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# Datadog Logs destination plugin
export const entity_0 = "Datadog Logs destination plugin"
export const plugin_0 = "Datadog Logs destination plugin"
The Datadog Logs [destination plugin](/ingest/pipeline/plugins/destination-plugins)
(name: `datadog`) lets you configure your telemetry pipeline to integrate your
telemetry data with Datadog Logs, letting you store, analyze, and visualize your
log data using logging tools in Datadog.
## Supported telemetry types
The {plugin_0} for Chronosphere Telemetry Pipeline supports these telemetry types:
| Logs | Metrics | Traces |
| :----------------------------------------: | :-----------------------------: | :-----------------------------: |
| | | |
## Configuration parameters
Use the parameters in this section to configure the {entity_0}. The
Telemetry Pipeline web interface uses the items in the **Name** column to
describe these parameters. [Pipeline configuration files](/ingest/pipeline/v2/configure/config-files)
use the items in the **Key** column as YAML keys.
### Required
| Name | Key | Description | Default |
| ------------------- | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| **Datadog API Key** | `apikey` | Required. Datadog API Key found within account settings. | *none* |
### Advanced
| Name | Key | Description | Default |
| ------------------------ | ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------- |
| **Datadog Server** | `host` | The Datadog server where you're sending your logs. | `http-intake.logs.datadoghq.com` |
| **Datadog Service Name** | `dd_service` | The human-readable name for your service generating the logs. The name of your app or database. | *none* |
| **Datadog Source Name** | `dd_source` | A human readable name for the underlying technology of your service. For example, `postgres` or `nginx`. | *none* |
| **Datadog Tags** | `dd_tags` | The tags you want to assign to your logs in Datadog. | *none* |
| **Datadog Message Key** | `dd_message_key` | By default, the plugin searches for the key 'log' and remap the value to the key `message`. If the property is set, the plugin searches the property name key. | *none* |
| **Include Tag Key** | `include_tag_key` | If `true`, tag is appended to output. The key name is used `tag_key` property. Accepted values: `true`, `false`. | `false` |
| **Tag Key** | `tag_key` | The key name of tag. If `include_tag_key` is false, This property is ignored. | `tagkey` |
| **JSON Date Key** | `json_date_key` | Date key name for output in log. | `timestamp` |
| **Compression** | `compress` | Compresses the payload in GZIP format, Datadog supports and recommends setting this to 'gzip'. | `gzip` |
| **Proxy** | `proxy` | Specifies an HTTP Proxy. The expected format of this value is `http://host:port`. HTTPS isn't supported. | *none* |
### Security and TLS
| Name | Key | Description | Default |
| ------------------------------ | ---------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| **TLS** | `tls` | If `true`, enables TLS/SSL. If `false`, disables TLS/SSL. Accepted values: `true`, `false`. | `false` |
| **TLS Certificate Validation** | `tls.verify` | If `on`, and if `tls` is `true`, enables TLS/SSL certificate validation. If `off`, disables TLS/SSL certificate validation. Accepted values: `on`, `off`. | `on` |
| **TLS Debug Level** | `tls.debug` | Sets TLS debug verbosity level. Accepted values: `0` (No debug), `1` (Error), `2` (State change), `3` (Informational), `4` (Verbose). | `1` |
| **CA Certificate File Path** | `tls.ca_file` | Absolute path to CA certificate file. | *none* |
| **Certificate File Path** | `tls.crt_file` | Absolute path to certificate file. | *none* |
| **Private Key File Path** | `tls.key_file` | Absolute path to private key file. | *none* |
| **Private Key Path Password** | `tls.key_passwd` | Password for private key file. | *none* |
| **TLS SNI Hostname Extension** | `tls.vhost` | Hostname to be used for TLS SNI extension. | *none* |
### Advanced Networking
| Name | Key | Description | Default |
| --------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| **DNS Mode** | `net.dns.mode` | Selects the primary DNS connection type, which can be `TCP` or `UDP`. | *none* |
| **DNS Resolver** | `net.dns.resolver` | Selects the primary DNS connection type, which can be `LEGACY` or `ASYNC`. | *none* |
| **Prefer IPv4** | `net.dns.prefer_ipv4` | Prioritizes IPv4 DNS results when trying to establish a connection. Accepted values: `true`, `false`. | `false` |
| **Keepalive** | `net.keepalive` | Enables or disables Keepalive support. Accepted values: `true`, `false`. | `true` |
| **Keepalive Idle Timeout** | `net.keepalive_idle_timeout` | Sets the maximum time allowed for an idle Keepalive connection. | `30s` |
| **Max Connect Timeout** | `net.connect_timeout` | Sets the maximum time allowed to establish a connection, which includes the TLS handshake. | `10s` |
| **Max Connect Timeout Log Error** | `net.connect_timeout_log_error` | Specifies whether to log an error on connection timeout. When disabled, the timeout is logged as a debug message. Accepted values: `true`, `false`. | `true` |
| **Source Address** | `net.source_address` | Specifies the network address to bind for data traffic. | *none* |
| **Max Keepalive Recycle** | `net.keepalive_max_recycle` | Sets the maximum number of times a keepalive connection can be used before it's retired. | `2000` |