Create Datadog dashboards for new Slack channels
Give every new project channel a monitoring home from day one.
Trigger
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Action
Create Dashboard
Create a dashboard in datadog. dashboards provide customizable visualizations for monitoring your infrastructure, applications, and business metrics in a unified view.
Why this helps
New teams start work before anyone creates a shared dashboard for their key signals.
- Standardize project monitoring starts
- Reduce setup delays
- Give teams a shared operational view
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slackbot and Datadog in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation for new channel monitoring setup.
- 3Tell Notis to read the new channel name and purpose, create a Datadog dashboard with the requested services and metrics, and report any missing details.
- 4Choose New Channel Created as the trigger and select a report channel.
- 5Test it by creating one project channel with a clear purpose.
Questions about this workflow
Where do metrics come from?
The channel purpose or follow-up request must name the services and metrics to include.
Can the dashboard be customized later?
Yes. This workflow creates the initial dashboard for the team to refine.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slackbot to Datadog. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slackbot 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.
Slackbot and Datadog, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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