Datadog API: Automation and Infrastructure as Code

Learning Objectives

Upon completing this course, you will be able to:

Understand how the Datadog API works, what the API can do, and the variety of ways that you can communicate with it.
Use Postman to explore the Datadog API collection, and post and query log entries
Use cURL to detect metrics by type and service tag, and publish events to Datadog to track provisioning progress
Use Dogshell to perform the above tasks and create a dashboard
Run Python scripts to perform many of the same actions
Use Terraform to provision a small web application, and simultaneously create a monitor and dashboard for the application

Primary Audience

This intermediate level course is designed primarily for DevOps Engineers. Anyone who wants to automate their Datadog workflows will find this course useful.

Prerequisites

The prerequisites for this course are the following:

Completion of the Learning Environment course
Knowledge of Datadog Events, Logs, Monitors, and Dashboards
Able to use a Linux command line shell
Basic programming skills in any language
Familiarity with editing code in an IDE

Technical Requirements

In order to complete the course, you will need:

Google Chrome or Firefox
Third-party cookies must be enabled to access labs

Course Navigation

At the bottom of each lesson, click MARK LESSON COMPLETE AND CONTINUE button so that you are marked complete for each lesson and can receive the certificate at the end of the course.

Course Enrollment Period

Please note that your enrollment in this course ends after 30 days. You can re-enroll at any time and pick up where you left off.

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