Plan Datadog downtime from Telegram
Share a maintenance window in Telegram and have Notis create a Datadog downtime for the planned work.
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 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.
Why this helps
Expected alerts during planned maintenance can create distraction if the suppression window is not set up in time.
- Turn an explicit maintenance notice into a downtime request.
- Reduce avoidable alert noise during planned work.
- Keep the maintenance context close to the request.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Telegram and Datadog to Notis once in the portal.
- 2Create an automation with one prompt that tells Notis to create Datadog downtime for clear maintenance notices.
- 3Select New Message Received as the trigger and choose where run reports should appear.
- 4Test with a scheduled maintenance window and verify the downtime dates and scope in Datadog.
Questions about this workflow
What should a maintenance note include?
Include the planned window, affected service or scope, and reason. Review the resulting downtime in Datadog to confirm it matches the plan.
Can this suppress every alert?
Downtime scope depends on its Datadog configuration. Check the created downtime to confirm which monitors are affected.
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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.
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