Manage Datadog Data in DBArtisan as a JDBC Source

The CData JDBC Driver for Datadog seamlessly integrates Datadog data into database management tools like DBArtisan by enabling you to access Datadog data as a database. This article shows how to create a JDBC source for Datadog in DBArtisan. You can then edit data visually and execute standard SQL.

Integrate Datadog Data into DBArtisan Projects

Follow the steps below to register Datadog data as a database instance in your project:

1. In DBArtisan, click Data Source -> Register Datasource.
2. Select Generic JDBC.
3. Click Manage.
4. In the resulting dialog, click New. Enter a name for the driver and click Add. In the resulting dialog, navigate to the driver JAR. The driver JAR is located in the lib subfolder of the installation directory. 👁 The JDBC driver definition in the Register Datasource wizard. (Salesforce is shown.)
   
5. In the Connection URL box, enter credentials and other required connection properties in the JDBC URL.

   Start by setting the Profile connection property to the location of the Datadog Profile on disk (e.g. C:\profiles\Datadog.apip). Next, set the ProfileSettings connection property to the connection string for Datadog (see below).

   Datadog API Profile Settings

   In your Datadog account, navigate to Organization Settings > API Keys to create an API Key, and Organization Settings > Application Keys to create an Application Key. Both are required.

   Built-in Connection String Designer

   For assistance in constructing the JDBC URL, use the connection string designer built into the Datadog JDBC Driver. Either double-click the JAR file or execute the jar file from the command-line.

   java -jar cdata.jdbc.api.jar
   

   Fill in the connection properties and copy the connection string to the clipboard.

   👁 Required JDBC connection properties in the Register Datasource wizard. (Salesforce is shown.)
   

   Below is a typical connection string:

   jdbc:api:Profile=C:\profiles\Datadog.apip;ProfileSettings='APIKey=your_api_key;ApplicationKey=your_app_key';

6. Finish the wizard to connect to Datadog data. Datadog entities are displayed in the Datasource Explorer.

You can now work with Datadog data as you work with any other database. See the driver help documentation for more information on the queries supported by the Datadog API.