Datadog

Connecting NeuBird to your Datadog account enables collection of metrics, traces, logs, and alerts telemetry for real-time monitoring through the NeuBird dashboard.

Getting Your Credentials

You need three things from Datadog: an API Key, an Application Key with the right scopes, and your Endpoint URL.

API Key

1. In Datadog, click your profile and go to Organization Settings > API Keys.

   

   

2. Click New Key at the top right.

   

3. Enter a name (e.g. “NeuBird”) and click Create.

   

4. Copy the key.

   

Application Key

1. Go to Organization Settings > Application Keys.

   

2. Click New Key, enter a name, and click Create.

   

   

3. Click Edit on the new key to configure permissions.

   

4. Enable the following scopes and click Save:

   Scope	Purpose
   apm_read	APM trace data
   events_read	Event stream
   metrics_read	Metric metadata
   timeseries_query	Metric time series
   monitors_read	Monitor/alert definitions
   logs_read_data	Log data
   logs_read_index_data	Log index data
   logs_read_workspaces	Log workspaces
   logs_read_config	Log configuration
   dashboard_read	Dashboard definitions
   hosts_read	Host metadata

   

5. Copy the Application Key.

   

Endpoint

Copy your Datadog site URL from your browser address bar — e.g. datadoghq.com, us5.datadoghq.com, or datadoghq.eu.

Connection Fields

Field	Required	Description
Name	Yes	A descriptive name for this connection
Description	No	Optional note about what this connection is for
API Key	Yes	The API Key from your Datadog account
APP ID	Yes	The Application Key you generated
Endpoint	Yes	Your Datadog site URL (e.g. datadoghq.com)

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For general instructions on creating and managing connections, see the Connections Overview.