Datadog outage: Delayed Distribution Monitors Evaluations

Affected components

• Monitors

1. resolvedJan 29, 2026, 19:55 UTC

   This incident has been resolved.

2. monitoringJan 29, 2026, 19:09 UTC

   We are continuing to monitor the fix and will continue to provide regular updates.

3. monitoringJan 29, 2026, 18:36 UTC

   We have deployed a fix and we are monitoring the results. We will continue to provide regular updates.

4. identifiedJan 29, 2026, 18:06 UTC

   We are continuing to work on a fix for this issue. It is important to note that no data has been lost, and evaluations will be caught up once the service is operational again.

5. identifiedJan 29, 2026, 17:46 UTC

   We have identified the underlying issue and are working on a fix. It is important to note that no data has been lost, and evaluations will be caught up once the service is operational again.

6. investigatingJan 29, 2026, 17:35 UTC

   We are investigating delays in Monitors evaluations, which began at 17:15 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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