---
title: "Datadog"
description: "Send StackHawk scan data to Datadog for monitoring and log analysis."
url: https://docs.stackhawk.com/integrations/workflows/datadog/
---

# Datadog

![datadog](https://docs.stackhawk.com/images/integrations/logos/datadog.svg)

StackHawk’s official [Datadog](https://www.datadoghq.com/) integration.

## Overview

The Datadog integration sends scan data to your Datadog account for monitoring and analysis.

## Features

- Sends scan log data to your connected Datadog account.
- Log data is provided in JSON format and can be processed into metrics for Datadog dashboards.
- View scan result aggregates when HawkScan starts and completes. On scan failures, log data includes error conditions and stacktrace.

## Requirements

**StackHawk:**

- You must have a StackHawk account.
- *Your StackHawk Organization must belong to a plan with* The Datadog Integration *enabled*. Reach out to [StackHawk Support](https://docs.stackhawk.com/support/) to enable it.

**Datadog:**

- You must be currently signed-in or be able to login to the Datadog team you wish to add the integration to.
- You must have sufficient permissions to create a Datadog API key. This is only available to users with the **Datadog Admin Role**.

## Setup

**[Click here to authorize the Datadog Integration in the StackHawk Platform](https://app.stackhawk.com/integrations/datadog/)**

1. Log into StackHawk and visit the [Datadog Integration page](https://app.stackhawk.com/integrations/datadog/).
2. Click **Add Datadog**. This opens a panel to provide your Datadog API key. You can find and create a new Datadog API key in the [settings panel of your Datadog web app](https://app.datadoghq.com/account/settings#api).
3. Once authorized, the Datadog integration is complete. Run HawkScan to have logs sent to your Datadog web UI.

## Usage

### Run HawkScan

With the Datadog integration installed, scan logs are sent to your Datadog instance whenever HawkScan runs.

![Datadog Stackhawk Integration Screenshot](https://docs.stackhawk.com/images/integrations/datadog/datadog-beforescan-1.png)

![Datadog Stackhawk Integration Results Screenshot](https://docs.stackhawk.com/images/integrations/datadog/datadog-scanresults-1.png)

When HawkScan runs, contextual scan data will be sent to the [Datadog Log Explorer](https://app.datadoghq.com/logs) in JSON format for easy parsing and contextual analysis.

## Feedback

Have any suggestions, feature requests, or feedback to share? [Contact StackHawk Support](https://docs.stackhawk.com/support/).