Is AssemblyAI down? › Outage history › Jun 24, 2026
AssemblyAI outage on Jun 24, 2026: what happened
On Jun 24, 2026, the AssemblyAI status page reported "Pre-recorded Universal-3-pro and Universal-3-5-pro degradation in the EU". About 1 hour 26 min: from Jun 24, 2026, 09:13 UTC to Jun 24, 2026, 10:40 UTC, by the official start and resolution times.
AssemblyAI right now
At our last refresh (Oct 22, 2026, 12:35 UTC) AssemblyAI was up: All Systems Operational.
- Started
- Jun 24, 2026, 09:13 UTC
- Resolved
- Jun 24, 2026, 10:40 UTC
- Duration
- 1 hour 26 min
- Official impact
- Critical
- Affected
- Asynchronous API, APIs - Asynchronous API
- Source
- Pre-recorded Universal-3-pro and Universal-3-5-pro degradation in the EU on the AssemblyAI status page
The AssemblyAI status page rated it "Critical", its highest impact level: an outage of the affected parts, not only slowness.
What caused the AssemblyAI outage?
The AssemblyAI status page has not published a cause. When it identified the problem at 09:34 UTC on Jun 24, 2026, it said: "Our engineering team has identified the issue and is actively working to implement a fix. We will continue to provide updates as more information becomes available."
When was it fixed?
The AssemblyAI status page marked it resolved at Jun 24, 2026, 10:40 UTC, 1 hour 26 min after it started. A fix was in place and being monitored from Jun 24, 2026, 10:16 UTC. Its resolution note: "The issue affecting EU pre-recorded transcription for Universal-3-Pro and Universal-3-5-Pro has been fully resolved, the fix was implemented at 10:05 UTC. All systems are operating normally. We apologize for the disruption to your workflows. If you have any questions, please reach out to ..."
Timeline of official updates
Every update the AssemblyAI status page posted, oldest first. Times are UTC.
Jun 24, 2026, 09:13 UTC investigating
We are currently investigating degradations affecting only traffic to the EU versions of Universal-3Pro and Universal-3-5-pro for pre-recorded audio transcription.
Jun 24, 2026, 09:34 UTC identified
Our engineering team has identified the issue and is actively working to implement a fix. We will continue to provide updates as more information becomes available.
Jun 24, 2026, 10:16 UTC monitoring
A fix has been implemented and requests to the EU versions of Universal-3-Pro and Universal-3-5-Pro no longer show degradations. We are continuing to monitor to ensure stability.
Jun 24, 2026, 10:40 UTC resolved
The issue affecting EU pre-recorded transcription for Universal-3-Pro and Universal-3-5-Pro has been fully resolved, the fix was implemented at 10:05 UTC. 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.
AssemblyAI outage questions
What caused the AssemblyAI outage on Jun 24, 2026?
The AssemblyAI status page has not published a cause. When it identified the problem (Jun 24, 2026, 09:34 UTC) it said: "Our engineering team has identified the issue and is actively working to implement a fix. We will continue to provide updates as more information becomes available."
When was the AssemblyAI outage on Jun 24, 2026 fixed?
The AssemblyAI status page marked it resolved at Jun 24, 2026, 10:40 UTC, 1 hour 26 min after it started. A fix was in place and being monitored from Jun 24, 2026, 10:16 UTC. Its resolution note: "The issue affecting EU pre-recorded transcription for Universal-3-Pro and Universal-3-5-Pro has been fully resolved, the fix was implemented at 10:05 UTC. All systems are operating normally. We apologize for the disruption to your workflows. If you have any questions, please reach out to ..."
How long did the AssemblyAI outage last?
About 1 hour 26 min: from Jun 24, 2026, 09:13 UTC to Jun 24, 2026, 10:40 UTC, by the official start and resolution times.
Was AssemblyAI completely down?
The AssemblyAI status page rated it "Critical", its highest impact level: an outage of the affected parts, not only slowness. The affected parts listed were: Asynchronous API, APIs - Asynchronous API.
Which parts of AssemblyAI were affected?
The AssemblyAI status page listed: Asynchronous API, APIs - Asynchronous API.
Other recent AssemblyAI incidents
- Increased Processing Times and Errors on EU Endpoint for Universal-3 Pro Async model Oct 6, 2026, 15:44 UTC, 19 minutes
- Increased Processing Times and Errors on US Endpoint for Universal-3.5 Pro Async model Oct 6, 2026, 14:00 UTC, 25 minutes
- Rejected Sessions on US Endpoint for Universal-3.6 Pro Realtime Model Oct 6, 2026, 10:30 UTC, duration not stated
- 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
- Increased turnaround times for Async Universal-3 model Sep 28, 2026, 17:27 UTC, 31 minutes
- Outage on US Async Endpoint Sep 16, 2026, 20:22 UTC, 1 hour 15 min
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