Datadog outage: Delayed Processes data

Affected components

• Metrics and Infra Monitoring

1. resolvedDec 12, 2025, 23:43 UTC

   This incident has been resolved.

2. monitoringDec 12, 2025, 23:31 UTC

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

3. identifiedDec 12, 2025, 22:41 UTC

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

4. investigatingDec 12, 2025, 21:53 UTC

   We are continuing to investigate this issue.

5. investigatingDec 12, 2025, 21:49 UTC

   We are investigating increased latency processing Processes data. As a result of this issue, some users may see delays or gaps for data based on Process Monitoring. To prevent spurious alerts, we have temporarily disabled monitors based on this data.

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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