05:17 UTC
   resolved
   This issue is now resolved.
4. Sep 4, 2026, 05:17 UTC
   resolved
   This issue is now resolved.

Updates as published by Descript.