datadog-cli
The datadog-cli tool enables AI agents to search logs, query metrics, trace distributed requests, and manage dashboards within Datadog. Use this skill when debugging production issues, investigating errors, correlating logs with traces, analyzing metrics, or managing observability infrastructure that relies on Datadog monitoring.
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# Datadog CLI
A CLI tool for AI agents to debug and triage using Datadog logs and metrics.
## Required Reading
**You MUST read the relevant reference docs before using any command:**
- [Log Commands](references/logs-commands.md)
- [Metrics](references/metrics.md)
- [Query Syntax](references/query-syntax.md)
- [Workflows](references/workflows.md)
- [Dashboards](references/dashboards.md)
## Setup
### Environment Variables (Required)
```bash
export DD_API_KEY="your-api-key"
export DD_APP_KEY="your-app-key"
```
Get keys from: https://app.datadoghq.com/organization-settings/api-keys
### Running the CLI
```bash
npx @leoflores/datadog-cli <command>
```
For non-US Datadog sites, use `--site` flag:
```bash
npx @leoflores/datadog-cli logs search --query "*" --site datadoghq.eu
```
## Commands Overview
| Command | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| `logs search` | Search logs with filters |
| `logs tail` | Stream logs in real-time |
| `logs trace` | Find logs for a distributed trace |
| `logs context` | Get logs before/after a timestamp |
| `logs patterns` | Group similar log messages |
| `logs compare` | Compare log counts between periods |
| `logs multi` | Run multiple queries in parallel |
| `logs agg` | Aggregate logs by facet |
| `metrics query` | Query timeseries metrics |
| `errors` | Quick error summary by service/type |
| `services` | List services with log activity |
| `dashboards` | Manage dashboards (CRUD) |
| `dashboard-lists` | Manage dashboard lists |
## Quick Examples
### Search Errors
```bash
npx @leoflores/datadog-cli logs search --query "status:error" --from 1h --pretty
```
### Tail Logs (Real-time)
```bash
npx @leoflores/datadog-cli logs tail --query "service:api status:error" --pretty
```
### Error Summary
```bash
npx @leoflores/datadog-cli errors --from 1h --pretty
```
### Trace Correlation
```bash
npx @leoflores/datadog-cli logs trace --id "abc123def456" --pretty
```
### Query Metrics
```bash
npx @leoflores/datadog-cli metrics query --query "avg:system.cpu.user{*}" --from 1h --pretty
```
### Compare Periods
```bash
npx @leoflores/datadog-cli logs compare --query "status:error" --period 1h --pretty
```
## Global Flags
| Flag | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `--pretty` | Human-readable output with colors |
| `--output <file>` | Export results to JSON file |
| `--site <site>` | Datadog site (e.g., `datadoghq.eu`) |
## Time Formats
- **Relative**: `30m`, `1h`, `6h`, `24h`, `7d`
- **ISO 8601**: `2024-01-15T10:30:00Z`
## Incident Triage Workflow
```bash
# 1. Quick error overview
npx @leoflores/datadog-cli errors --from 1h --pretty
# 2. Is this new? Compare to previous period
npx @leoflores/datadog-cli logs compare --query "status:error" --period 1h --pretty
# 3. Find error patterns
npx @leoflores/datadog-cli logs patterns --query "status:error" --from 1h --pretty
# 4. Narrow down by service
npx @leoflores/datadog-cli logs search --query "status:error service:api" --from 1h --pretty
# 5. Get context around a timestamp
npx @leoflores/datadog-cli logs context --timestamp "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z" --service api --pretty
# 6. Follow the distributed trace
npx @leoflores/datadog-cli logs trace --id "TRACE_ID" --pretty
```
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