Datadog

Datadog Integration Guide

Introduction

Datadog is a cloud-based monitoring and analytics platform that provides observability into the performance of applications, infrastructure, and other IT systems. It is designed to help organizations gain insights into their complex environments, identify issues, and optimize performance. This guide will walk you through the steps required to integrate Datadog with Perimeters.

Available Features

• Misconfiguration Rules

• User Inventory

• Third Party Application Rules

• Third Party Application Inventory

Prerequisites

A Datadog account user with the Datadog Admin role and an API key and Application Key must be created by this account user.

Follow these steps to generate the API key:

1. Login to Datadog Admin Account.

2. Once logged in, Navigate to Organization Settings -> API keys.

3. Click "New Key".

4. Add a label and click "Create Key".

5. Copy the Key.

Follow these steps to generate the Application key:

1. Login to Datadog Admin Account.

2. Once logged in, Navigate to Organization Settings -> Application Keys.

3. Click "New Key".

4. Add a label and click "Create Key".

5. Copy the Key.

Onboarding Datadog in your Perimeters account

1. Go to "Integrations" -> Select "Datadog" -> Click "+ Add" -> Click "+ Start Integration".

2. "Environment" -

To identify your Datadog environment follow these steps,

Login to your Datadog Portal. On the Portal, check the browser address bar for portal URL.(Ex. app.datadog.com) Please select the identified portal URL from the Environment dropdown field.

Here are the regions with their significance:

Site	Site URL	Site Parameter	Location
US1	https://app.datadoghq.com	datadoghq.com	US
US3	https://us3.datadoghq.com	us3.datadoghq.com	US
US5	https://us5.datadoghq.com	us5.datadoghq.com	US
EU1	https://app.datadoghq.eu	datadoghq.eu	EU (Germany)
US1-FED	https://app.ddog-gov.com	ddog-gov.com	US
AP1	https://ap1.datadoghq.com	ap1.datadoghq.com	Japan

1. "API Key" - Copy the previously created API key in this field

2. “Application Key” - Copy the previously created Application key in this field

NOTE: Please do not select any Scopes while generating the Application Key.

1. Click "Finish" to complete the onboarding process.

Once you have completed these steps, Datadog should be successfully integrated with your Perimeters account.