BREAKING: Sentry US Region Experiencing Ingestion & Query Issues – Immediate Workarounds Inside

Sentry is experiencing ingestion and query issues affecting logs, spans, and traces in US regions. Here's what you need to know and how to respond right now.

BREAKING: Sentry US Ingestion Issues – What's Down & What You Can Do

Status: Monitoring | Severity: High | Affected: US-region Sentry users

What's Happening Right Now

Sentry is reporting ingestion and query issues across their US infrastructure affecting:

Log ingestion – Events may not be arriving at your Sentry dashboard

Span/trace collection – APM and distributed tracing data experiencing delays

Query performance – Dashboard queries and historical data retrieval may be slow or timeout

Scope: Primarily US-region instances; EU and other regions appear unaffected

Who's Affected: If your Sentry project dashboard is slow, events aren't showing up in real-time, or you're seeing ingestion errors, you're likely impacted.

Immediate Workarounds (Act Now)

1. Switch DSN Regions (If Available)

If you have multi-region flexibility:

Check your Sentry project settings for region selection

Temporarily route events to EU or other available regions if your use case allows

This is the fastest mitigation while Sentry resolves US infrastructure

2. Enable Local Error Logging

Don't go blind. Implement immediate fallback logging: ```javascript // JavaScript example try { // your code } catch(e) { console.error(e); // Still log locally Sentry.captureException(e); // Attempt Sentry, won't break if it fails } ``` Write errors to local files, stdout, or a secondary service like DataDog, New Relic, or Rollbar.

3. Batch & Retry Strategy

Update your Sentry SDK configuration: ```javascript Sentry.init({ dsn: 'YOUR_DSN', maxBreadcrumbs: 50, attachStacktrace: true, beforeSend(event) { // Queue events locally if needed return event; } }); ```

4. Reduce Sampling (Temporary)

If ingestion is backing up, lower your sample rate temporarily to prioritize critical errors: ```javascript tracesSampleRate: 0.1 // Reduce from typical 1.0 ```

How to Check If You're Affected

1. Dashboard Test: Log into Sentry, trigger a test event from your app – does it appear within 30 seconds? 2. Check Status Page: Visit [status.sentry.io](https://status.sentry.io) – look for incident updates 3. Review Metrics: Check your project's ingest rate graph – do you see a drop or plateau? 4. Network Tab: In browser dev tools, verify Sentry events are receiving 200 responses (not 502/503)

Alternative Error Tracking Tools (Quick Deploy)

If you need redundancy:

Rollbar – Drop-in Sentry alternative, excellent SDK support

Bugsnag – Solid performance, good free tier

DataDog – Enterprise-grade, includes APM

Axiom – Lightweight logs/traces, developer-friendly

GlitchTip – Open-source Sentry alternative you can self-host

Monitor Recovery

Watch These Signals:

Sentry status page updates: [status.sentry.io](https://status.sentry.io)

Your ingest rate returning to baseline (check project settings → Stats)

Reduced query latency in your dashboard

Events appearing in real-time again

Timeline Expectation: Sentry typically resolves ingestion issues within 30-120 minutes. This will likely be resolved today.

Bottom Line

Sentry is degraded but your app isn't. Implement local logging NOW, monitor the status page, and consider temporary dual-logging. You're covered.

Stay calm. Stay monitored. 🚀