Integrate Spike with Datadog

Service and Integration Setup

Before proceeding, ensure you have:

1. Added the Datadog integration in Spike.

2. Copied the Spike webhook URL from the dashboard.

For details, see:

Configure the Webhook in Datadog

Step 1: Open Integrations

From the sidebar, select Integrations.

Step 2: Choose Webhooks

Search for Webhooks in the integrations list and select it.

Step 3: Create a Webhook

Fill in the details and paste your Spike webhook URL into the URL field.

Step 4: Add the Payload

Copy the following payload and paste it into Datadog. You can also customize it with any of Datadog’s template variables.

{ 
  "body": "$EVENT_MSG",
  "last_updated": "$LAST_UPDATED",
  "event_type": "$EVENT_TYPE",
  "title": "$EVENT_TITLE",
  "date": "$DATE",
  "alert_transition": "$ALERT_TRANSITION",
  "aggreg_key": "$AGGREG_KEY", 
  "org": {
    "id": "$ORG_ID",
    "name": "$ORG_NAME"
  },
  "id": "$ID" 
}

Set Up Automatic Notifications

1. Go to Incident Settings in Datadog.

2. Click Notification Rules → New Rule.

3. Select condition:

   • Declared or Incident attributes are updated.

4. Configure the conditions as required.

5. In the Notify field, select the webhook you created.

6. For auto-resolution, enable Renotify on: Status Update.

At Spike, we’re committed to integrating with the tools your team already uses. Our mission is to help you detect incidents, crashes, and spikes before your customers do.

If you’d like us to build a new integration, contact us at [email protected].