Performance Issues
Was Synthesia down? Synthesia reported “Performance Issues” on Aug 6, 2026, 8:18 AM UTC. Full timeline below. This incident affects Synthesia — see live Synthesia status. Source: official vendor status feed.
Timeline
Aug 6, 2026, 12:53 PM UTC
All systems are now back to full function. The incident has been resolved.
Aug 6, 2026, 12:35 PM UTC
We are continuing to monitor as systems stabilise.
Aug 6, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC
A fix has been deployed, we are monitoring.
Aug 6, 2026, 10:16 AM UTC
We are continuing to investigate reported performance issues impacting the editor, video generation, roleplays, and avatar functionality. We will provide updates as we have more information.
Aug 6, 2026, 9:08 AM UTC
Our engineering team is continuing to investigate the issue, and are aware of impacted performance for both roleplays and avatar functionality alongside editor and video generation issues, we will update as soon as we have further information.
Aug 6, 2026, 8:18 AM UTC
We're currently aware of issues impacting the performance of editor and video generation, resulting in longer than normal generation times and scenes failing to copy or duplicate in the editor. Our Engineering teams are investigating the issue, and we'll provide updates as soon as we have further information.
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- Login IssuesJul 27, 2026, 2:08 PM UTC · resolvedPartial outage
- Video Generation DelaysJul 21, 2026, 4:21 PM UTC · resolvedResolved
- Login IssuesJul 16, 2026, 8:27 AM UTC · resolvedPartial outage