🟡 Is Deepgram Down?

Degraded Performance

Last checked: just now · AIWatch Score: 58 (Fair)

Last incident: Apr 24, 05:45 UTC — Voice Agent third-party provider instability (Claude Sonnet 4.5) (ongoing)

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Recurring third-party LLM provider instability affecting Voice Agent API, following pattern of 5 similar incidents in 30 days. Google Gemini experiencing elevated error rates while Deepgram core infrastructure remains healthy.

Est. Recovery: 6–20h 📡 Scope: Voice Agent API · Google Gemini LLM integration · Real-time voice processing 🕐 12h ago
🔄 Alternatives
• AssemblyAI (Score: 79)
• ElevenLabs (Score: 63)

⚠️ AI-generated estimation based on historical data. Actual time may vary.

Recent Incidents · Last 30 days

Voice Agent third-party provider instability (Claude Sonnet 4.5)
Apr 24, 05:45 UTC · Investigating · 7h 51m ago · minor
Voice Agent third-party provider instability (Google Gemini LLMs)
Apr 21, 15:59 UTC · Investigating · 2d 21h ago · minor
Issues with downstream LLM provider in Voice Agent API
Apr 17, 20:56 UTC · Resolved · 6h 53m
Outbound networking issues affecting STT PreRecorded API requests with callbacks, TTS Batch (HTTP) requests with callbacks, and Voice Agent API BYO 3rd party providers (LLM and TTS)
Apr 10, 17:27 UTC · Resolved · 74h 20m
Degraded API Performance
Mar 25, 15:16 UTC · Resolved · 1m

About Deepgram

AIWatch Data: Based on AIWatch data from the last 30 days, Deepgram experienced 5 incidents with an average recovery time of 27h 5m.

Deepgram provides fast, accurate speech-to-text APIs optimized for streaming use cases like real-time captions, voice agents, and live transcription. Its Nova model family is widely used in conversational AI.

AIWatch Insight: Deepgram typically maintains very high uptime, but live streaming endpoints can be more sensitive to regional issues than batch endpoints. AIWatch tracks Deepgram's overall API availability via probe-based health checks alongside official status.

When Deepgram is down, applications using real-time transcription for voice agents, live captions, or contact center streaming will lose their core functionality. Batch transcription jobs may queue but live UX breaks immediately.

This page provides real-time status, 30-day uptime history, and recent incident details — updated every 5 minutes by AIWatch.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Why is Deepgram streaming not working?

Deepgram streaming may be affected by regional network issues or capacity constraints. Check this page for active incidents.

What are alternatives to Deepgram?

Based on current AIWatch data, AssemblyAI (Score: 79) and ElevenLabs (Score: 63) are the most reliable alternatives right now. For speech-to-text, AssemblyAI and ElevenLabs are alternatives. AIWatch shows current availability for each.

How do I check Deepgram status?

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Alternatives When Deepgram is Down

AssemblyAI Score: 79   🟢 Operational
ElevenLabs Score: 63   🟢 Operational