Datadog Webhooks
InfrastructureDatadog sends webhooks when monitor alerts trigger, resolve, or change state. Used to route alerts to Slack, PagerDuty, or custom incident handlers.
Webhook Events
3 event types
Monitor AlertMonitor threshold breached
Monitor RecoveryMonitor returned to normal
Monitor No DataMonitor stopped receiving data
Signature Verification
N/ANo built-in signature; use allowlisted IPs for security
Sample Payload
Monitor Alert
{
"id": "monitor_abc123",
"title": "CPU usage above 90%",
"msg": "CPU is at 94% on host web-01",
"snapshot": "https://app.datadoghq.com/snapshot/abc123",
"date": 1712000000,
"monitor_id": 12345,
"org": {
"id": "org_abc123",
"name": "Acme Corp"
},
"tags": [
"env:prod",
"service:api"
],
"priority": "normal",
"alert_type": "error"
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Capture & Inspect Datadog Webhooks Live
Get a free public HTTPS endpoint below, point Datadog at it, and watch events arrive in real time. Use the forwarding rule to relay them straight to your local server.
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Forward Datadog webhooks to localhost
- Click Create live endpoint above to get a public HTTPS URL
- Paste the URL into Datadog's webhook settings
- In the Forwarding tab, add a rule: target =
http://localhost:3000/webhooks/datadog - Fire a test event from Datadog — it arrives in the inspector and hits your local handler simultaneously
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