Understand Datadog usage alongside automation activity
Bring usage figures and relevant automation announcements into one recurring check, so unusual changes are easier to investigate.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Get usage summary
Retrieves usage summary information from datadog including api calls, hosts, containers, and other billable usage metrics. useful for cost monitoring and usage analysis.
Why this helps
Usage figures without activity context can be difficult to interpret, while related automation updates are scattered across channels.
- Pairs usage summary with relevant operational messages
- Makes recurring cost review easier
- Highlights items for investigation using your criteria
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 usage measures and Ably messages to review, including thresholds or comparison periods you provide.
- 4Choose a recurring schedule and a channel for run reports.
- 5Test with one real usage summary and confirm the comparison context is accurate.
Questions about this workflow
Can this establish a usage baseline by itself?
Only if the needed historical usage is returned. Otherwise, provide the baseline or comparison period you want to use.
Does this workflow change Datadog billing settings?
No. It retrieves a usage summary and reports findings; it does not change billing or account configuration.
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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.
Ably and Datadog, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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