Datadog: Get the Alerting Monitor

Returns the ID of the specific Datadog monitor that triggered the current incident, for use fetching its live status or a graph snapshot.

Availability

See the Incident Workflow Actions Overview table for the plans this workflow is available on.

Description

Get the ID of the Datadog monitor that triggered the incident. This can be used to get a graph snapshot, or the current monitor status.

Instructions

If you have not done so, follow the instructions to Create an Incident Workflow.
When the instructions prompt you to add actions, select this action.
Enter the following Inputs and click Save.
Continue following instructions to Publish the Workflow.
When the action runs, you will see the Outputs listed below.

Reference the Monitor ID output field reference in a subsequent action such as Datadog: Get a Monitor’s Details or Datadog: Create a Graph Snapshot.

Inputs

This action has no inputs.

Outputs

Name	Description
Monitor ID	The ID of the Datadog monitor that triggered the incident.
Result	Value that shows if the action was successful or not. Either "Success" or "Failed".
Result Summary	Brief description of what the action did or if it failed.
Error	Brief description that is populated if the action fails.