The Datadog integration is now on version 2. Version 1 sent events only. The new version keeps the events and adds metrics, so you can graph blacklist and certificate data in Datadog and build threshold alerts on top of it.
Events and Tags
Every notification posts a structured event to the Datadog Events v2 API. Events carry a consistent tag set so you can filter and correlate them:
source:generatorlabsendpoint:<region>severity:<level>event_type:<type>
The Generator Labs event ID is used as the aggregation key, so repeated activity on the same issue groups into one thread instead of scattering across your event stream.
Metrics
Alongside events, the integration emits metrics for dashboards and monitors.
Blacklist Monitoring:
generatorlabs.rbl.listed_count, tagged per hostgeneratorlabs.rbl.total_checked
Certificate Monitoring:
generatorlabs.cert.expiry_daysgeneratorlabs.cert.error_count
With expiry_days in Datadog you can alert on a certificate well before it lapses, and listed_count gives you a listing trend to watch over time.
Setting It Up
Create an API key in Datadog under Organization Settings, then add a Datadog contact in Generator Labs, paste the key, and select the matching Datadog API region. Existing v1 contacts keep working; switch the version on the contact to pick up metrics.