Datadog Notifications
Using the Datadog Events API, you can send Manako incident events to Datadog and visualize them in dashboards and monitors.
Prerequisites: Obtaining a Datadog API Key
Section titled “Prerequisites: Obtaining a Datadog API Key”-
Log in to Datadog
Log in to Datadog.
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Create an API Key
Go to Organization Settings > API Keys, click “New Key”, enter a key name (e.g., “Manako”), and create it.
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Copy the API Key
Copy the 32-character hex string.
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Confirm your site
Check your region:
Region Site US1 (default) datadoghq.comEU datadoghq.euUS3 us3.datadoghq.comUS5 us5.datadoghq.comAP1 ap1.datadoghq.com
Manako Configuration
Section titled “Manako Configuration”- Open the “Notification Channels” menu in the dashboard
- Click “Add Channel” and select Datadog as the Type
- Enter the API Key and site
- Enter a channel name and click “Add Channel”
Events Sent
Section titled “Events Sent”| Manako Event | Datadog alert_type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Incident Created | error | Monitor down detected |
| Incident Created (warning) | warning | Warning-level incident |
| Incident Recovered | success | Monitor recovery |
| Web Change Detected | info | Web page change detected |
Each event is tagged with team_id, incident_id, and monitor_id. You can use these tags to filter in Datadog dashboards and monitors.