Make usage questions easier to investigate
When someone raises a capacity or monitoring-cost concern in Slack, get the Datadog usage summary to inform the next step.
Trigger
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Action
Get usage summary
Retrieves usage summary information from datadog including api calls, hosts, containers, and other billable usage metrics. useful for cost monitoring and usage analysis.
Why this helps
Cost and capacity concerns can sit unanswered while someone has to remember where to find usage evidence.
- Start a usage review from the conversation that raised the concern.
- Bring billable usage context into the team's follow-up.
- Reduce delays caused by manual report gathering.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Datadog to Notis once in the portal.
- 2Create a named automation in the portal or ask Notis conversationally.
- 3Give one instruction to retrieve and summarize Datadog usage when a Slack channel message raises a clear usage, capacity, or monitoring-cost concern.
- 4Select Channel Message Received and choose the run-report channel.
- 5Test with one real concern and review the returned usage summary.
Questions about this workflow
Does the summary decide whether usage is too high?
No. It retrieves usage information to help the team assess the concern.
Can it catch direct messages?
This workflow uses the channel-message trigger, which does not match direct messages.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Datadog. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Datadog actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Dashboard
Create a dashboard in datadog. dashboards provide customizable visualizations for monitoring your infrastructure, applications, and business metrics in a unified view.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Create event
Creates a new event in datadog. events are useful for tracking deployments, outages, configuration changes, and other important occurrences.
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Create monitor
Creates a new datadog monitor to track metrics, logs, or other data sources with configurable alerting thresholds and notifications.
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
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.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
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.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Create Webhook
Create a webhook in datadog. webhooks enable you to receive notifications from datadog monitors and alerts to external services and applications.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
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.
Slack and Datadog, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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