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Datadog

Follow these steps to integrate Datadog with InfraKitchen. This integration allows InfraKitchen to use Datadog provider in your terraform/OpenTofu modules.

1️⃣ Log in to Datadog

  1. Go to the Datadog Dashboard.
  2. Sign in using your organization credentials.
  3. Ensure you have Admin or API access privileges in your Datadog account.

2️⃣ Navigate to API Key Settings

  1. From the left sidebar, go to Organization Settings → API Keys (or click here).
  2. You’ll see a list of existing API keys for your organization.

3️⃣ Create a New API Key

  1. Click + New Key.

  2. Give the key a descriptive name — for example: infrakitchen-api-key

  3. Click Create API Key.

  4. Copy the API Key value — you’ll need this for the InfraKitchen configuration.

4️⃣ Navigate to Application Keys

  1. In the same API Keys page, switch to the Application Keys tab. (You can also access it via https://app.datadoghq.com/organization-settings/application-keys)
  2. Click + New Key.

5️⃣ Create an Application Key

  1. Enter a descriptive name — e.g.: infrakitchen-app-key

  2. Optionally, assign the key to a specific user (recommended for auditing).

  3. Click Create Application Key.
  4. Copy the Application Key value.

6️⃣ Collect Required Information

Before proceeding, make sure you have:

Required Value Description
API Key Used for authenticating API requests from InfraKitchen to Datadog
APP Key Allows InfraKitchen to access dashboards, monitors, and metric data
Datadog API URL Usually https://datadoghq.com (but may vary, e.g. https://datadoghq.eu, https://us3.datadoghq.com, etc.)

7️⃣ Fill Out the InfraKitchen Integration Form

InfraKitchen path: /integrations/datadog/setup

Then fill in the following fields:

Field Description
Integration Name A unique name for this integration (e.g., datadog-prod)
Description Brief description of your Datadog environment
Labels Add tags like observability, monitoring, or prod
Datadog Site URL Domain of your Datadog instance (e.g. https://datadoghq.com)
API Key The API key you created in Step 3
Application Key The Application key you created in Step 5

8️⃣ Test the Connection

  1. Click Test Connection.
  2. InfraKitchen will attempt to connect to Datadog’s API endpoint using the keys provided.
  3. If successful, you’ll see a confirmation message.

  4. If the test fails, verify:

  5. The API Key and Application Key are correct.

  6. The Datadog Site URL matches your region.
  7. The Application Key user has sufficient permissions.