Post Event
datadog.create_event
ActionBusiness appsconnection required
Calls the Datadog API with the connection's credentials.
Post an event to the stream.
Connection
- Required
- Yes — the node will not save without one
- Auth type
- API key
- Providers
- Datadog
- Secret shape
- a JSON object with api_key (+ app_key for reads)
- Config it needs
- base_url
- Resolved by
- config.connection_id, else node.connection_id
Configuration
3 fields, 1 required. A dotted path is a nested object and name[] an array of objects — the editor renders the same tree.
| Field | Type | Required | Default | Constraints | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
title Name the new event gets in Datadog; not an id. | string | Yes | — | — | — |
text Event body, stored on the event; blank leaves it unset. | string | No | — | — | — |
tags Tags (JSON array). | array | No | — | array of string | — |
Output
One shape.
result
The provider's response object, as returned.
Extra keys beyond the ones listed can appear.
{}Related Datadog nodes
See Post Event run in a workflow.
In a technical demo we add the Datadog connection, drop the node on the canvas and let Workflow Health pre-flight it before the first real run.