Send KPI updates from email into Datadog metrics
When you send a business update, carry its clearly stated metric into Datadog for a shared view of business and system signals.
Trigger
Email Sent
Triggers when a Gmail message is sent by the authenticated user. It polls the 'SENT' label and emits metadata including sender, recipients, subject, timestamp, and thread ID.
Action
Submit metrics
Submits custom metrics to datadog. useful for sending application-specific metrics, business kpis, or custom performance indicators.
Why this helps
Business updates get sent, but their numbers do not reach the monitoring view used to make operational decisions.
- Submit explicitly stated values from qualifying KPI updates.
- Bring business indicators into Datadog alongside technical metrics.
- Flag missing units or metric identity in run reports.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Gmail and Datadog once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation instructing Notis to submit only the named KPI values and context from outgoing updates.
- 3Pick Email Sent as the trigger.
- 4Choose where Notis should send run reports.
- 5Test with one sent update that contains a clear KPI and unit.
Questions about this workflow
Will this submit every numeric value in my sent emails?
No. Tell Notis which KPI or type of update qualifies so it can focus on the intended metric.
What if an update omits units?
Have Notis flag the missing context rather than submit a value with an assumed unit.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Gmail to Datadog. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Gmail triggers
Datadog actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Email Sent
Triggers when a Gmail message is sent by the authenticated user. It polls the 'SENT' label and emits metadata including sender, recipients, subject, timestamp, and thread ID.
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Gmail and Datadog, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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