Keep synthetic coverage connected to release activity
Review the tests you already have alongside release announcements, so new or changed APIs are easier to spot for follow-up.
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
Release announcements and synthetic test inventories are separate, making it easy for test coverage to lag behind changes.
- Connects release context to existing test inventory
- Highlights potential coverage follow-up
- Creates a regular review without manual list gathering
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 synthetic tests and Ably release updates to compare and what should be flagged for review.
- 4Choose a recurring schedule and a channel for run reports.
- 5Test with one real release example and confirm the report identifies only supported gaps.
Questions about this workflow
Will it create missing tests automatically?
No. This workflow lists tests and identifies review candidates. Any missing endpoint details or decisions should be supplied before creating tests.
Can it know a release is covered without a matching identifier?
Only if the relevant service or endpoint information is present in the returned data or you provide a matching rule.
When this happens · Trigger
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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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