Datadog Setup Guide Lite

Follow our setup guide to connect Datadog to Fivetran.

NOTE: The Datadog connector syncs data from Datadog to your destination. To send data about your Fivetran connections to Datadog, use our Datadog logging service.

Prerequisites

To connect Datadog to Fivetran, you need a Datadog account with API access and Administrator permissions.

Setup instructions

Create Custom Base URL

1. Log in to your Datadog account.
2. Find the base URL in your Datadog URL:
   • If your Datadog URL is https://app.datadoghq.com then select US1.
   • If your Datadog URL is https://us3.datadoghq.com then select US3.
   • If your Datadog URL is https://us5.datadoghq.com then select US5.
   • If your Datadog URL is https://app.datadoghq.eu then select EU1.
   • If your Datadog URL is https://app.ddog-gov.com then select US1-FED.
   • If your Datadog URL is https://ap1.datadoghq.com then select AP1 (Japan).
   • If the base URL is not listed above, select the "Custom" option and enter your base URL accordingly.

Create application key

1. Log in to your Datadog account.
2. Go to Organization Settings > Application Keys.
3. Click New Key.
4. Make a note of the key. You will need it to configure Fivetran.

Create API key

1. Go to Organization Settings > API keys.
2. Click New Key.
3. Enter a name for your API key.
4. Click Create API key.
5. Make a note of the API key. You will need it to configure Fivetran.

Finish Fivetran configuration

1. In the connector setup form, enter the Destination schema name of your choice.
2. In the drop-down menu, select the Base URL you found.
3. Enter the Application key you created.
4. Enter the API key you created.
5. (Hybrid Deployment only) If your destination is configured for Hybrid Deployment, the Hybrid Deployment Agent associated with your destination is pre-selected in the Select an existing agent drop-down menu. To use a different agent, select the agent of your choice, and then select the same agent for your destination.
6. Click Save & Test. Fivetran will take it from here and sync your Datadog data.

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