Learn about Tempest’s Datadog integration capabilities and supported resources.
Datadog is a monitoring and security platform for cloud applications. The Datadog app in Tempest enables comprehensive management of Datadog resources through our platform. With the DataDog app, you can:
For detailed information about each resource, see the Resources section below.
Ensure your API key has appropriate permissions for all resources you plan to manage through Tempest.
Tempest uses API Key authentication to orchestrate and manage Datadog resources. This requires:
How to add Datadog API Keys
Generate an Application Key
Navigate to Organization Settings for your Datadog Organization. Under the “Access” section, select Application Keys. Create a new Application Key and save it.
Generate an API Key
Navigate to Organization Settings for your Datadog Organization. Under the “Access” section, select API Keys. Create a new API Key and save it.
Access Recipes
Navigate to Recipes and create or select a recipe
Add Datadog Resource
Add or select a Datadog resource in your recipe
Link Credentials
Click “Add credentials” then “+Link credentials”
Select Authentication Method
Name Credentials
Enter a credential name for identification
Enter API Keys
Enter Site
Input your Datadog site (e.g., datadoghq.com)
Complete Connection
Create and import Datadog monitors for alerting and monitoring.
Configuration options:
Properties:
Define and manage service definitions for APM in Datadog.
Configuration options:
Properties:
Create and import Service Level Objectives.
Configuration options:
Properties: