Datadog - User Guide

In this article, you will understand step by step how to easily integrate with Datadog

The Integration with Datadog will allow Scytale to collect evidence related to the monitoring criteria.  Scytale will collect all of the metrics configured in Datadog to ensure usage, capacity, and performance are monitored. In addition, showing that monitors and predefined alert rules are automatically notified to a system.


Step 1: Create an API key

  • Log in to your Datadog Account as an admin. 
  • In the menu screen, go to the below-left corner and click on the Profile Settings
  • Select the Organization Settings

  • Under access, click on API keys
  • On the right corner click +New Key.

  • Choose a name for the API key for example: datadog-scytale

  • Click on "Copy Key".
  • Save this value, you'll need to paste it into Scytale's connection to integration (step 3). 


Step 2: Create an Application key

  • In the organization menu, under access select Application Keys.
  • On the right corner click +New Key.

  • Choose a name for the API key for example: datadog-scytale

  • Click on "Copy" and then "Finish".


Step 3:
Log in to the Scytale web app

  • Click on the "Integrations" menu screen to the left.

  • Click on the Connect button under the Datadog icon.

  • Now, paste the following details into the connection screen:

    • API Key (from step 1)

    • Application Key (from step 2)

    • Select your datadog site - datadog website URL.
      *Learn more about Datadog site via this link: https://docs.datadoghq.com/getting_started/site
    • Connection Name - is used to differentiate between your connections.
      For instance, if you manage multiple accounts or would like to connect multiple times to the integration. It's automatically titled (Connection 1,2,3 etc), but you can change it to a custom name to make it easier to identify.
      For example: scytale-production-env.

    • Click on "Connect" 

       

Permissions:

All the permissions required for the integration with Datadog are read-only and do not allow Scytale to perform any actions within your Datadog account.

  • Admin role should generate the API key and Application key. 
  • monitor_read