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Is AssemblyAI down right now?
Live AssemblyAI status, checked every minute from AssemblyAI's official status page, plus reports from other users.
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AssemblyAI uptime and outages
Tracked since Oct 7, 2026. Updated Oct 22, 2026, 12:35 UTC.
Recent AssemblyAI problems
No outages, degraded periods or maintenance recorded since Oct 7, 2026.
Recent AssemblyAI incidents
Biggest outages and full history →- Increased Processing Times and Errors on EU Endpoint for Universal-3 Pro Async model Oct 6, 2026, 15:44 UTC · 19 minutes · rated "Minor"
- Increased Processing Times and Errors on US Endpoint for Universal-3.5 Pro Async model Oct 6, 2026, 14:00 UTC · 25 minutes · rated "Major"
- Rejected Sessions on US Endpoint for Universal-3.6 Pro Realtime Model Oct 6, 2026, 10:30 UTC · duration not stated · rated "Minor"
- Increased processing times and errors for Universal-3.5 Pro on the EU async endpoint Oct 5, 2026, 10:21 UTC · 1 hour 18 min · rated "Major"
- Increased turnaround times for Async Universal-3 model Sep 28, 2026, 17:27 UTC · 31 minutes · rated "Minor"
From AssemblyAI's official status page. Major and long incidents have their own page with the cause and fix time.
Where AssemblyAI problems are reported
Where people reported AssemblyAI problems in the last 24 hours, by country, region and city.
0 in 24 hours0 in the last houras of Oct 22, 2026, 12:35 UTC
Top regions
- No reports in the last 24 hours.
Top cities
- No city has 5 or more reports.
For privacy a city is listed only once 5 or more people there have reported in 24 hours.
Map of user reports in the last 24 hours, not AssemblyAI's official outage map. Each report is one visitor to this site saying something is not working, placed by the approximate location of their connection. A region in the list means people there reported problems, not that an outage is confirmed.
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[](https://isitupordown.com/is-assemblyai-down/)curl https://isitupordown.com/v1/status/assemblyaiWhat to do if AssemblyAI is not working
- Check the status card at the top of this page. If AssemblyAI reports an incident, the errors are on their side.
- Retry failed requests with exponential backoff (for example 1, 2, 4, 8 seconds, with some random jitter). Short 500, 502, 503 and 529 errors often clear within minutes.
- A 429 error means a rate limit or quota, not an outage: check your usage limits and tier, and slow down or batch requests.
- A 401 or 403 error usually means the API key is wrong, revoked or out of credit: check the key and your billing page.
- Check the model name: retired or renamed models return errors that look like an outage.
- Keep a fallback: route to another provider or model while AssemblyAI is down (see the alternatives below), or use a router that switches automatically.
AssemblyAI outage questions
Is AssemblyAI down right now?
The card at the top of this page reads AssemblyAI's official status page live, and times AssemblyAI's API from our servers every few minutes. If the official page shows an incident, the problem is on AssemblyAI's side.
When was AssemblyAI last down?
We have not recorded an AssemblyAI outage or degraded period since we started tracking it on Oct 7, 2026. Its uptime and the full history are on the AssemblyAI outage history page.
Why does AssemblyAI return 500, 502 or 503 errors?
These are server-side errors: the request reached AssemblyAI but it could not answer. They usually come in bursts during incidents or heavy load. Retry with exponential backoff, and check the status above.
What does a 429 error from AssemblyAI mean?
429 means too many requests: you hit a rate limit or a usage quota. It is not an outage. Slow down, batch requests, or raise your limit in your AssemblyAI account.
What can I use while AssemblyAI is down?
Other voice and speech apis include ElevenLabs, Deepgram, Speechmatics, Cartesia, Rev AI, Gladia. Each has its own status page on this site, so you can check one is working before you switch.
Where is AssemblyAI's official status page?
AssemblyAI's official status page is https://status.assemblyai.com. We read it live at the top of this page.