BREAKING: PlanetScale MINOR 🔴 Insights Metrics Underreporting [01KY0CMW29SH2063REC96X0B4F]

PlanetScale Insights dashboard experiencing metric underreporting. Partial disruption identified. Database operations unaffected. Immediate workarounds for indie hackers inside.

INCIDENT ALERT: PlanetScale Insights Metrics Underreporting

Status: Identified | Severity: MINOR | Impact: Partial Disruption

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What's Down & Who's Affected

PlanetScale's Insights metrics dashboard is underreporting query analytics, connection counts, and performance data. This affects visibility into your database metrics—NOT your actual database operations.

Who's impacted:

Developers relying on Insights for performance monitoring

Teams tracking query patterns and connection pooling

Anyone using metrics for scaling decisions

Your database is running fine. Your app is running fine. You just can't see accurate metrics right now.

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Immediate Workarounds (DO THIS NOW)

1. Use MySQL Query Logs Directly

```bash Connect to your PlanetScale database via CLI: planetscale shell <database-name> SHOW PROCESSLIST; # See active queries SHOW STATUS LIKE 'Threads%'; # Check connections ```

2. Query Your Performance Schema

```sql SELECT * FROM performance_schema.events_statements_summary_by_digest ORDER BY SUM_TIMER_WAIT DESC LIMIT 10; ``` This gives you slow query data without waiting for Insights.

3. Enable Application-Level Monitoring Now

Add query timing in your application code

Log slow queries (>100ms) to stdout/logging service

Use APM tools: DataDog, New Relic, or Sentry already capture DB metrics

4. Don't Change Anything

Don't scale, don't modify, don't optimize based on incomplete metrics. Wait for recovery or use workarounds above.

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How to Check If Your Project Is Affected

1. Navigate to: Dashboard → Select Database → Insights tab 2. Look for: Flat/zero query counts, missing connection graphs, or timestamps not updating 3. Check: PlanetScale Status Page → https://status.planetscale.com (official confirmation) 4. Test your DB: Run a query directly—if it works, you're fine operationally

Most likely: You won't notice this unless you actively monitor Insights.

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Alternative Tools to Monitor During Outage

DataDog APM – Captures database metrics from your application

New Relic – Real-time DB performance without dashboard dependency

Prometheus + Grafana – Self-hosted, polls your app metrics

CloudWatch (AWS) – If deployed on Lambda/EC2, captures DB connections

Sentry – Tracks slow database queries in your error tracking

MySQL Slow Query Log – Native logging to S3 or CloudWatch

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How to Monitor Recovery

Watch these signals:

1. PlanetScale Status Page – Check every 15 minutes for update 2. Your Insights Dashboard – Graphs should start populating again 3. Test query: Run a known query, check if metrics appear in Insights within 2 minutes 4. Connection metrics: Verify connection pool data shows up

Expected recovery time: PlanetScale typically resolves dashboard issues within 2-4 hours. Check back in 30 minutes.

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What You Should Do Right Now

✅ If you rely on Insights for monitoring: Set up one of the alternative tools above (5 min setup) ✅ Don't panic: Your database is operational ✅ Don't optimize: Wait for Insights recovery before making scaling changes ✅ Keep shipping: This doesn't block development

Status updates: We'll track this. Check StillNotAThing for updates every 15 minutes.

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*Last updated: [TIMESTAMP]* *Monitoring active. Keep building.*