# About the Datadog connector

> Datadog offers observability services tailored for cloud-scale applications. It monitors servers, databases, tools, and services
using a data analytics platform.

Datadog offers observability services tailored for cloud-scale applications. It monitors servers, databases, tools, and services
using a data analytics platform.

## Authentication

Before automating processes, you need to establish a connection with your Datadog instance. Step-by-step instructions are
available in the [Datadog authentication](https://docs.uipath.com/integration-service/automation-cloud/latest/user-guide/uipath-datadog-datadog-authentication) page.

## Events

This connector supports events via polling. More information about the events supported is available in the [Datadog events](https://docs.uipath.com/integration-service/automation-cloud/latest/user-guide/uipath-datadog-datadog-events) page.

## Activity package

You can use the connection to enable the [Datadog activities](https://docs.uipath.com/activities/other/latest/integration-service/uipath-datadog-datadog-about) in UiPath® Studio.

## Provider documentation.

Find out more information about the Datadog API from the Datadog official [API documentation](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest/).