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Datadog: Delayed Traces in APM

  1. Investigating(done)
  2. Trending(skipped)
  3. Workaround available(skipped)
  4. Resolved(current)

Executive summary

Datadog is experiencing increased latency processing APM traces in APM Trace Search on the US-1 region, resulting in missing or delayed traces for some users. The root cause has been identified and the team is currently catching up with the processing lag, while affected monitors are temporarily suppressed to prevent false alerts.

No verified workaround yet

This incident was resolved upstream without a reported workaround.

Official fix
Technical root cause

Under active investigation. No report has identified a root cause yet.

Evidence

3 reports · 1 Status, 2 BlueskyShow
  1. [1]
    Status First report
    Delayed Traces in APM(opens official status page in a new tab)

    Identified: We are facing increased latency processing Traces in APM Trace Search. As a result of this issue, some users may see missing or delayed traces in APM Trace Search since Nov 9, 2026, 3:20 PM UTC. Root cause have been identified and we are currently catching-up with the lag. To prevent false monitor alerts due to delayed data, monitors affected by the delay will not notify and will automatically resume once current data is available. All other monitors will operate normally.

    by datadog status

  2. [2]
    Bluesky
    ⚠️ Datadog (US-1) is reporting an incident: Delayed Traces in APM(opens the official status page in a new tab)

    ⚠️ Datadog (US-1) is reporting an incident: Delayed Traces in APM Identified: We are facing increased latency processing Traces in APM Trace Search.
As a result of this issue, some users may see missing or delayed traces in APM Trace Search since Nov 9, 2026, 3:20 PM UTC.&#xA… t.lpl.dev/ZEJe5Bt

    by telescope.littleplanetlabs.comOpens the official status page 0upvotes 0comments95% match

  3. [3]
    Bluesky
    ✅ Resolved: Datadog (US-1) - Delayed Traces in APM(opens the official status page in a new tab)

    ✅ Resolved: Datadog (US-1) - Delayed Traces in APM

    by telescope.littleplanetlabs.comOpens the official status page 0upvotes 0comments89% match

Timeline

  1. First report on status page

    Delayed Traces in APM

    Source
  2. Official statement

    Identified: We are facing increased latency processing Traces in APM Trace Search.

    Source
  3. Confirmed on Bluesky post

    ⚠️ Datadog (US-1) is reporting an incident: Delayed Traces in APM

    Source
  4. Official statement

    ⚠️ Datadog (US-1) is reporting an incident: Delayed Traces in APM Identified: We are facing increased latency processing Traces in APM Trace Search.
As a result of this issue, some users may see missing or delayed traces in APM Trace Search since Nov 9, 2026, 3:20 PM UTC.&#xA… t.lpl.dev/ZEJe5Bt

    Source
  5. Official statement

    ✅ Resolved: Datadog (US-1) - Delayed Traces in APM

    Source
  6. Status changed

    Status changed: investigating → resolved (official status page reports resolution).