Check service dependencies from chat
When an incident raises questions about impact, ask in Telegram for Datadog's dependency mapping for the service.
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
Get Service Dependencies
Get service dependency mapping from datadog apm. this action retrieves the dependency graph for a specific service, showing both upstream services (that call this service) and downstream services (that this service calls). it's essential for: - understanding the blast radius of service failures - identifying critical dependencies during incidents - analyzing service communication patterns - planning architectural changes - monitoring service health in context the dependency information includes call rates, error rates, and latency metrics to help assess the health of service relationships.
Why this helps
Understanding what a service depends on can take extra investigation when an incident is already pulling attention in several directions.
- Get upstream and downstream service context on request.
- Support a more grounded impact assessment.
- Reduce time spent searching for dependency information.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Telegram and Datadog to Notis once in the portal.
- 2Create an automation with one prompt explaining how to retrieve dependencies for a named service from a Telegram request.
- 3Choose New Message Received as the trigger and select the channel for run reports.
- 4Test by asking for the dependency mapping of a known APM service.
Questions about this workflow
What does the dependency lookup show?
Datadog service dependencies provide a mapping of upstream and downstream services, with relationship health context such as call rates, errors, and latency.
What should I name in my request?
Use the service name as it appears in Datadog APM so Notis can look up the intended service.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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
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Webhook trigger
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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
Do this · Action
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