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Set up a connection to Datadog

Rachel Shanthi Bijja
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Datadog is a monitoring and analytics tool for information technology and DevOps teams that can be used to determine performance metrics and monitor events for infrastructure and cloud services.

Set up a connection

After you start the connection, configure it in the Create connection panel and complete all of the required * authentication settings.

Setting

Instructions

Name your connection * 

Enter a clear and distinguishable name. Throughout integrator.io imports and exports, you will have the option to choose this new connection. A unique identifier will prove helpful later when selecting it from a list of the connections that you’ve created.

API type * 

Choose your Datadog API type:

  • API: Get event, integration, metric, and downtime details

  • Logs: Get event log details

API version

Enter your Datadog account API version.

Region* 

Select the region for this Datadog account. For information on how to identify the region, see Access the Datadog site.

API key * 

Enter your Datadog API key.

Multiple layers of protection, including AES 256 encryption, are in place to keep your API key safe. When editing this connection, you must re-enter this value each time; it is stored only when the connection is saved and never displayed as text.

How to retrieve the API key 

Application key * 

Enter your Datadog application key.

Multiple layers of protection, including AES 256 encryption, are in place to keep your API key safe. When editing this connection, you must re-enter this value each time; it is stored only when the connection is saved and never displayed as text.

How to retrieve the application key 

Tip

This connector documentation describes only the settings shown for the Simple view. For the corresponding HTTP settings, see Token universal connector documentation.

How to retrieve the API key

  1. Sign in to your Datadog account.

  2. Navigate to Personal Settings > Organization Settings > Access > API keys.

  3. Click + New key . The New API key window appears.

  4. Enter Name.

  5. Click Create key.

  6. Copy API key.

  7. Click Finish.

How to retrieve the application key

  1. Sign in to your Datadog account.

  2. Navigate to Personal Settings > Organization Settings > Access > Application key.

  3. Click + New key . The New API key window appears.

  4. Enter Name.

  5. Click Create key.

  6. Copy application key.

  7. Click Edit and select the required scopes.

  8. Click Finish.

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