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Obtaining an API Key

On the left sidebar, click on your username and then click on Organization Settings

Click on API Keys and then click on New Key and give it a name.

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Configuring the Datadog Backend

Enter the following account details in Odigos UI:

  • Name: Choose a name for this backend (e.g. Datadog)
  • Site - The datadog site you are using (the url of the datadog site you are using). click here for more details.
  • API Key: The API key you obtained from Datadog

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Adding a Destination to Odigos

Odigos makes it simple to add and configure destinations, allowing you to select the specific signals [traces/logs/metrics] that you want to send to each destination. There are two primary methods for configuring destinations in Odigos:

  1. Using the UI
    To add a destination via the UI, follow these steps:
    • Use the Odigos CLI to access the UI: Odigos UI
    odigos ui

  • In the left sidebar, navigate to the Destination page.

  • Click Add New Destination

  • Select Datadog and follow the on-screen instructions.

  1. Using kubernetes manifests

Save the YAML below to a file (e.g., destination.yaml) and apply it using kubectl:

kubectl apply -f destination.yaml

apiVersion: odigos.io/v1alpha1
kind: Destination
metadata:
  name: datadog-example
  namespace: odigos-system
spec:
  data:
    DATADOG_SITE: <Site [us3.datadoghq.com, datadoghq.com, us5.datadoghq.com, datadoghq.eu,
      ddog-gov.com, ap1.datadoghq.com]>
  destinationName: datadog
  secretRef:
    name: datadog-secret
  signals:
  - TRACES
  - METRICS
  - LOGS
  type: datadog

---
apiVersion: v1
data:
  DATADOG_API_KEY: <base64 API Key>
kind: Secret
metadata:
  name: datadog-secret
  namespace: odigos-system
type: Opaque
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