Simplify Metrics Integration by Using Crawler-Based Approach

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configurationUpdated Mar 3, 2026

The official Temporal Cloud-Datadog integration eliminates the need for maintaining PromQL-to-Datadog scrapers by using a crawler-based approach that fetches metrics directly from Prometheus endpoints via REST APIs, reducing operational complexity.

Sources

Temporal Cloud metrics in Datadog: Easy, out-of-the-box ...temporal.io

Technologies:

Temporalsubject

How to detect:

Organizations maintaining custom PromQL-to-Datadog scrapers for Temporal Cloud metrics face ongoing maintenance overhead and complexity that can be eliminated by migrating to the official integration.

Recommended action:

1. If currently operating a PromQL-to-Datadog scraper for Temporal Cloud metrics, plan migration to the official integration. 2. Review the setup documentation to configure the Temporal Cloud Prometheus endpoint URL within Datadog. 3. Upload the required certificates for secure authentication to the Datadog integration. 4. Configure the crawler to automatically fetch metrics data periodically. 5. Validate that dashboards populate correctly with real-time data. 6. Once validated, decommission the custom scraper infrastructure to reduce maintenance burden.