# Backpressure improvements help prevent data loss during ingestion traffic spikes

DevFeed: [Backpressure improvements help prevent data loss during ingestion traffic spikes](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/building-resilient-ingestion-with-smart-backpressure-handling-18391.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.tinybird.co/blog/backpressure-improvements>)

Author: Javier Goizueta

Published: 2025-11-18T12:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Tinybird](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/tinybird.md>)

Topics: [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>)

Tags: [backpressure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/backpressure.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data.md>), [engineering-excellence](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering-excellence.md>)

## AI overview

The article explains that backpressure improvements help prevent data loss during traffic spikes and keep ingestion reliable when volume exceeds expectations.

## Source excerpt

Backpressure improvements prevent data loss during traffic spikes. Ingestion stays reliable even when volume exceeds expectations.