Submit Metrics
datadog.submit_metrics
ActionBusiness appsconnection required
Calls the Datadog API with the connection's credentials.
Send custom metric points.
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
1 field, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
series Series list: metric, value or points, tags (JSON). | array | Yes | — | ≥ 1 characters; array of object | — |
Output
One shape.
result
| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
sent | number | — |
{
"sent": 0
}Related Datadog nodes
See Submit Metrics 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.