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. Grant all read permissions, then click Save.

   NeuBird only ever reads from Datadog — it never writes or modifies anything in your account. To give NeuBird access to every telemetry type (metrics, logs, traces, monitors, and more) through both the FDW connectors and the Datadog MCP server, enable every read permission across all product areas.

   In the permissions picker, expand each product group and turn on its *_read permissions — or use the group-level checkbox to select an entire group at once. Leave write, create, edit, delete, and manage permissions off.

   

   These read permissions power the core telemetry NeuBird ingests:

   Telemetry	Key permissions
   Metrics	metrics_read, timeseries_query
   Logs	logs_read_data, logs_read_index_data, logs_read_config, logs_read_workspaces, logs_modify_indexes
   Traces / APM	apm_read
   Monitors and alerts	monitors_read
   Events	events_read
   Hosts	hosts_read
   Dashboards	dashboards_read
   Database Monitoring	dbm_read
   RUM	rum_apps_read
   Incidents	incident_read
   MCP server access	mcp_read

   Enabling all read permissions ensures new telemetry types work automatically as NeuBird expands its Datadog coverage, with no need to update the Application Key later.

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.