Datadog APM

aid: datadog-apm
name: Datadog APM
description: Datadog APM provides end-to-end distributed tracing, continuous profiling, and real-time performance monitoring
  for applications and microservices. It automatically instruments applications to provide deep visibility into request traces,
  latency, and error rates across distributed systems.
type: Index
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  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
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  trial: false
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  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
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  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/datadog-apm.png
tags:
- APM
- Distributed Tracing
- Microservices
- Observability
- Performance Monitoring
- Spans
- SLO
- Service Catalog
- OpenTelemetry
- MCP
tags_raw:
- APM
- Distributed Tracing
- Microservices
- Observability
- Performance Monitoring
- Spans
- Service Level Objectives
- Service Catalog
- OpenTelemetry
- MCP
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/datadog-apm/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-26'
modified: '2026-09-16'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
kind: company
position: Producing
access: 3rd-Party
apis:
- aid: datadog-apm:datadog-apm-spans-api
  name: Datadog APM Spans API
  description: Search, list and aggregate APM spans. Three operations covering cursor-paginated span search (POST and GET
    forms) and a span analytics aggregation that returns single numbers, single strings or timeseries buckets.
  humanURL: https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest/spans/
  baseURL: https://api.datadoghq.com
  tags:
  - Spans
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/datadog-apm-spans-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/datadog-apm-spans-overlay.yaml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest/spans/
  - type: AgentSkill
    url: skills/datadog-apm-search-spans.md
- aid: datadog-apm:datadog-apm-spans-metrics-api
  name: Datadog APM Spans Metrics API
  description: Create, read, update and delete span-based metric definitions — a compute over a span attribute, a filter query
    and group-by tags. Five operations.
  humanURL: https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest/spans-metrics/
  baseURL: https://api.datadoghq.com
  tags:
  - Spans Metrics
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/datadog-apm-spans-metrics-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/datadog-apm-spans-metrics-overlay.yaml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest/spans-metrics/
- aid: datadog-apm:datadog-apm-mcp-server
  name: Datadog MCP Server
  description: Datadog's first-party remote Model Context Protocol server. OAuth 2.1 with PKCE and dynamic client registration;
    a dedicated apm toolset covering span search, trace queries, Watchdog anomaly stories, latency-bottleneck analysis and
    APM recommendations. An anonymous tools/list returns HTTP 401, so the live schemas are auth-gated.
  humanURL: https://docs.datadoghq.com/bits_ai/mcp_server/
  baseURL: https://mcp.datadoghq.com/api/unstable/mcp-server/mcp
  tags:
  - MCP
  - Agents
  properties:
  - type: MCPServer
    url: mcp/datadog-apm-mcp.yml
  - type: ToolCrosswalk
    url: mcp/datadog-apm-tool-crosswalk.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.datadoghq.com/mcp_server/tools/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.datadoghq.com/mcp_server/setup/
- aid: datadog-apm:datadog-apm-apm-api
  name: Datadog APM API
  description: Observe, troubleshoot, and improve cloud-scale applications with all telemetry in context
  humanURL: https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest/spans/
  baseURL: https://api.datadoghq.com
  tags:
  - APM
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/datadog-apm-apm-api-openapi.yml
- aid: datadog-apm:datadog-apm-apm-retention-filters-api
  name: Datadog APM Retention Filters API
  description: Manage configuration of [APM retention filters](https://app.datadoghq.com/apm/traces/retention-filters) for
    your organization. You need an API and application key with Admin rights to interact with this endpoint. See [retention
    filters](https://docs.datadoghq.com/tracing/trace_pipeline/trace_retention/#retention-filters) on the Trace Retention
    page for more information.
  humanURL: https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest/spans/
  baseURL: https://api.datadoghq.com
  tags:
  - APM Retention Filters
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/datadog-apm-apm-retention-filters-api-openapi.yml
- aid: datadog-apm:datadog-apm-service-definition-api
  name: Datadog APM Service Definition API
  description: 'API to create, update, retrieve and delete service definitions.

    Note: Service Catalog [v3.0 schema](https://docs.datadoghq.com/service_catalog/service_definitions/v3-0/) has new API
    endpoints documented under [Software Catalog](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest/software-catalog/). Use the following
    Service Definition endpoints for v2.2 and earlier.'
  humanURL: https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest/spans/
  baseURL: https://api.datadoghq.com
  tags:
  - Service Definition
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/datadog-apm-service-definition-api-openapi.yml
- aid: datadog-apm:datadog-apm-service-level-objective-corrections-api
  name: Datadog APM Service Level Objective Corrections API
  description: 'SLO Status Corrections allow you to prevent specific time periods from negatively impacting

    your SLO’s status and error budget. You can use Status Corrections for various purposes, such

    as removing planned maintenance windows, non-business hours, or other time periods that do

    not correspond to genuine issues. See [SLO status corrections](https://docs.datadoghq.com/service_management/service_level_objectives/#slo-status-corrections)
    for more information.'
  humanURL: https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest/spans/
  baseURL: https://api.datadoghq.com
  tags:
  - Service Level Objective Corrections
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/datadog-apm-service-level-objective-corrections-api-openapi.yml
- aid: datadog-apm:datadog-apm-service-level-objectives-api
  name: Datadog APM Service Level Objectives API
  description: '[Service Level Objectives](https://docs.datadoghq.com/monitors/service_level_objectives/#configuration)

    (or SLOs) are a key part of the site reliability engineering toolkit.

    SLOs provide a framework for defining clear targets around application performance,

    which ultimately help teams provide a consistent customer experience,

    balance feature development with platform stability,

    and improve communication with internal and external users.'
  humanURL: https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest/spans/
  baseURL: https://api.datadoghq.com
  tags:
  - SLO
  tags_raw:
  - Service Level Objectives
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/datadog-apm-service-level-objectives-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: CapabilityMap
  url: capabilities/datadog-apm-capability-edges.yml
  name: Datadog APM Business Capability Map
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/datadog-apm-retention-filters-overlay.yaml
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/datadog-apm-services-overlay.yaml
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/datadog-apm-service-definitions-overlay.yaml
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/datadog-apm-slos-overlay.yaml
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/datadog-apm-manage-slos.md
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/datadog-apm-slo-corrections-overlay.yaml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.datadoghq.com/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://docs.datadoghq.com/developers/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.datadoghq.com/tracing/
- type: APIReference
  url: https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://docs.datadoghq.com/getting_started/tracing/
- type: Support
  url: https://www.datadoghq.com/support/
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.datadoghq.com/blog/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/DataDog
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.datadoghq.com/pricing/
- type: SignUp
  url: https://www.datadoghq.com/free-datadog-trial/
- type: Login
  url: https://app.datadoghq.com/account/login
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.datadoghq.com/legal/terms/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.datadoghq.com/legal/privacy/
- type: Postman
  url: https://www.postman.com/datadog-api/datadog-api/overview
- type: Integrations
  url: https://www.datadoghq.com/product/platform/integrations/
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/datadog-apm-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/datadog-apm-scopes.yml
- type: Packages
  url: packages/datadog-apm-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/datadog-apm-packages.yml
- type: CLI
  url: cli/datadog-apm-cli.yml
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/datadog-apm-mcp.yml
- type: ToolCrosswalk
  url: mcp/datadog-apm-tool-crosswalk.yml
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/datadog-apm-well-known.yml
- type: SecurityTxt
  url: well-known/datadog-apm-security.txt
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/datadog-apm-conventions.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/datadog-apm-problem-types.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/datadog-apm-data-model.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/datadog-apm-lifecycle.yml
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.datadoghq.com/
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/datadog-apm-changelog.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/datadog-apm-conformance.yml
- type: Compliance
  url: https://trust.datadoghq.com/
- type: Webhooks
  url: asyncapi/datadog-apm-webhooks.yml
- type: Protobuf
  url: grpc/datadog-apm-tracer_payload.proto
- type: Protobuf
  url: grpc/datadog-apm-span.proto
- type: Protobuf
  url: grpc/datadog-apm-stats.proto
- type: Protobuf
  url: grpc/datadog-apm-agent_payload.proto
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/datadog-apm-rate-limits.yml
- type: Plans
  url: plans/datadog-apm-plans-pricing.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/datadog-apm-finops.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/datadog-apm-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/datadog-apm-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: Security
  url: https://www.datadoghq.com/security/
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/datadog-apm-domain-security.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/datadog-apm-llms.txt
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://docs.datadoghq.com/llms.txt
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/trace.yml
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/datadog-apm-context.jsonld
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/datadog-apm-vocabulary.yml
- type: Rules
  url: rules/datadog-apm-rules.yml
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- name: Ably
- name: Abnormal Security
- name: Active Directory
- name: ActiveMQ
- name: ActiveMQ XML
- name: Adaptive Shield
- name: Adobe Experience Manager
- name: Adyen
- name: Aerospike
- name: Aerospike Enterprise
- name: Agent Metrics
- name: Agora Analytics
- name: AIMon
- name: Airbrake
- name: Airbyte
- name: Airflow
- name: Akamai Application Security
- name: Akamai DataStream 2
- name: Akamai mPulse
- name: Akamai Zero Trust
- name: Akamas
- name: Akeyless Gateway
- name: Alcide
- name: AlertNow
- name: Algorithmia
- name: Alibaba Cloud
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- name: Amazon API Gateway Integration
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- name: Amazon AppStream
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- name: AWS Auto Scaling
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- name: AWS Batch
- name: Amazon Bedrock
- name: AWS Billing and Cost Management
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- name: Amazon Connect
- name: AWS Direct Connect
- name: AWS DMS
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- name: Amazon EC2
- name: Amazon EC2 Spot
- name: Amazon ECR
- name: Amazon ECS
- name: Amazon EFS
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- name: Datadog Blueprints Add-on
- name: AWS Elastic Beanstalk
- name: Amazon Elastic Transcoder
- name: Amazon ElastiCache
- name: Amazon Elastic Load Balancing
- name: Amazon EMR
- name: Amazon OpenSearch Service
- name: Amazon EventBridge
- name: Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose
- name: Amazon FSx
- name: Amazon GameLift
- name: Amazon Global Accelerator
- name: AWS Glue
- name: AWS Health
- name: Amazon Inspector
- name: AWS IoT Core
- name: Amazon MSK (Agent)
- name: Amazon Keyspaces
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- name: Amazon Lex
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maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
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