BREAKING: Sentry MINOR ⚠️ Delayed ingestion on US region — workarounds inside

Sentry is experiencing delayed error ingestion on US-region projects. Here's what's affected, workarounds, and how to monitor recovery.

BREAKING: Sentry Delayed Ingestion — US Region [INVESTIGATING]

Status: INVESTIGATING | Severity: MINOR | Impact: Partial disruption | Updated: Now

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What's Down & Who's Affected

Sentry is currently experiencing delayed ingestion delays on US-region infrastructure. This means:

Error events are reaching Sentry but not appearing in your dashboard immediately

Typical delay: 30-120 seconds (normal: <5 seconds)

Affected: Projects using US-region DSN endpoints

NOT affected: EU-region projects are operating normally

Scope: Error/exception ingestion only — releases, sessions, and replay capture unaffected

If your indie SaaS relies on real-time error alerts, you'll notice delayed Slack/email notifications.

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Immediate Workarounds (Do This Now)

Option 1: Redirect to EU Region (Fastest)

``` // Find your current DSN in Sentry project settings // Current: https://xxxxx@o12345.ingest.sentry.io/6789 // Replace with EU endpoint: // https://xxxxx@o12345.ingest.eu.sentry.io/6789

// Update in your SDK initialization: Sentry.init({ dsn: "https://xxxxx@o12345.ingest.eu.sentry.io/6789", environment: "production" }); ```

Option 2: Enable Local Queueing (No code change)

Sentry SDKs will automatically retry failed submissions

Events will queue locally and submit when ingestion recovers

No action needed — this is built-in behavior

Option 3: Use Debug Transport (Development only)

```javascript // Temporarily log errors locally while investigating Sentry.captureException(error); console.error("[LOCAL LOG]", error); // Keep local record ```

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How to Check If Your Project Is Affected

1. Check your DSN endpoint: - Go to Settings → Projects → [Your Project] → Client Keys - Look for ingest.sentry.io (US) vs ingest.eu.sentry.io (EU)

2. Test ingestion speed: ```javascript const start = Date.now(); Sentry.captureMessage("Latency test"); // Check dashboard — note arrival time vs send time ```

3. Monitor in real-time: - Open your Sentry Issues page - Trigger a test error in your app - Time how long before it appears (should be <5s normally)

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Alternative Tools to Consider (Temporary)

If you need real-time monitoring while this resolves:

Rollbar — EU/US regions, faster US ingestion currently

Bugsnag — Good uptime record, similar feature set

Datadog APM — If you're already using Datadog

Local logging + alerts — Use Winston/Pino + PagerDuty for critical errors

*(No need to switch permanently — this is likely resolved within hours)*

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How to Monitor Recovery

Track status here:

[Sentry Status Page](https://status.sentry.io) — Real-time updates

Watch for "Delayed ingestion on us region" → "Resolved"

Test recovery yourself: ```javascript // Keep this test running setInterval(() => { Sentry.captureMessage(Recovery test - ${new Date().toISOString()}); }, 60000); // Every minute ```

Once you see errors appearing in <5 seconds again, ingestion is normalized.

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Bottom Line

✅ Your errors are not lost — they're queuing and will ingest ✅ EU region is unaffected if you can switch temporarily ✅ Sentry is actively investigating — expect resolution within 1-2 hours ✅ Check status page for updates every 15 minutes

Stay calm. This is a partial disruption, not data loss. Real-time monitoring will resume shortly.

—Senior DevOps Team, StillNotAThing Community