Datadog Troubleshooting Guides

Datadog errors can surface at the worst possible moments — during deployments, under peak traffic, or in the middle of critical operations. This collection of 4 troubleshooting guides covers the most common Datadog issues encountered in DevOps tooling, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure as code. Each article walks through specific error messages with step-by-step diagnosis, root cause analysis, and verified solutions. Whether you're dealing with configuration problems, authentication failures, timeout errors, or unexpected behavior, these guides are designed to get you from error message to resolution as quickly as possible. Solutions are backed by official documentation and real-world production experience.

Error Quick Reference

Article	Description
Datadog Agent Not Reporting: Troubleshooting 'Agent is not sending metrics' and Connection Errors	Fix Datadog agent not reporting metrics. Learn to troubleshoot API key errors, site misconfigurations, NTP time drift, and network connectivity issues.
Datadog Not Working: Troubleshooting Agent Status, APM Drops, and Connectivity Errors	Resolve "Datadog not working" issues. Learn to diagnose stopped agents, invalid API keys, port 8126 APM conflicts, and blocked outbound network traffic.
Troubleshooting 'Datadog Not Working': A Complete Diagnostic Guide	Fix Datadog agent not working or reporting metrics. Step-by-step guide to diagnose connection issues, API key errors, and integration failures.
Troubleshooting 'Datadog Not Working': Fixing Agent Offline, Missing Metrics, and APM Connection Errors	Datadog not working? Learn how to diagnose and fix offline Datadog Agents, missing APM traces, connection timeouts, and API key errors with this guide.