Datadog connector instance form

The Datadog connector instance form displays the fields you must fill in when creating a Datadog connector instance.

Table 1. Connector instance page

Field	Description
Name	Unique name for the Datadog metric connector instance.
Description	Description for the use of connector instance.
MID Server	Select the MID Server configured with the Datadog capability.
Credential	Select the API Key Credential that you made in the authentication step. If this credential does not exist, create a new credential, as follows: Ensure that you have an access token with Read Metric (metrics.read) permissions, created on the Datadog UI. Select New after selecting the search icon. Select API Key Credentials. In the API Key field, enter the access token from the Datadog UI. In the Name field, enter a descriptive name to uniquely identify the credential. Fill in any other relevant fields, and select Submit.
Metric collection schedule (seconds)	Time interval (in seconds) at which the metric connector pulls metrics from the Datadog server. Default: 60.
Host IP	Enter the base URL for your Datadog API endpoint (e.g., api.datadoghq.com).

Note:

For collecting cloud-native metrics (e.g., from AWS, Azure, GCP), it is recommended to set the collection schedule to 300 seconds (5 minutes). This accounts for potential data latency from the cloud provider to the Datadog platform.

To go back to the procedure page, see Configure the Datadog metrics connector instance.