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PlanetScale is experiencing Insights metrics underreporting. Immediate workarounds for indie hackers.

BREAKING: PlanetScale Insights Metrics Underreporting — What You Need to Know

Status: Identified | Severity: MAJOR | Time: Active

PlanetScale engineering has confirmed a significant issue affecting the Insights dashboard metrics across all accounts. Your database is still running. Your queries are still executing. Your data is safe. But your monitoring visibility is compromised. Here's what you need to do right now.

What's Down & Who's Affected

The Insights metrics engine is underreporting query performance data, connection counts, and throughput statistics. This affects:

All PlanetScale accounts with active databases

Real-time dashboards showing query metrics

Historical analytics for performance tracking

Alert thresholds based on metric anomalies

Critical: Your production databases are operational. This is a monitoring issue, not a data access issue.

Immediate Workarounds — Do This Now

1. Disable Dependent Alerts

If you've set up alerts based on Insights metrics, disable them temporarily to prevent false positives:

Log into PlanetScale console

Navigate to your database → Insights → Alerts

Pause any active metric-based alerts

Document your thresholds for re-enable

2. Query Directly Against System Tables

For critical monitoring, query PlanetScale's system tables: ```sql SELECT * FROM information_schema.PROCESSLIST; SELECT * FROM performance_schema.events_statements_summary_by_digest; ```

3. Use Application-Level Monitoring

Implement monitoring at your application layer:

Node.js: mysql2 connection pool events

Python: SQLAlchemy engine listeners

Go: Database driver logging

4. Check MySQL Status Directly

Run SHOW STATUS; periodically to capture raw metrics. Store results in your app database for trend analysis.

How to Check If Your Project Is Affected

1. Log into PlanetScale Dashboard 2. Select any database → Insights tab 3. Look for one of these symptoms: - Metrics suddenly flat-line or show zero activity - Historical data gaps (especially last 2-4 hours) - Query count discrepancies vs. application logs - Connection metrics not reflecting actual traffic

If you see these patterns, you're affected. If your Insights dashboard looks normal, you may be in a phased rollout or different region.

Alternative Tools to Consider (Short-Term)

New Relic / DataDog: Full database APM (paid, complete solution)

Prometheus + node_exporter: Open-source, DIY approach

CloudWatch (AWS RDS Proxy integration): If you're using proxy

Custom logging: Capture query times in your application layer

How to Monitor Recovery

PlanetScale Status Page: https://status.planetscale.com

Updates posted every 30 minutes

Subscribe to notifications

What to watch for:

Insights metrics resuming normal patterns

Historical data backfill (may take 1-2 hours)

Alert system re-enabling confirmation

Verification checklist:

[ ] Dashboard shows recent query activity

[ ] Metrics align with application logs

[ ] Connection counts match active sessions

[ ] Re-enable your alerts gradually

Bottom Line

Your databases work. Your data is safe. Your visibility is temporarily degraded. Use application-level monitoring as backup, disable alerts that depend on Insights, and check the status page for updates.

PlanetScale engineering is actively investigating. Updates expected within 2-4 hours.

Stay calm. Stay monitoring.