Check service dependencies from WhatsApp issue reports
Bring service relationship context into the first pass of customer issue triage.
Trigger
New Message Received
Triggered in real time when your WhatsApp Business number receives an inbound message from a customer (text, media, location, or contact). Delivered via the Cloud API webhook.
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
Finding upstream and downstream service context can slow an investigation into customer impact.
- See available upstream and downstream service relationships.
- Reduce manual navigation during initial investigation.
- Keep customer-reported service context with the run report.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect WhatsApp and Datadog once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it for dependency checks.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to retrieve the Datadog dependency mapping for the affected service named in the message and summarize available relationships or missing service details.
- 4Pick the New Message Received trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real message that names an APM service.
Questions about this workflow
Can it identify a service if the customer does not name one?
Only if the available message context or your instruction supplies a reliable way to identify it. Otherwise, Notis can report that the service name is missing.
Does the dependency graph prove which service caused the issue?
No. It shows service relationships to support investigation, not a confirmed root cause.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Whatsapp to Datadog. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Whatsapp 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.
Message Status Updated
Triggers when a WhatsApp message status changes. IMPORTANT LIMITATION: WhatsApp Cloud API does not provide a native polling endpoint for message status. Status updates are ONLY delivered via webhooks in real-time. This trigger cannot directly poll the WhatsApp API for status updates. This trigger will return empty results as WhatsApp does not support this operation. To track message status updates, you must: 1. Set up a webhook endpoint to receive status notifications from WhatsApp 2. Store the webhook data in your own database 3. Use a different mechanism to query your stored webhook data For more information, see: - https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/cloud-api/webhooks
Create event
Creates a new event in datadog. events are useful for tracking deployments, outages, configuration changes, and other important occurrences.
New Message Received
Triggered in real time when your WhatsApp Business number receives an inbound message from a customer (text, media, location, or contact). Delivered via the Cloud API webhook.
Create monitor
Creates a new datadog monitor to track metrics, logs, or other data sources with configurable alerting thresholds and notifications.
Interactive Reply Received
Triggered when a customer taps a quick-reply button or selects an option from an interactive list message you sent.
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 Template Status Update
Triggered when the review status of a WhatsApp message template changes — for example approved, rejected, or flagged — on your WhatsApp Business Account.
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.
Whatsapp and Datadog, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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