Launch synthetic API tests from Todoist
Turn an API testing task into continuous coverage without another handoff.
Trigger
New Task Created
Trigger when a new task is added to Todoist.
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
API test requests remain in backlog while uptime coverage waits for manual setup.
- Accelerates proactive API monitoring
- Keeps test requirements with the original task
- Reduces setup handoffs
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Todoist and Datadog in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation in the Automations area.
- 3Tell Notis to create a Synthetic API Test from tasks containing an endpoint, request method, assertions, and locations.
- 4Pick New Task Created and choose where reports should go.
- 5Test with one fully specified API test task.
Questions about this workflow
Can Notis choose test locations automatically?
Only if you ask it to use available Datadog locations and the task provides enough guidance.
What if the endpoint is incomplete?
Notis should report the missing URL or test requirements for you to complete.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Todoist to Datadog. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Todoist 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 Task Created
Trigger when a new task is added to Todoist.
Create event
Creates a new event in datadog. events are useful for tracking deployments, outages, configuration changes, and other important occurrences.
Create monitor
Creates a new datadog monitor to track metrics, logs, or other data sources with configurable alerting thresholds and notifications.
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.
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.
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.
Todoist and Datadog, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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