# Datadog: Major incident: Metrics Queries

**Summary:** Datadog reported a major incident causing elevated latency on metrics queries in Metrics and Infra Monitoring, slowing customer queries. It started at 2026-06-22 21:27 UTC and was resolved at 2026-06-22 22:41 UTC, lasting 1 h 13 min; Datadog reported implementing a fix but did not specify the cause. _(machine-written, sol)_
- Kind: Major incident · Label: degradation (model (Jev))
- Changed: 2026-06-22 21:27 UTC · Detected: 2026-10-17 18:22 UTC
- [Source: https://stspg.io/z9s5hk7jc45c](https://stspg.io/z9s5hk7jc45c)
- [Company: Datadog](https://rewindex.com/company/datadog.md)
- Versions: before (none: first archived) → after incident\_version:274/z9tr62bmp8v3@d9b3bf29b401
- Change 1 of 1 for this incident

## What changed

**1. Added: Title**

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+ Metrics Queries
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**2. Added: Impact**

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+ major
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**3. Added: Status**

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+ resolved
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**4. Added: Start time**

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+ 2026-06-22 21:27 UTC
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**5. Added: Resolved time**

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+ 2026-06-22 22:41 UTC
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**6. Added: Affected components**

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+ Metrics and Infra Monitoring
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**7. Added: Update** (investigating) · 2026-06-22 21:27 UTC

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+ We are currently investigating elevated latency on metrics queries. We will provide an update as soon as possible.
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**8. Added: Update** (investigating) · 2026-06-22 21:43 UTC

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+ We are continuing to investigate this issue.
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**9. Added: Update** (investigating) · 2026-06-22 22:09 UTC

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+ We are continuing to investigate this issue.
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**10. Added: Update** (investigating) · 2026-06-22 22:28 UTC

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+ We are continuing to investigate this issue.
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**11. Added: Update** (monitoring) · 2026-06-22 22:37 UTC

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+ A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
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**12. Added: Update** (resolved) · 2026-06-22 22:41 UTC

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+ This incident has been resolved.
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## History of this incident

| When (UTC) | Change | Label |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-22 21:27 UTC | Major incident: Metrics Queries (this change) | degradation |

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