Datadog incident: Metrics data ingestion delayed and monitor evaluations degraded

Affected components

• Metrics and Infra Monitoring

1. resolvedDec 9, 2025, 21:08 UTC

   This incident has been resolved. Live data is being processed normally and gaps in distribution metrics on graphs will be backfilled within the next hour.

2. monitoringDec 9, 2025, 21:00 UTC

   Live distribution metrics are available and being evaluated for all monitors. Gaps in graphs from the beginning of the incident are in the process of being backfilled.

3. identifiedDec 9, 2025, 20:36 UTC

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

4. investigatingDec 9, 2025, 20:16 UTC

   We’re currently monitoring an issue causing delays in distribution metric processing in our US1 region.

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.

Other services with incidents at the same time

Overlapping incidents aren't necessarily related.

• Confluent Cloud: Missing metrics in some Confluent Cloud Kafka clustersMinor · Dec 8, 2025, 17:48 UTC
• Pinecone: Increased file processing time for AssistantMinor · Dec 9, 2025, 20:15 UTC

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