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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:
  • Create and import Datadog monitors for alerting and monitoring
  • Create and import Service Level Objectives
  • Define and manage service definitions for APM in Datadog.
For detailed information about each resource, see the Resources section below.

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Authentication

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API Key

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:
  • API Key
  • Application Key
  • Site (e.g., datadoghq.com)
1

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.
2

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.
3

Access Recipes

Navigate to Recipes and create or select a recipe
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Add Datadog Resource

Add or select a Datadog resource in your recipe
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Link Credentials

Click “Add credentials” then “+Link credentials”
6

Select Authentication Method

Select “API Key”
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Name Credentials

Enter a credential name for identification
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Enter API Keys

Input your API Key and Application Key
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Enter Site

Input your Datadog site (e.g., datadoghq.com)
10

Complete Connection

Click “Connect”

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Resources

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Monitor

Create and import Datadog monitors for alerting and monitoring. Configuration options:
  • Name (required): The name of the monitor
  • Type (required): Monitor type (metric alert, service check, log alert, etc.)
  • Query (required): The monitoring query
  • Message (required): The alert message content
  • Thresholds: Alert and warning thresholds
  • Notification settings: No-data notifications, timeframes
  • Evaluation settings: Delays, window requirements
Properties:
  • Monitor identification
  • Query configuration
  • Message content
  • Alert settings

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Service

Define and manage service definitions for APM in Datadog. Configuration options:
  • Service Name (required): The Datadog service name
  • Team (required): The Datadog team name
Properties:
  • Service identification
  • Team association
  • Service configuration

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SLO

Create and import Service Level Objectives. Configuration options:
  • Name (required): The name of the SLO
  • Type (required): SLO type (metric, monitor, time)
  • Query configuration (required): Numerator and denominator queries
  • Timeframe (required): Time window for SLO evaluation (7d, 30d, 90d)
  • Target (required): Target threshold percentage
  • Warning: Warning threshold percentage
  • Description: Additional information about the SLO
Properties:
  • SLO identification
  • Query configuration
  • Timeframe settings
  • Target thresholds