Investigate a Datadog trace from a slide
Bring the full request path into the conversation as soon as the trace is mentioned.
Trigger
New Slide Added
Fires when a new slide is added to a Google Slides presentation.
Action
Get Trace by ID
Get detailed information about a specific trace by its id. this action retrieves comprehensive details about a distributed trace, including all spans, timing information, errors, and metadata. it's essential for: - deep diving into specific request flows during incidents - understanding the complete journey of a problematic request - analyzing performance bottlenecks in detail - correlating errors across services - debugging complex distributed system issues the trace id is typically obtained from logs, error reports, or trace search results.
Why this helps
Trace IDs in incident and review decks require manual searching before anyone can act.
- Speeds up trace investigation
- Keeps evidence attached to the discussion
- Reduces manual ID searching
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Slides and Datadog in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation for trace investigation slides.
- 3Tell Notis to retrieve and summarize the Datadog trace for any trace ID found in a new slide.
- 4Pick New Slide Added and select a report channel.
- 5Test with a slide containing one real trace ID.
Questions about this workflow
What if no trace ID is present?
Notis can report that the slide needs a trace ID before investigation can start.
Can the result be summarized?
Yes, ask Notis to summarize spans, timing, errors, and relevant metadata.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Slides to Datadog. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Slides triggers
Datadog actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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New Slide Added
Fires when a new slide is added to a Google Slides presentation.
Create event
Creates a new event in datadog. events are useful for tracking deployments, outages, configuration changes, and other important occurrences.
Create monitor
Creates a new datadog monitor to track metrics, logs, or other data sources with configurable alerting thresholds and notifications.
Create SLO
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Create Synthetic API Test
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Create Webhook
Create a webhook in datadog. webhooks enable you to receive notifications from datadog monitors and alerts to external services and applications.
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.
Google Slides and Datadog, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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