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The task ended with an error: what the text means and what to do

Updated 1 November 2026

In short

The "Error" status means processing stopped and the minutes have already been returned to your balance. The error text is behind the "!" icon next to the status: hover over it, or tap it on a phone. A task with an error disappears from the list after a day.

If separating the voice from the background temporarily fails, the service retries automatically. You do not need to restart the video while processing is still in progress.

What the text means #

Message What happened What to do
Provider network failures A temporary failure on our side or at the recognition, translation or dubbing service Run again in 10–15 minutes
Service overloaded The queue for voice separation or recognition is full Try later
There is no speech in the video; There is no speech in the first minute No speech found in the video (or in the first minute — only it is translated for free): music without words, only sounds, too quiet, or the wrong source language Check the source language and that there is speech; for a free translation, upload a part where people talk
The video has no audio track The file has only the picture, no sound — there is nothing to translate Upload a version of the video with sound
File corrupted, Invalid file format, File type not supported The file cannot be read Re-save as MP4 (H.264 + AAC) or MP3 and upload again
YouTube didn't give us the video YouTube temporarily refused the video (this happens in waves), and the retry 3 minutes later failed too Try again later, or download the video and upload it as a file
Dubbing error, minutes returned The voice engine could not voice the text Run again; if it repeats with a clone, pick another voice
The voice declined a phrase The voice service declines some phrases — usually explicit or rude ones Pick another voice, for example the speaker's own voice from the video, and run again; minutes are already back
Speech alignment error, File encoding error The final file could not be assembled Run again; if it repeats, write to support
Task got stuck during processing Processing ran for more than 2 hours Create the task again
Translation error Both translation services failed Try later

Lip sync errors are shown inside the editor on the "Lip sync" tab; the translation is not affected, see Lip sync.

If the error repeats #

Write to support in Telegram or at support@speeek.io: your ID from the account, the video name, the error text. If the video is unusual, for example a screen recording or a voice recorder file, attach it: re-encoding to a regular MP4 often helps.

Errors at upload, before launch, are covered in The file will not upload.

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