--- title: Datadog Data Collection and Resolution description: Datadog, the leading service for cloud-scale monitoring. breadcrumbs: >- Docs > Extend Datadog > Extending Datadog Guides > Datadog Data Collection and Resolution --- # Datadog Data Collection and Resolution Find below a summary of Datadog data [collection](https://docs.datadoghq.com/glossary/#collection-interval) and [resolution](https://docs.datadoghq.com/glossary/#minimum-resolution). See information on [Data Retention Periods](https://docs.datadoghq.com/data_security/data_retention_periods). | Product category | Source | Collection Methods | Collection interval | Minimum Resolution | | ------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | | APM | Profiles | Datadog Agent + tracing library | 60 seconds | 60 seconds | | APM | Profile metrics | Datadog Agent + tracing library | 60 seconds | 60 seconds | | APM | Services/resources statistics and span summaries | Datadog Agent + tracing library | 10 seconds | 10 seconds | | APM | Indexed spans | Datadog Agent + tracing library | 10 seconds | 1 millisecond | | APM | Trace metrics (unsampled) | Datadog Agent + tracing library | 10 seconds | 1 second | | ASM | Suspicious requests | Datadog Agent + tracing library | 10 seconds | 1 millisecond | | Audit Trail | Datadog audit events | Datadog usage activity | n/a | 1 second | | CI Visibility | Pipeline, Stage, Job, Step, Command span | Webhooks, Datadog Agent + plugin | Data source-dependent | 1 millisecond | | CD Visibility | Deployment execution | Webhooks, Datadog Agent + plugin | Data source-dependent | 1 millisecond | | Code Security (SCA, SAST, IaC) | GitHub App | Source code | n/a - scans are performed on push to origin, not on a fixed interval | n/a | | Cloud | Alibaba | API crawler | 10 minutes ([default](https://docs.datadoghq.com/integrations/guide/cloud-metric-delay/#faster-metrics)) | 1 minute | | Cloud | AWS | API crawler | 10 minutes ([default](https://docs.datadoghq.com/integrations/guide/cloud-metric-delay/#faster-metrics)) | 1 minute | | Cloud | Azure | API crawler | 2 minutes ([default](https://docs.datadoghq.com/integrations/guide/cloud-metric-delay/#faster-metrics)) | 1 minute | | Cloud | Google Cloud | API crawler | 5 minutes ([default](https://docs.datadoghq.com/integrations/guide/cloud-metric-delay/#faster-metrics)) | 1 minute | | Cloud | Oracle Cloud Infrastructure | Metric collector | Real-time | 1 minute | | Cloud Cost Management | AWS | Cost and Usage Report | 1 hour | 1 day | | Cloud Cost Management | Azure | Cost Exports | 1 hour | 1 day | | Cloud Cost Management | Google Cloud | Detailed Usage Cost Export | 1 hour | 1 day | | Cloud SIEM | Security Signals | Datadog Cloud SIEM | Real time | 1 millisecond | | Cloud Security | Findings | Datadog Cloud Security Misconfigurations | 15 minutes to 4 hours depending on resource type | 1 minute | | Workload Protection | Signals | Datadog Cloud Security Threats | Real time | 1 millisecond | | Database Monitoring | Query Metrics | Datadog Agent + enabled integrations | 10 seconds | 1 second | | Database Monitoring | Query Samples | Datadog Agent + enabled integrations | 1 minute | n/a | | DORA Metrics | Deployments, Failures | API, Datadog products | Data source-dependent | 1 millisecond | | DORA Metrics | Deployment Frequency, Change Lead Time, Change Failure Rate, Mean time to restore | API, Datadog products | Data source-dependent | 1 millisecond | | Error Tracking | Error Tracking | Datadog products | Data source-dependent | 1 millisecond | | Incident Management | Incident Management | Incident data | n/a | n/a | | Infrastructure | Agent integrations | Datadog Agent + enabled integrations | 15 seconds | 1 second | | Infrastructure | Custom metrics (Agent check) | Datadog Agent + custom Agent check | 15 seconds | 1 second | | Infrastructure | Custom metrics (API) | POST directly to Datadog's API | Real time | 1 second | | Infrastructure | Custom metrics (StatsD) | Datadog Agent (built-in statsD collector) | 15 seconds | 1 second | | Infrastructure | Events | Datadog Agent, integrations, or API | Real time | 1 second | | Infrastructure | Orchestrator Explorer (Kubernetes) | Datadog Agent | 15 seconds | 15 seconds | | Infrastructure | Live containers | Datadog Agent + enabled Docker integration | 10 seconds | 10 seconds | | Infrastructure | Live processes | Datadog Agent | 10 seconds | 10 seconds | | Infrastructure | Cloud Network Monitoring | System Probe | 30 seconds | 1 minute | | Infrastructure | Network Device Monitoring | Datadog Agent | 15 seconds | 1 second | | Infrastructure | NetFlow Monitoring | Datadog Agent | Real time | Aggregated over 5-minute interval | | Infrastructure | System metrics | Datadog Agent | 15 seconds | 1 second | | Logs | Logs | Datadog Agent + Logs, third-party log collectors, or API | Real time | 1 millisecond | | Real User Monitoring | Real User Monitoring | RUM SDK | Real time | 1 millisecond | | Real User Monitoring | Session Replays | RUM SDK | Real time | 1 millisecond | | Service Management | Workflow Automation | Workflow executions | User-defined | n/a | | Service Management | Service Level Objectives | Datadog monitors, Datadog Synthetic monitoring, or metrics (infrastructure, APM trace, custom) | Data source-dependent | Data source-dependent | | Synthetic Monitoring | API Test metrics | Datadog Synthetic Monitoring application | User-defined | 1 minute | | Synthetic Monitoring | API Test results | Datadog Synthetic Monitoring application | User-defined | 1 minute | | Synthetic Monitoring | Browser Test metrics | Datadog Synthetic Monitoring application | User-defined | 5 minutes | | Synthetic Monitoring | Browser Test results | Datadog Synthetic Monitoring application | User-defined | 5 minutes | | Synthetic Monitoring | Batches | Datadog Synthetic Monitoring application (through calls to the [Synthetics trigger API endpoint](https://docs.datadoghq.com/continuous_testing/cicd_integrations#use-the-api) or to the [Synthetics CI CLI](https://docs.datadoghq.com/continuous_testing/cicd_integrations#use-the-cli)) | Depending on calls to the [Synthetics trigger API endpoint](https://docs.datadoghq.com/continuous_testing/cicd_integrations#use-the-api) or to the [Synthetics CI CLI](https://docs.datadoghq.com/continuous_testing/cicd_integrations#use-the-cli) | n/a | | Test Optimization | Flaky test | Test Optimization Test spans | Data source-dependent | 1 millisecond | | Test Optimization | Test span | Datadog Agent + tracing library | 60 seconds | 1 millisecond | | USM | RED metrics | Datadog Agent | 30 seconds | 30 second | ## Further reading{% #further-reading %} - [Data retention periods](https://docs.datadoghq.com/data_security/data_retention_periods)