Datadog incident: Delayed Traces in APM

Affected components

• APM
• Metrics and Infra Monitoring

1. resolvedFeb 12, 2026, 02:08 UTC

   This incident has been resolved.

2. monitoringFeb 12, 2026, 01:49 UTC

   The remaining impact is limited to AWS Streams metrics. We are continuing to monitor for any further issues.

3. monitoringFeb 12, 2026, 01:32 UTC

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

4. identifiedFeb 12, 2026, 01:20 UTC

   The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

5. investigatingFeb 12, 2026, 00:57 UTC

   We are investigating increased latency processing Traces in APM Trace Search and AWS streams metrics. As a result of this issue, some users may see missing or delayed traces in APM Trace Search, and delayed AWS stream metrics since 00:13 UTC.

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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