Is AssemblyAI down? › Outage history › Nov 18, 2025
AssemblyAI partial outage on Nov 18, 2025: what happened
On Nov 18, 2025, the AssemblyAI status page reported "Cloudflare outage affecting documentation access and Google Auth flow on dashboard". About 6 hours 43 min: from Nov 18, 2025, 14:15 UTC to Nov 18, 2025, 20:58 UTC, by the official start and resolution times.
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At our last refresh (Oct 22, 2026, 12:35 UTC) AssemblyAI was up: All Systems Operational.
- Started
- Nov 18, 2025, 14:15 UTC
- Resolved
- Nov 18, 2025, 20:58 UTC
- Duration
- 6 hours 43 min
- Official impact
- Major
- Affected
- Website, Dashboard, Web - Website, Web - Dashboard
- Source
- Cloudflare outage affecting documentation access and Google Auth flow on dashboard on the AssemblyAI status page
The AssemblyAI status page rated the impact "Major": a partial outage. Some parts or some users were affected; it was not a complete outage.
What caused the AssemblyAI partial outage?
"Due to the ongoing incident with Cloudflare, our documentation is unable to be accessed and users cannot use Google Authentication to sign in to their dashboard."
From the AssemblyAI status page, Nov 18, 2025, 14:23 UTC.
When was it fixed?
The AssemblyAI status page marked it resolved at Nov 18, 2025, 20:58 UTC, 6 hours 43 min after it started. A fix was in place and being monitored from Nov 18, 2025, 15:15 UTC. Its resolution note: "Cloudflare has restored normal operation, and access to our documentation and Google Authentication is fully restored. All services are functioning as expected, and the incident is now resolved."
Timeline of official updates
Every update the AssemblyAI status page posted, oldest first. Times are UTC.
Nov 18, 2025, 14:15 UTC investigating
Due to the ongoing incident with Cloudflare, our documentation is unable to be accessed and users cannot use Google Authentication to sign in to their dashboard.
Nov 18, 2025, 14:23 UTC identified
Due to the ongoing incident with Cloudflare, our documentation is unable to be accessed and users cannot use Google Authentication to sign in to their dashboard.
Nov 18, 2025, 15:15 UTC monitoring
Our documentation is now accessible and all users can sign-in to the dashboard using Google Authentication. We will continue to monitor the situation in case anything changes.
Nov 18, 2025, 20:58 UTC resolved
Cloudflare has restored normal operation, and access to our documentation and Google Authentication is fully restored. All services are functioning as expected, and the incident is now resolved.
AssemblyAI partial outage questions
What caused the AssemblyAI partial outage on Nov 18, 2025?
The AssemblyAI status page said (update at Nov 18, 2025, 14:23 UTC): "Due to the ongoing incident with Cloudflare, our documentation is unable to be accessed and users cannot use Google Authentication to sign in to their dashboard."
When was the AssemblyAI partial outage on Nov 18, 2025 fixed?
The AssemblyAI status page marked it resolved at Nov 18, 2025, 20:58 UTC, 6 hours 43 min after it started. A fix was in place and being monitored from Nov 18, 2025, 15:15 UTC. Its resolution note: "Cloudflare has restored normal operation, and access to our documentation and Google Authentication is fully restored. All services are functioning as expected, and the incident is now resolved."
How long did the AssemblyAI partial outage last?
About 6 hours 43 min: from Nov 18, 2025, 14:15 UTC to Nov 18, 2025, 20:58 UTC, by the official start and resolution times.
Was AssemblyAI completely down?
No. The AssemblyAI status page rated the impact "Major": a partial outage. Some parts or some users were affected; it was not a complete outage. The affected parts listed were: Website, Dashboard, Web - Website, Web - Dashboard.
Which parts of AssemblyAI were affected?
The AssemblyAI status page listed: Website, Dashboard, Web - Website, Web - Dashboard.
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Quotes are the AssemblyAI status page's own words, from the official incident. Is It Up or Down is independent and not affiliated with AssemblyAI. Times are UTC.