Turn an Ably business signal into a Datadog metric
Give an important business broadcast a place in your operational metrics, without manually entering it in another tool.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Submit metrics
Submits custom metrics to datadog. useful for sending application-specific metrics, business kpis, or custom performance indicators.
Why this helps
A business milestone shared through messaging can disappear from the metrics founders use to understand how work is progressing.
- Brings a defined business signal into Datadog
- Reduces repeated manual metric entry
- Makes selected broadcasts easier to report on
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Ably and Datadog once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name.
- 3Tell Notis which broadcast represents the business signal and what metric value to submit; provide any needed units or interpretation.
- 4Choose a webhook trigger and a channel for run reports.
- 5Test with one real broadcast and review the submitted metric.
Questions about this workflow
Can Notis decide what metric a broadcast means?
You should define the signal and value to submit. If the broadcast does not contain the needed information, supply it in your instruction.
What starts the workflow?
A Notis webhook starts each run. Ably does not expose a trigger event in this workflow package.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Ably to Datadog. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Ably triggers
Datadog actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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Create monitor
Creates a new datadog monitor to track metrics, logs, or other data sources with configurable alerting thresholds and notifications.
Create SLO
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Create Synthetic API Test
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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.
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When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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