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Turn monitoring requests into Datadog monitors

Move from an approved request to a configured monitor with less manual setup.

Trigger

Webhook received

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

Action

Create monitor

Creates a new datadog monitor to track metrics, logs, or other data sources with configurable alerting thresholds and notifications.

Why this helps

Monitoring requests can sit in backlogs while someone translates them into Datadog settings.

  • Shorten monitoring setup time
  • Preserve request context
  • Make intake more consistent

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Datadog in Notis once.
  • 2Create an automation and describe how approved webhook requests should create monitors.
  • 3Choose a notis_webhook trigger and provide its endpoint to your intake process.
  • 4Choose a report channel for creation results.
  • 5Send one approved request payload to test the workflow.

Questions about this workflow

Should every webhook create a monitor?

Use an approval step in the sending process and make the prompt explicit about required request details.

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Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Zendesk to Datadog. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Zendesk triggers

Datadog actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Create Dashboard

Create a dashboard in datadog. dashboards provide customizable visualizations for monitoring your infrastructure, applications, and business metrics in a unified view.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

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.

ActionInstant

New User Created

Triggered when a new user is created in Zendesk.

TriggerInstant

Create event

Creates a new event in datadog. events are useful for tracking deployments, outages, configuration changes, and other important occurrences.

ActionInstant

New Zendesk Ticket

Triggers when a new ticket is created in a specified Zendesk view.

TriggerPolling

Create monitor

Creates a new datadog monitor to track metrics, logs, or other data sources with configurable alerting thresholds and notifications.

ActionInstant

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.

ActionInstant

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.

ActionInstant

Create Webhook

Create a webhook in datadog. webhooks enable you to receive notifications from datadog monitors and alerts to external services and applications.

ActionInstant

Delete Dashboard

Delete a dashboard in datadog. permanently removes a dashboard from your organization. this action cannot be undone. use with caution.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Zendesk and Datadog, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

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