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Creating a Datadog connection

Create the connection by using one of the following methods:

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Using OAuth

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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.

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Using API Key

To create the connection you need:

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Obtaining the credentials

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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

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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

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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
AP2https://ap2.datadoghq.comAustralia
For more information on finding your Site, view the Datadog documentation.

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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.

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Interactive Tutorial Guides

You can also refer to the following tutorial guides for a more in-depth understanding of how to create Datadog connection. Creating a Datadog Connection Creating a Datadog Connection in Blink Ops