Create synthetic API tests from endpoint requests
Give endpoint checks a clear home in Datadog when someone requests coverage by email.
Trigger
New Email Received
Trigger for new emails in an AgentMail inbox
Action
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.
Why this helps
Requests to watch an API endpoint can get buried before a proactive check is created.
- Capture endpoint monitoring requests in Datadog.
- Reduce manual setup for requested API checks.
- Keep the source request available for context.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Agent Mail and Datadog once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create a named automation in Automations, New Automation.
- 3Tell Notis to create a Synthetic API Test for qualifying emails and use the endpoint and test details actually included.
- 4Select New Email Received and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test using a real request email with an endpoint.
Questions about this workflow
What if the email does not include a URL or test requirements?
The missing information must be provided before a useful test can be created; Notis should not guess it.
Can this create checks for every URL mentioned in email?
Specify the kinds of requests and endpoints that qualify in the automation instruction.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Agent mail to Datadog. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Agent mail triggers
Datadog actions
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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.
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