# Datadog: Major incident: Delayed Traces in APM Trace Search

**Summary:** Datadog reported a major APM degradation starting 2026-03-27 18:57 UTC, causing missing or delayed traces in APM Trace Search and delayed trace-based monitors; user impact was reported since 5pm UTC. A fix was implemented, and the incident was resolved at 2026-03-27 19:30 UTC, with a recorded duration of 32 min. _(machine-written, sol)_
- Kind: Major incident · Label: degradation (model (Jev))
- Changed: 2026-03-27 18:57 UTC · Detected: 2026-10-17 18:22 UTC
- [Source: https://stspg.io/4qqxn4k2w7n5](https://stspg.io/4qqxn4k2w7n5)
- [Company: Datadog](https://rewindex.com/company/datadog.md)
- Versions: before (none: first archived) → after incident\_version:274/y1trpqc54210@d2095fdeed77
- Change 1 of 1 for this incident

## What changed

**1. Added: Title**

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+ Delayed Traces in APM Trace Search
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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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+ 2026-03-27 18:57 UTC
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**5. Added: Resolved time**

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+ 2026-03-27 19:30 UTC
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**6. Added: Affected components**

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+ APM
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**7. Added: Update** (investigating) · 2026-03-27 18:57 UTC

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+ We are investigating increased latency in processing and storing Traces in APM. As a result of this issue, some users may see missing or delayed traces in APM Trace Search since 5pm UTC. They may also experience delay in APM trace-based monitors.
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**8. Added: Update** (identified) · 2026-03-27 19:17 UTC

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+ The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.
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**9. Added: Update** (monitoring) · 2026-03-27 19:21 UTC

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+ A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
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**10. Added: Update** (resolved) · 2026-03-27 19:30 UTC

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

| When (UTC) | Change | Label |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-27 18:57 UTC | Major incident: Delayed Traces in APM Trace Search (this change) | degradation |

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