Overview
The Datadog integration monitors your organization’s infrastructure and security observability: monitors, incidents, users, hosts, and security signals. LowerPlane uses read-only access via the Datadog API to collect compliance evidence automatically.Prerequisites
How to Get Your Credentials
1
Create an API Key
Go to Datadog’s Organization Settings and click New Key. Enter a name (e.g., “LowerPlane Access”) and click Create Key. Copy and store the API key securely.
2
Create an Application Key
Navigate to Application Keys and click New Key. Enter a name (e.g., “LowerPlane Access”) and click Create Key. Copy and store the Application key securely.
3
Add Scopes to Application Key
Click Edit on your new Application key and add the following scopes:
monitors_read— Read monitor configurations and statususer_access_read— Read user and role informationincident_read— Read incident data
Connect to LowerPlane
1
Navigate to Integrations
Go to Integrations from the main navigation and search for Datadog.
2
Enter Credentials
Provide the following:
- API Key — The API key created in step 1
- Application Key — The Application key created in step 2
- Region — Select your Datadog site region (US1, US3, US5, EU1, or AP1) from the dropdown
3
Connect
Click Connect to establish the integration. LowerPlane will validate your credentials and begin the initial sync.
What LowerPlane Monitors
Monitors
Monitor configurations, status, and alert history
Incidents
Incident tracking, severity, and resolution metrics
Users
User accounts, roles, and access levels
Hosts
Infrastructure host inventory
Security Signals
Security monitoring and threat detection signals
Logs
Log management and audit trail