Analyze spans when blog discussions raise performance questions
Give technical discussions direct access to performance evidence.
Trigger
Blogpost Inline Comment Added
Triggers when a new inline comment is added to a Confluence blog post.
Action
Search Spans Analytics
Search and analyze span data with aggregations in datadog. this action uses the datadog spans analytics api to perform advanced queries and aggregations on trace span data. it's essential for: - analyzing error rates and latency patterns - understanding service dependencies and bottlenecks - root cause analysis during incidents - performance monitoring and optimization the api supports complex queries with grouping, filtering, and various aggregation functions similar to log analytics.
Why this helps
Performance questions in documentation threads require a separate manual analytics investigation.
- Answer performance questions faster
- Reduce repeated analytics work
- Keep evidence near discussions
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Confluence and Datadog in Notis once
- 2Create an automation describing the span analysis
- 3Pick Blogpost Inline Comment Added as the trigger
- 4Choose a report channel
- 5Test it with one real comment
Questions about this workflow
What analysis should Notis run?
Specify services, operations, dimensions, aggregations, and time range in the automation instruction.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Confluence to Datadog. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Confluence triggers
Datadog actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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New Attachment Added
Triggers when a new attachment is uploaded to a Confluence page. Optionally filters by media type.
Create event
Creates a new event in datadog. events are useful for tracking deployments, outages, configuration changes, and other important occurrences.
Blog Post Added to Label
Triggers when a new blog post is added to a specific label in Confluence.
Create monitor
Creates a new datadog monitor to track metrics, logs, or other data sources with configurable alerting thresholds and notifications.
Blogpost Inline Comment Added
Triggers when a new inline comment is added to a Confluence blog post.
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.
Blog Post Like Count Changed
Triggers when a Confluence blog post's like count changes (someone likes or unlikes).
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.
Blog Post Updated
Triggers when a Confluence blog post is updated (any edit that creates a new version).
Create Webhook
Create a webhook in datadog. webhooks enable you to receive notifications from datadog monitors and alerts to external services and applications.
Content Restrictions Changed
Triggers when view or edit restrictions change on a Confluence page or blog post. Detects user/group restrictions being added, removed, or modified.
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.
Confluence and Datadog, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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