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# Datadog Connector

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Datadog is used for monitoring, observability, and security of cloud-scale applications. It helps teams track the performance of infrastructure, applications, logs, and user behavior in real time through dashboards, alerts, and analytics.

The Datadog Connector enables Search AI to index and search through **Metrics**, **Dashboards**, and **Monitors** in your Datadog account.

| Specification     | Details                       |
| ----------------- | ----------------------------- |
| Repository type   | Cloud                         |
| Supported content | Metrics, Dashboards, Monitors |
| RACL support      | Yes                           |
| Content filtering | No                            |

## Prerequisites

You need a Datadog API Key and an Application Key to authenticate Search AI requests to Datadog.

### Generate an API Key

1. Sign in to your Datadog account and navigate to [Organization Settings](https://us5.datadoghq.com/organization-settings/api-keys).
2. Go to the **API Keys** page and click **+New Key**.
3. Enter a name for the key and click **Create Key**.
4. Save the generated key for use in the connector configuration.

### Generate an Application Key

1. Sign in to your Datadog account and navigate to [Organization Settings](https://us5.datadoghq.com/organization-settings/api-keys).
2. Go to the **Application Keys** page from the left navigation and click **+New Key**.
3. Enter a name for the key and click **Create Key**.
4. Save the generated key for use in the connector configuration.

## Configure the Datadog Connector in Search AI

Go to **Content > Connectors**, select **Datadog**, and on the **Authorization** tab enter the following details:

| Field               | Description                          |
| ------------------- | ------------------------------------ |
| **Name**            | Unique name for the connector        |
| **API Key**         | API Key generated in Datadog         |
| **Application Key** | Application Key generated in Datadog |

Click **Connect** to initiate authentication.