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title: "Datadog SLOs"
canonical_url: "https://docs.getdx.com/connectors/datadog-slos/"
md_url: "https://docs.getdx.com/connectors/datadog-slos.md"
last_updated: "2026-05-19"
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# Datadog SLOs
By integrating Datadog SLOs with DX, you can analyze Datadog monitors and SLOs, and incorporate them into DX scorecards. This data connector is available exclusively to Fabric customers. Please refer to the API documentation below and our [schema explorer](https://docs.getdx.com/schema/) to see what data DX imports.

## Prerequisites

To connect Datadog to DX, you need:

- a service account
- an Application Key
- an API key

## Setup instructions

Follow the steps below to connect Datadog to DX.

#### Step 1

Create a Read Only service account with an application key—the scopes will be set automatically by the Read Only Role.

![](https://docs.getdx.com/assets/images/connectors/datadog/service-account.png){class="max-w-xl mx-auto"}

![](https://docs.getdx.com/assets/images/connectors/datadog/application-key.png){class="max-w-xl mx-auto"}

#### Step 2

Create an API key by navigating to Organization Settings -> API Keys.

#### Step 3

- Navigate to the connections page in DX and select "+ Connection" in the top right.
- Enter the credentials you have generated in the previous steps—refer to the information below for errors and troubleshooting.
- Set your base URL by referring to the table below:

| Site URL                    | Base URL                        |
| --------------------------- | ------------------------------- |
| `https://app.datadoghq.com` | `https://api.datadoghq.com`     |
| `https://us3.datadoghq.com` | `https://api.us3.datadoghq.com` |
| `https://us5.datadoghq.com` | `https://api.us5.datadoghq.com` |
| `https://app.datadoghq.eu`  | `https://api.datadoghq.eu`      |
| `https://app.ddog-gov.com`  | `https://api.ddog-gov.com`      |
| `https://ap1.datadoghq.com` | `https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com` |

## API reference

The table below lists the specific API endpoints that are used by DX.


| Endpoint | Documentation | Permissions needed |
|------------------------------------------|---------------|--------------------|
| /api/v1/slo | [Link](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest/service-level-objectives/?s=team#get-all-slos) | slos_read |
| /api/v1/slo/{id}/history | [Link](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest/service-level-objectives/?s=team#get-an-slos-history) | slos_read |
| /api/v1/monitor | [Link](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest/monitors/#get-all-monitor-details) | monitors_read |


## Errors

The table below lists potential error codes when adding a connection in DX.


| Error | Description |
|----------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `invalid_credentials` | Your API credentials entered are not valid. |
| `invalid_permissions` | Your API token does not have the permissions required by DX. |
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