Apply clear monitor change requests from email
Keep monitor configuration follow-ups moving by applying changes stated in an incoming request.
Trigger
New Email Received
Trigger for new emails in an AgentMail inbox
Action
Update monitor
Updates an existing datadog monitor with new configuration, thresholds, or notification settings. only specified fields will be updated.
Why this helps
Monitor updates can sit in an inbox while thresholds or notifications remain out of date.
- Reduce manual monitor maintenance.
- Keep stated alert changes connected to their request.
- Help prevent follow-up requests from being dropped.
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 update an existing monitor only when the email identifies it and specifies the requested changes.
- 4Select New Email Received and choose a run report destination.
- 5Test with a real monitor change request.
Questions about this workflow
Can it update an unnamed monitor?
The email or instruction must provide enough detail to identify the existing monitor.
Will unspecified settings be changed?
The action updates specified fields. The instruction should limit changes to those explicitly requested.
When this happens · Trigger
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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
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Agent mail and Datadog, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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