# Sonar-deep-research taking longer than expected **URL:** \ **Category:** Bug Reports\ **Created:** [January 20, 2026, 2:39pm UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/sonar-deep-research-taking-longer-than-expected/3599 "2026-01-20T14:39:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6
**Author:** ![Will\_Swannell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.perplexity.ai/will_swannell/32/2580_2.png) [@Will\_Swannell](https://community.perplexity.ai/u/Will_Swannell)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2026, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/sonar-deep-research-taking-longer-than-expected/3599/6 "2026-02-01T21:30:56Z")
This is a major issue.. also reported in these other threads… > [@Async endpoints return different status for List vs Get on /completions endpoint](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/async-endpoints-return-different-status-for-list-vs-get-on-completions-endpoint/3681): > > I need to report a bug I found in the API for Async calls, here is the details: I tested Perplexity’s API directly using curl: # Direct curl to Perplexity’s LIST endpoint curl “[https://api.perplexity.ai/async/chat/completions?limit=5](https://api.perplexity.ai/async/chat/completions?limit=5)” Returns: status: “COMPLETED”, completed\_at: 1769385424 # Direct curl to Perplexity’s GET endpoint curl “[https://api.perplexity.ai/async/chat/completions/](https://api.perplexity.ai/async/chat/completions/33d2f3b2-e5bd-413d-a1ef-ada898e37507)[id]” Returns: status: “IN\_PROGRESS”, completed\_at: null Same API key, same job ID, same moment in time - t… > [@Async chat completion stuck in IN\_PROGRESS for hours while sync returns successfully](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/async-chat-completion-stuck-in-in-progress-for-hours-while-sync-returns-successfully/3661/2): > > This is happening to me too. It seems to happen if I poll before it completes.. It’s killing my app in production which is incredibly frustrating to happen from a larger platform like this.. Please can someone look at this! I’m happy to provide specific details. --- _[View the full topic](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/sonar-deep-research-taking-longer-than-expected/3599)._