Watchdog Cloud & API Outage Detection is an AI-driven capability that automatically identifies external cloud and API provider degradations impacting services, helping to save time on investigations. The feature proactively detects outages, providing visibility into the blast radius of the problem and directing users to take action via notifications. When a system's performance starts to deteriorate, it can be unclear whether it's due to internal infrastructure or an external provider outage. Datadog continuously monitors for elevated error rates in requests to external providers, giving users a head start in identifying and mitigating issues before they escalate. By detecting outages quickly, reducing time spent on root cause analysis, and providing clear impact visibility, Watchdog Cloud & API Outage Detection helps minimize downtime and maintain business continuity, even in the face of external outages.