Keep your synthetic test inventory visible
Get a recurring view of the synthetic tests your team has configured in Datadog.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
List Synthetics Tests
List synthetics tests from datadog. synthetics monitoring allows you to proactively monitor your applications and apis by simulating user interactions and api calls from various locations.
Why this helps
Synthetic checks can be forgotten after setup, making it harder to review what is being monitored.
- Make configured tests easier to review.
- Reduce manual inventory checks.
- Keep the returned test list available in run reports.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Datadog once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation and give it a clear name.
- 3Tell Notis to list Datadog synthetic tests and summarize the returned inventory.
- 4Pick a recurring Notis cron schedule and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real run and confirm the test list is useful.
Questions about this workflow
Does this run the synthetic tests?
No. It lists synthetic tests; the action does not execute them.
Can it identify missing tests?
It can summarize the inventory, but identifying missing coverage requires a reference to the endpoints or journeys you expect to monitor.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link 2chat to Datadog. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
2chat triggers
Datadog actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Dashboard
Create a dashboard in datadog. dashboards provide customizable visualizations for monitoring your infrastructure, applications, and business metrics in a unified view.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create downtime
Creates a new downtime in datadog to suppress alerts during maintenance windows or planned outages. useful for preventing false alarms during deployments or maintenance.
Create event
Creates a new event in datadog. events are useful for tracking deployments, outages, configuration changes, and other important occurrences.
Create monitor
Creates a new datadog monitor to track metrics, logs, or other data sources with configurable alerting thresholds and notifications.
Create SLO
Create a service level objective (slo) in datadog. slos help you define and track reliability targets for your services, enabling data-driven decisions about service quality and reliability investments.
Create Synthetic API Test
Create a synthetic api test in datadog. creates a new synthetic api test that continuously monitors api endpoints from multiple locations worldwide. useful for proactive monitoring of api uptime, performance, and functionality.
Create Webhook
Create a webhook in datadog. webhooks enable you to receive notifications from datadog monitors and alerts to external services and applications.
Delete Dashboard
Delete a dashboard in datadog. permanently removes a dashboard from your organization. this action cannot be undone. use with caution.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
2chat and Datadog, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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