# Datadog

Set up a **Datadog** connection for Streaming Data Platform alerts and notifications.

### Set up  <a href="#set-up" id="set-up"></a>

**1.** Visit **Admin → Connections** and click **New connection**

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**2.** Select **Datadog**

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**3.** Provide a name and configuration

You can also optionally add tags. Datadog API-specific information can be found on Datadog API Help.

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### Add channel  <a href="#add-channel" id="add-channel"></a>

Next, add one or multiple target Datadog channels.

**1.** Visit **Admin → Channels** and click **Datadog**

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**2.** Setup the configuration options

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For example, the above will create the `Datadog devops` channels using the **Datadog** connection.

### An example  <a href="#an-example" id="an-example"></a>

If, for example, you create a rule to send infrastructure notifications to Datadog, then the moment a Broker becomes offline, a message will be sent on the `Datadog devops` channel.