Integrations / Server Monitoring
Manage Datadog events and On-Call schedules from WhatsApp
Flann connects Datadog to the WhatsApp chat you already run your business from. You ask, and Flann picks the right Datadog action. Look-ups in Datadog run straight away, because reading a status or a log harms nothing.
64 actions in Datadog. 37 only look things up, and 27 create, update, send or delete. You connect with your API key.
What you can ask Flann to do in Datadog
Type it or say it in a voice note. Flann works out which Datadog action you mean.
“Look up the On-Call schedule in Datadog.”
“Show me my On-Call notification rules in Datadog.”
“Show me my On-Call notification channels in Datadog.”
“Create an On-Call schedule in Datadog.”
“Create an On-Call escalation policy in Datadog.”
“Create an event in Datadog.”
What Flann can work with in Datadog
Datadog gives Flann 64 actions across 27 kinds of record. These are the ones you are most likely to use.
| Record | What Flann can do | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| On-Call schedules | createdeletelook upupdate | 4 |
| On-Call notification channels | createdeletelook up | 3 |
| Events | createlook up | 2 |
| Host tags | look upupdate | 2 |
| Dashboards | createdeletelook upupdate | 5 |
| Monitors | createdeletelook upupdate | 5 |
| On-Call notification rules | createdeletelook upupdate | 5 |
| On-Call escalation policies | createdeletelook upupdate | 4 |
How the same event job compares, in Datadog directly and through Flann.
| Compare | Datadog on its ownEvery step is yours | With FlannThe work comes to your chat |
|---|---|---|
| How you ask | Open the app and find the right page | A WhatsApp message, typed or spoken |
| Finding answers about events | Filters and searches you run yourself | 37 look-ups, answered straight away |
| Making changes | Typed in by hand | 27 changes, made from a message |
| Datadog records | All of them, one screen at a time | 27 kinds, from one chat |
| Getting connected | Nothing new to set up | Your Datadog API key, once |
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Step by step: Datadog jobs you can hand to Flann
What happens between your message and the result in Datadog.
Create an event from a voice note
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Create an event in Datadog with these details.”
- Flann runs
List eventsin Datadog and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Create eventin Datadog. - Flann creates it in Datadog and confirms in the chat.
Fix a dashboard without opening Datadog
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Change the dashboard in Datadog: here is what is different.”
- Flann runs
List dashboardsin Datadog and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Update Dashboardin Datadog. - Flann makes the change in Datadog and confirms in the chat.
Clean up monitors you no longer need
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Which monitors in Datadog are out of date? Remove the ones I confirm.”
- Flann runs
List monitorsin Datadog and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Delete monitorin Datadog. - Each removal is confirmed in the chat.
The Datadog jobs you can stop doing yourself
You stay in charge of what goes out. Flann does the reading, the drafting and the chasing.
Alerts in plain English
Today
Alert emails from Datadog arrive full of codes and thresholds. You cannot tell an urgent one from a routine one, so you either ignore them all or worry about every one.
With Flann
“What does this alert from Datadog mean? Should I worry?”
Flann reads the alert and the context around it in Datadog, then explains what happened in a couple of plain sentences. It says whether it looks serious and who usually handles that kind of thing.
What you stop doing: Guessing which alerts matter is no longer your job.
Fridge and sensor check-ins
Today
Fridges, sensors and connected equipment report into Datadog, but nobody looks unless something has already spoiled.
With Flann
“Are the fridges and freezers all at the right temperature?”
Flann reads the latest readings from Datadog and tells you whether anything sits outside its normal range. A unit that has been drifting is named, with how long it has been drifting.
What you stop doing: Walking round checking displays just to feel sure is no longer needed.
More on this: how to hand repetitive tasks to an AI agent on WhatsApp.
How Flann connects to Datadog
- Open Connectors in Flann and choose Datadog.
- Paste your Datadog API key into the secure form Flann opens. You will find the key in your Datadog account settings.
- Go back to WhatsApp and ask for what you need. Flann chooses the Datadog action and fills in the details.
Reading from Datadog is instant. Datadog stays connected until you remove it in Connectors.
Ways to use Datadog with Flann
Problems in plain words
Ask what went wrong overnight. Flann reads Datadog and explains it without the jargon.
Make a change safely
Tell Flann what to change.
Look things up fast
Ask for the record you need. Flann finds it in Datadog and brings it into the chat.
Everything Flann can do in Datadog
All 64 Datadog actions, as Flann sees them.
Looks up 37
- Aggregate logs
- Get Dashboard
- Get host tags
- Get On-Call schedule
- Get Service Dependencies
- Get Synthetics Locations
- List active metrics
- List All Tags
- List API Keys
- List APM Services
- List AWS Integration
- List Incidents
- List Log Indexes
- List monitors
- List On-Call notification channels
- List On-Call notification rules
- List Roles
- List SLOs
- List Synthetics Tests
- List Users
- List Webhooks
- Query metrics
- Search logs
- Search Spans Analytics
- Search Traces
- Get monitor
- Get On-Call escalation policy
- Get On-Call notification channel
- Get On-Call notification rule
- Get On-Call team routing rules
and 7 more
Changes 27
- Create Dashboard
- Create downtime
- Create monitor
- Create On-Call escalation policy
- Create On-Call schedule
- Create SLO
- Create Synthetic API Test
- Create Webhook
- Delete Dashboard
- Mute Monitor
- Set On-Call team routing rules
- Submit metrics
- Unmute Monitor
- Update Dashboard
- Update On-Call escalation policy
- Update On-Call schedule
- Create event
- Create On-Call notification channel
- Create On-Call notification rule
- Delete monitor
- Delete On-Call escalation policy
- Delete On-Call notification channel
- Delete On-Call notification rule
- Delete On-Call schedule
- Update host tags
- Update monitor
- Update On-Call notification rule
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DeployHQCommon questions
What can Flann do with On-Call schedules in Datadog?
Flann can create, delete, look up and update On-Call schedules in Datadog, using 4 actions (Create On-Call schedule, Delete On-Call schedule, Get On-Call schedule, Update On-Call schedule). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change On-Call schedules in Datadog.
What can Flann do with On-Call notification channels in Datadog?
Flann can create, delete and look up On-Call notification channels in Datadog, using 3 actions (Create On-Call notification channel, Delete On-Call notification channel, Get On-Call notification channel). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change On-Call notification channels in Datadog.
How does Flann connect to Datadog?
Open Connectors in Flann, choose Datadog and paste your Datadog API key into a secure form. You will find the key in your Datadog account settings. Once it is connected, Flann can use 64 actions in Datadog.
How do I ask Flann to do something in Datadog?
Message Flann on WhatsApp the way you would message a colleague, or send a voice note. Flann picks the Datadog action that fits and asks if anything is missing.
Does connecting Datadog cost extra?
No. Datadog is included in every Flann plan, along with every other app Flann connects to.