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Send spreadsheet KPI changes to Datadog

Bring manually maintained business signals into the same place as system metrics.

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

Important spreadsheet KPIs often remain isolated from engineering and operations dashboards.

  • Centralizes business and technical signals
  • Makes KPI changes observable
  • Reduces manual metric entry

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Google Super and Datadog in Notis once.
  • 2Create an automation named Sheet KPI metric.
  • 3Tell Notis to submit the changed values from the monitored range as Datadog custom metrics.
  • 4Pick Cell Range Values Changed as the trigger and choose a report channel.
  • 5Test it with one spreadsheet edit.

Questions about this workflow

Does Notis calculate the metric?

Notis can submit values returned by the Sheets trigger. Provide any required interpretation in the instruction.

Can multiple cells be submitted?

Yes. Describe the monitored range and how its values should be represented in Datadog.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Google Super 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

Attendee Response Changed

Polling trigger that fires when any attendee's RSVP changes to accepted, declined, or tentative. Returns attendee info and current status.

TriggerPolling

Create monitor

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

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 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

Comment Added (Docs/Sheets/Slides)

Triggers when a new comment is added to Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides.

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

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 Webhook

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

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

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

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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