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About Datadog

Datadog offers monitoring, observability, and security for cloud-scale applications, unifying metrics, logs, and traces to help teams detect issues and optimize performance

What an agent can do in Datadog

Every Datadog action is classed by the platform as a read, a change or a send. Reads run at once. Changes and sends are held for a person by default.

Runs at once (reads)

Looks things up in Datadog without asking first. 44 actions.

  • Aggregate logsAggregate Datadog logs without downloading raw events. Use for counts, unique values, percentiles, numeric statistics, grouped breakdowns, and values over time. Use DATADOG_SEARCH_LOGS only when indiv
  • Get DashboardGet a specific dashboard from Datadog. Retrieves detailed information about a dashboard including its widgets, layout, template variables, and metadata.
  • Get On-Call scheduleRetrieves a Datadog On-Call schedule by ID.
  • Get Service DependenciesGet service dependency mapping from Datadog APM. This action retrieves the dependency graph for a specific service, showing both upstream services (that call this service) and downstream services (tha
  • Get Synthetics LocationsTool to retrieve all available public and private locations for Synthetic tests in Datadog. Use when you need a list of location identifiers for creating or managing synthetic tests.
  • Get host tagsRetrieves all tags associated with a specific host in Datadog. Useful for understanding host metadata and organizing infrastructure.
  • List All TagsList all tags from Datadog. Tags help organize and filter your infrastructure and applications. This action shows all tags in use across your organization.
  • List API KeysList API keys in Datadog. Retrieves all API keys in the organization for security auditing, access management, and key rotation planning. Helps maintain security posture by tracking key usage and owne
  • List APM ServicesList APM services from Datadog. Application Performance Monitoring (APM) provides deep visibility into your applications, helping you track performance, errors, and dependencies.
  • List AWS IntegrationList AWS integrations in Datadog. Retrieves all configured AWS account integrations, showing which AWS accounts are monitored by Datadog and their configuration settings. Useful for cloud infrastructu
  • List IncidentsList incidents from Datadog. Incident Management helps you track, manage, and resolve incidents efficiently with comprehensive timeline and impact tracking.
  • List Log IndexesTool to retrieve a list of all log indexes configured in Datadog, including their names and configurations. Use before DATADOG_SEARCH_LOGS to identify the correct index name; searching without specify
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  • List active metricsDiscover metric names by listing actively reporting metrics since a given timestamp. Use when you need to find what metrics exist before querying timeseries data with DATADOG_QUERY_METRICS.
  • List monitorsGet all monitor details. This endpoint allows you to retrieve information about all monitors configured in your organization. You can filter by group states, name, tags, and use pagination to manage l
  • List On-Call notification channelsLists the On-Call notification channels configured for a Datadog user.
  • List On-Call notification rulesLists the On-Call notification rules configured for a Datadog user.
  • List OrganizationsList top-level Datadog organization metadata visible to the account.
  • List RolesList roles from Datadog organization. Roles define sets of permissions that control what users can do within your Datadog organization.
  • List SLOsList Service Level Objectives (SLOs) from Datadog. Service Level Objectives help you track the reliability and performance of your services by setting measurable targets for key metrics.
  • List span-based metricsList configured Datadog span-based metrics and their definitions.
  • List Synthetics TestsList Synthetics tests from Datadog. Synthetics monitoring allows you to proactively monitor your applications and APIs by simulating user interactions and API calls from various locations.
  • List UsersList users from Datadog organization. User management allows you to see team members, their roles, and access levels within your Datadog organization.
  • List WebhooksList webhooks from Datadog. Webhooks allow you to send notifications to external services when monitors trigger, enabling integration with your workflows.
  • Query metricsQueries Datadog metrics and returns time series data. Useful for retrieving historical metric data, creating custom dashboards, or building reports.
  • Query scalar dataRun Datadog formula queries and return aggregated scalar columns.
  • Query timeseries dataRuns Datadog multi-product formula queries and returns aligned timeseries values.
  • Search logsSearches Datadog logs with advanced filtering capabilities. IMPORTANT NOTES: - Sort parameter is NOT supported by the Datadog Logs API and will cause errors - Time parameters must be in milliseconds (
  • Search Spans AnalyticsSearch and analyze span data with aggregations in Datadog. This action uses the Datadog Spans Analytics API to perform advanced queries and aggregations on trace span data. It's essential for: - Analy
  • Search TracesSearch for traces in Datadog APM. This action allows you to search for distributed traces across your services. It's essential for: - Finding specific request flows during incident investigation - Ana
  • Get On-Call escalation policyRetrieves a Datadog On-Call escalation policy by ID.
  • Get hourly usageGets hourly Datadog usage records for product families and a UTC hour range.
  • Get monitorRetrieves detailed information about a specific Datadog monitor, including its current state, configuration, and any active downtimes.
  • Get On-Call notification channelRetrieves an On-Call notification channel for a user by ID.
  • Get On-Call notification ruleRetrieves an On-Call notification rule for a user by ID.
  • Get scheduled on-call userGets the currently scheduled on-call user for a Datadog On-Call schedule.
  • Get team on-call usersGets the current on-call users for a Datadog On-Call team.
  • Get On-Call team routing rulesGets the Datadog On-Call routing rules configured for a team.
  • Get usage summaryRetrieves usage summary information from Datadog including API calls, hosts, containers, and other billable usage metrics. Useful for cost monitoring and usage analysis. Months with no activity return
  • List dashboardsLists all Datadog dashboards with basic information. Useful for dashboard management and getting an overview of available dashboards.
  • List eventsLists events from Datadog within a specified time range. Events track important occurrences like deployments, outages, and configuration changes. Combining multiple filters (tags, sources, priority) w
  • List hostsLists all hosts in your Datadog infrastructure with detailed information including metrics, tags, and status. Useful for infrastructure monitoring and management.
  • List service checksLists service checks from Datadog. Service checks are status checks that track the health of your services and infrastructure components.
  • Search audit logsSearch Datadog Audit Trail events with filters and cursor pagination.
  • Search eventsSearches Datadog Event Management events with filters and pagination.

Held for approval by default (changes and sends)

Held for a person's approval by default. The approval is recorded and the action is sent once, never twice, with 10 seconds to undo. 26 actions.

  • Create DashboardCreate a dashboard in Datadog. Dashboards provide customizable visualizations for monitoring your infrastructure, applications, and business metrics in a unified view.
  • Create downtimeCreates a new downtime in Datadog to suppress alerts during maintenance windows or planned outages. Useful for preventing false alarms during deployments or maintenance.
  • Create On-Call escalation policyCreates a Datadog On-Call escalation policy.
  • Create monitorCreates a new Datadog monitor to track metrics, logs, or other data sources with configurable alerting thresholds and notifications.
  • Create On-Call scheduleCreates a Datadog On-Call schedule.
  • Create SLOCreate a Service Level Objective (SLO) in Datadog. SLOs help you define and track reliability targets for your services, enabling data-driven decisions about service quality and reliability investment
  • Create WebhookCreate a webhook in Datadog. Registers a named destination endpoint; each monitor must explicitly reference the webhook by name in its message or notification settings for alerts to be delivered.
  • Delete DashboardDelete a dashboard in Datadog. Permanently removes a dashboard from your organization. This action cannot be undone. Use with caution.
  • Mute MonitorMute a monitor in Datadog. Temporarily silences alerts from a monitor, which is useful during maintenance windows, deployments, or when investigating known issues to prevent alert fatigue.
  • Set On-Call team routing rulesReplaces (sets) the On-Call routing rules for a Datadog team.
  • Submit metricsSubmits custom metrics to Datadog. Useful for sending application-specific metrics, business KPIs, or custom performance indicators.
  • Unmute MonitorUnmute a monitor in Datadog. Re-enables alerts from a previously muted monitor, returning it to normal monitoring and alerting behavior. Alerting resumes immediately upon call, so ensure maintenance o
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  • Update DashboardUpdate a dashboard in Datadog. Updates an existing dashboard with new configuration, widgets, or layout while preserving its identity and creation metadata.
  • Update On-Call escalation policyUpdates a Datadog On-Call escalation policy by ID.
  • Update On-Call scheduleUpdates a Datadog On-Call schedule by ID.
  • Create eventCreates a new event in Datadog. Events are useful for tracking deployments, outages, configuration changes, and other important occurrences.
  • Create On-Call notification channelCreates an On-Call notification channel for a Datadog user.
  • Create On-Call notification ruleCreates an On-Call notification rule for a Datadog user.
  • Delete On-Call escalation policyDeletes a Datadog On-Call escalation policy by ID. This action cannot be undone.
  • Delete monitorDeletes a Datadog monitor permanently. Use with caution as this action cannot be undone.
  • Delete On-Call notification channelDeletes an On-Call notification channel for a Datadog user. This action cannot be undone.
  • Delete On-Call notification ruleDeletes an On-Call notification rule for a Datadog user. This action cannot be undone.
  • Delete On-Call scheduleDeletes a Datadog On-Call schedule by ID. This action cannot be undone.
  • Update host tagsUpdates tags for a specific host in Datadog. This replaces all existing tags from the specified source with the new tags provided.
  • Update monitorUpdates an existing Datadog monitor with new configuration, thresholds, or notification settings. Only specified fields will be updated.
  • Update On-Call notification ruleUpdates an On-Call notification rule for a user by ID.

Changes wait in Needs you

Changes and sends in Datadog are held for a person's approval by default. The approval is recorded, and the action is sent once, never twice, with 10 seconds to undo.

How approvals work

Datadog questions

Can an agent change data in Datadog on its own?

Not by default. Changes and sends in Datadog are held for a person's approval. The approval is recorded, and the action is sent once, never twice, with 10 seconds to undo.

What can an agent read in Datadog?

This connector lists 44 read actions. Reads run at once, without waiting for approval.

How does Datadog connect?

It connects with OAuth 2.0 or API key or bearer token. Connectors are built and maintained by third-party developers; availability is confirmed during scoping.

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