# Datadog: Major incident: Synthetics Test Results Delayed

**Summary:** Datadog reported a major Synthetics degradation starting 2026-07-27 19:05 UTC: tests continued running, but results were delayed. A fix was implemented, and the incident was resolved at 2026-07-27 19:52 UTC after 46 min. _(machine-written, sol)_
- Kind: Major incident · Label: degradation (model (Jev))
- Changed: 2026-07-27 19:05 UTC · Detected: 2026-10-17 18:22 UTC
- [Source: https://stspg.io/9trx2m1xsd4h](https://stspg.io/9trx2m1xsd4h)
- [Company: Datadog](https://rewindex.com/company/datadog.md)
- Versions: before (none: first archived) → after incident\_version:274/9kn7bmb25jh1@dda9deaf37e9
- Change 1 of 1 for this incident

## What changed

**1. Added: Title**

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+ Synthetics Test Results Delayed
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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**

```diff
+ 2026-07-27 19:05 UTC
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**5. Added: Resolved time**

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+ 2026-07-27 19:52 UTC
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**6. Added: Affected components**

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+ Synthetics
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**7. Added: Update** (investigating) · 2026-07-27 19:05 UTC

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+ We are currenting investigating an issue running Synthetic tests.
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**8. Added: Update** (investigating) · 2026-07-27 19:25 UTC

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+ We're continuing to investigate an issue publishing Synthetic results. Synthetic tests are running and results are delayed.
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**9. Added: Update** (identified) · 2026-07-27 19:36 UTC

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+ We've identified the issue publishing Synthetic results. Synthetic tests are continuing to run with delayed results.
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**10. Added: Update** (monitoring) · 2026-07-27 19:46 UTC

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+ A fix has been implemented and we're monitoring the results.
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**11. Added: Update** (resolved) · 2026-07-27 19:52 UTC

```diff
+ This incident has been resolved.
```

## History of this incident

| When (UTC) | Change | Label |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-07-27 19:05 UTC | Major incident: Synthetics Test Results Delayed (this change) | degradation |

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