Keep planned Ably maintenance from creating avoidable alert noise
Carry a maintenance window from an Ably announcement into Datadog downtime so alerts can be suppressed during planned work.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
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.
Why this helps
Planned maintenance notices and alert settings can live in separate places, leaving founders to remember a second manual step.
- Reduces manual downtime setup
- Keeps maintenance context near the source announcement
- Helps prevent alerts during planned work
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 to create Datadog downtime only for matching maintenance notices that include the required time window and scope.
- 4Choose a webhook trigger and a channel for run reports.
- 5Test with one real maintenance notice and verify the downtime details in Datadog.
Questions about this workflow
What if the notice is missing a time window?
The workflow should not create downtime without the required details. Include the needed start, end, and scope information in the notice or provide it in the instruction.
Does Ably start this workflow automatically?
No Ably trigger event is available in this context. A Notis webhook starts the run, which can then inspect Ably.
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.
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.
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When this happens · Trigger
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