Set up API checks from Telegram
Describe the endpoint that needs checking in Telegram and ask Notis to create a synthetic API test in Datadog.
Trigger
New Message Received
Triggered when your bot receives a new message in a private chat, group, or supergroup. To receive every message in a group, Privacy Mode must be disabled for the bot in BotFather.
Action
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.
Why this helps
A critical endpoint may lack a proactive check while the setup request gets lost among other work.
- Move an endpoint coverage request into Datadog.
- Make proactive API monitoring easier to request.
- Keep the setup request and result connected.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Telegram and Datadog to Notis once in the portal.
- 2Create an automation with one prompt describing when to create a Datadog synthetic API test from a Telegram request.
- 3Select New Message Received as the trigger and choose a channel for run reports.
- 4Test with an approved endpoint request and review the created test.
Questions about this workflow
Can the test check an endpoint from multiple locations?
Datadog synthetic API tests support locations. Available choices depend on the configuration and locations in your Datadog account.
What details should the request contain?
Include the endpoint and what a successful API response should represent, then review the test configuration in Datadog.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Telegram to Datadog. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Telegram 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 Message Received
Triggered when your bot receives a new message in a private chat, group, or supergroup. To receive every message in a group, Privacy Mode must be disabled for the bot in BotFather.
Create event
Creates a new event in datadog. events are useful for tracking deployments, outages, configuration changes, and other important occurrences.
New Channel Post
Triggered when a new post is published to a channel where your bot is an administrator.
Create monitor
Creates a new datadog monitor to track metrics, logs, or other data sources with configurable alerting thresholds and notifications.
Callback Query Received
Triggered when a user taps an inline keyboard button attached to one of your bot's messages.
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 Edited
Triggered when a message in a chat your bot can see is edited by its sender.
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.
New Chat Member
Triggered when a new member joins a group or supergroup the bot belongs to, including when the bot itself is added.
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.
Telegram and Datadog, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
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