When an experiment is started, how long does it take for users in regions such as Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Europe to receive the traffic allocation information, and is there any delay? @brash-pillow-71627
Short answer: updates should propagate in about a minute, and can be near-instant with streaming; some SDKs poll roughly every 60 seconds by default. There isn’t a region-specific delay documented—latency depends on your SDK and whether you use streaming (SSE) via the Proxy. - Default behavior: most non-JS SDKs poll and fetch new features about every ~60 seconds (configurable). [[API latency](https://github.com/growthbook/growthbook/issues/1457)] - Fastest path: JavaScript-based SDKs with streaming (SSE) via the GrowthBook Proxy receive updates almost instantly (under a second) when features/experiments are changed. [[API latency](https://github.com/growthbook/growthbook/issues/1457)] - In general usage, updates “should happen after roughly a minute” unless using streaming. [[API latency](https://github.com/growthbook/growthbook/issues/1457)] - Dashboard toggles going live are “almost instant,” assuming publish is completed; any remaining delay is typically SDK cache/polling. [[Delay to live](https://linen.growthbook.io/t/13157170/hello-i-have-a-general-question-after-enabling-an-experiment); [API latency](https://github.com/growthbook/growthbook/issues/1457)] So for Southeast Asia, Latin America, Europe, or elsewhere: expect near-instant with JS+Proxy streaming, or roughly up to a minute with default polling SDKs. If you’re seeing longer delays, check SDK caching/poll intervals or enable streaming. [[API latency](https://github.com/growthbook/growthbook/issues/1457)]