# Deepgram: 400 errors with PreRecorded STT ("REMOTE_CONTENT_ERROR" / "failed to return valid data") when passing a URL

> Deepgram status incident “400 errors with PreRecorded STT ("REMOTE_CONTENT_ERROR" / "failed to return valid data") when passing a URL” on 2026-06-17: impact minor (vendor’s label), 6.2 h, 2 update(s). Archived by Rewindex.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/company/deepgram/incidents/28p5w85q9q6c
Last updated: 2026-06-17T19:47:56Z

- Impact (vendor’s label): minor
- Status: resolved
- Started: 2026-06-17 13:35 UTC · Resolved: 2026-06-17 19:47 UTC · Duration: 6.2 h
- Updates: 2 · Affected components: Batch API, Deepgram Public API (api.deepgram.com) - Batch API
- [Vendor status page: https://stspg.io/m1j68sqyrg25](https://stspg.io/m1j68sqyrg25)
- [Company: Deepgram](https://rewindex.com/company/deepgram.md)

## Timeline of updates

- **identified** 2026-06-17 13:35 UTC: 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** 2026-06-17 19:47 UTC: The issue was resolved at 19:47 UTC.

## Cite this

Status incident (vendor impact label: minor) posted by Deepgram, started 2026-06-17 13:35 UTC, resolved after 6.2 h, 2 update(s).

- Canonical URL: https://rewindex.com/company/deepgram/incidents/28p5w85q9q6c
- Citation: Deepgram, “400 errors with PreRecorded STT ("REMOTE_CONTENT_ERROR" / "failed to return valid data") when passing a URL” (2026-06-17 13:35 UTC). Archived by Rewindex: https://rewindex.com/company/deepgram/incidents/28p5w85q9q6c (CC BY 4.0).
- Markdown link: `[Deepgram: 400 errors with PreRecorded STT ("REMOTE_CONTENT_ERROR" / "failed to return valid data") when passing a URL (2026-06-17)](https://rewindex.com/company/deepgram/incidents/28p5w85q9q6c)`


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