Datadog incident: Delayed Metric Loading

Affected components

• Metrics and Infra Monitoring
• Monitors

1. resolvedMay 14, 2026, 19:48 UTC

   This incident has been resolved.

2. monitoringMay 14, 2026, 18:48 UTC

   A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

3. investigatingMay 14, 2026, 18:24 UTC

   We are investigating increased latency querying Metrics. As a result of this issue, some users may experience delays loading graphs in dashboards and notebooks, and delayed monitor evaluations.

What APIStatus.watch saw

Our 5-minute checks didn't record a change in Datadog's overall status around this incident. Smaller or regional incidents often leave a provider's overall status green.

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