Deepgram: 400 errors with PreRecorded STT ("REMOTE_CONTENT_ERROR" / "failed to return valid data") when passing a URL
Affected components: Batch APIDeepgram Public API (api.deepgram.com) - Batch API
Timeline of updates
- identified
Between the hours of 13:35 UTC - 19:47 UTC we noticed an increase in 400 errors returned on PreRecorded STT requests where the payload was a URL. They were transient errors, retrying the request was the recommended course of action and would typically result in a successful transcription.
- resolved
The issue was resolved at 19:47 UTC.
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First version captured
In the 2026-10-17 checkpoint, timestamped by FreeTSA and DigiCert on . Record hash
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Status incident (vendor impact label: minor) posted by Deepgram, started 2026-06-17 13:35 UTC, resolved after 6.2 h, 2 update(s).
- Title
- 400 errors with PreRecorded STT ("REMOTE_CONTENT_ERROR" / "failed to return valid data") when passing a URL
- Vendor
- Deepgram
- Date
- URL
- https://rewindex.com/company/deepgram/incidents/28p5w85q9q6c
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