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Bring changing spreadsheet KPIs into Datadog

Keep a changing business metric close to the infrastructure and application metrics you already review.

Trigger

Cell Range Values Changed

Triggers when values in a specified A1 range change in Google Sheets. This trigger monitors a specific cell or range of cells and fires when any values change.

Action

Submit metrics

Submits custom metrics to datadog. useful for sending application-specific metrics, business kpis, or custom performance indicators.

Why this helps

A spreadsheet KPI can change without making it into the monitoring view your team checks.

  • Make changing business data available in Datadog.
  • Avoid retyping spreadsheet values into a monitoring workflow.
  • Use one place to review technical and business signals.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Google Sheets and Datadog once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation in Automations, then choose New Automation.
  • 3Describe which changed range value should become a Datadog metric and provide its metric name and unit.
  • 4Choose the Cell Range Values Changed trigger and select where run reports go.
  • 5Test with one real example range change.

Questions about this workflow

Does this calculate the KPI for me?

This trigger reports value changes in a specified range. If you need an aggregate calculation, use the aggregate metric trigger and state the intended metric in your instruction.

What metric details should I provide?

Name the metric and explain what the sheet value represents. Include units and any required tags in your instruction.

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Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Google Sheets to Datadog. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Google Sheets triggers

Datadog actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Create Dashboard

Create a dashboard in datadog. dashboards provide customizable visualizations for monitoring your infrastructure, applications, and business metrics in a unified view.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

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.

ActionInstant

Aggregate Metric Changed

Triggers when an aggregate metric (SUM/COUNT/AVG/MIN/MAX) changes in a Google Sheets spreadsheet. This trigger monitors an aggregate calculation on a target column (optionally filtered by a search column/value) and fires when the calculated result changes.

TriggerPolling

Create event

Creates a new event in datadog. events are useful for tracking deployments, outages, configuration changes, and other important occurrences.

ActionInstant

Cell Range Values Changed

Triggers when values in a specified A1 range change in Google Sheets. This trigger monitors a specific cell or range of cells and fires when any values change.

TriggerPolling

Create monitor

Creates a new datadog monitor to track metrics, logs, or other data sources with configurable alerting thresholds and notifications.

ActionInstant

Conditional Format Rule Changed

Triggers when conditional formatting rules change in a Google Spreadsheet. Detects when rules are added, updated, or removed. Uses snapshot-based diffing to detect changes between polls.

TriggerPolling

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.

ActionInstant

Data Validation Rule Changed

Triggers when data validation rules change (added/updated/removed) in a Google Spreadsheet. Uses snapshot-based diffing to detect changes between polls.

TriggerPolling

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.

ActionInstant

Developer Metadata Changed

Triggers when developer metadata entries change (new/updated/removed) in a Google Spreadsheet. Uses snapshot-based diffing to detect changes between polls.

TriggerPolling

Create Webhook

Create a webhook in datadog. webhooks enable you to receive notifications from datadog monitors and alerts to external services and applications.

ActionInstant

Filtered Range Values Changed

Polling trigger that monitors Google Sheets filtered ranges for value changes. Uses snapshot-based diffing to detect when values matching a data filter change. Emits the matched values when changes are detected.

TriggerPolling

Delete Dashboard

Delete a dashboard in datadog. permanently removes a dashboard from your organization. this action cannot be undone. use with caution.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Google Sheets and Datadog, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

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