Recording and uploads

What to do when a session is stuck processing

2 min readUpdated 29 September 2026

Most session recordings finish within 5 to 10 minutes. Long recordings can take longer, so a few extra minutes does not always mean something is wrong.

  1. Wait at least 15 minutes for a long recording.
  2. Refresh Saga20 and reopen the session from Summaries.
  3. Search for a Generate Summary button. Its presence tells you the session is done processing and is now waiting for speaker review.
  4. Choose Retry processing when the page indicates your recording has been uploaded.
  5. Go through whatever error message appears on the session page.
  6. While the first session is still processing, do not upload that same file a second time.

A session whose upload is complete and whose recording is being transcribed, with speaker processing still to come.

If there is no progress after 30 minutes, or the session shows an error you cannot resolve, email [email protected]. Include:

  • Your campaign name
  • The session title
  • The approximate upload time
  • The error message, if one appears

If a failed session used part of your monthly session allowance without producing a summary, say so in the email so support can look into it.

For errors before processing begins, see Fix an audio upload problem.

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