API Response Time Distribution

Color palette

0510152025Count406080100120140160180200220240Response time (ms)

Use arrow keys to walk the data points.

Chart data
bin_startbin_endcount
40606
608022
8010011
1001205
1201402
1401601
1601801
1802001
2002200
2202401

50 observations in 10 bins (Freedman-Diaconis suggested 14)

Takeaway

  • Most requests land between 60 and 90 ms, but a right tail stretches past 200 ms.
  • The tail, not the median, is what users notice — track p95 rather than the average.