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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 as well as event monitoring for infrastructure and cloud services. The software can monitor services such as servers, databases and tools.

Creating a Datadog connection​

Create the connection by using one of the following methods:

Using OAuth​

Creating your connection​

  1. In the Blink platform, navigate to the Connections page > Add connection. A New Connection dialog box opens displaying icons of external service providers available.
  2. Select the Datadog icon. A dialog box with name of the connection and connection methods appear.
  3. (Optional) Edit the name of the connection. At a later stage you cannot edit the name.
  4. Click Datadog to authenticate using OAuth.
  5. Sign in using your credentials.

Using API Key​

To create the connection you need:

Obtaining the credentials​

Creating an API Key​

  1. Log in to Datadog.

  2. Click on + New Key. (If you want to use an existing key you can find it in the list, click on it, and copy it from the dialog box.)

    New Key

  3. Name your new API key and click on Create Key.

    Create Key

  4. Click on Copy Key.

    Copy Key

Creating an Application Key​

  1. Log in to Datadog.

  2. Click on Application Keys.

  3. Click on + New Key. (If you want to use an existing key you can find it in the list, click on it, and copy it from the dialog box.)

    New Key

  4. Name your new Application Key and click Create Key.

    Create Key

  5. Click Copy Key.

    Copy Key

Obtaining a Site​

You can identify which site you are on by matching your Datadog website URL to the site URL in the table below.

SiteSite URLLocation
US1https://app.datadoghq.comUS
US3https://us3.datadoghq.comUS
US5https://us5.datadoghq.comUS
EU1https://app.datadoghq.euEU
US1-FEDhttps://app.ddog-gov.comUS
AP1https://ap1.datadoghq.comJapan

For more information on finding your Site, view the Datadog documentation.

Creating the connection​

  1. In the Blink platform, navigate to the Connections page > Add connection. A New Connection dialog box opens displaying icons of external service providers available.
  2. Select the Datadog icon. A dialog box with name of the connection and connection methods appear.
  3. (Optional) Edit the name of the connection. At a later stage you cannot edit the name.
  4. Select API Key as the method to create the connection.
  5. Fill in the parameters:
    • The API key
    • The Application key
    • The Datadog API site
  6. (Optional) Click Test Connection to test it.
  7. Click Create connection. The new connection appears on the Connections page.

Interactive Tutorial Guides​

You can also refer to the following tutorial guides for a more in-depth understanding of how to create DataDog connection.