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title: Create a Temporal Cloud OpenMetrics account
description: Create a Temporal Cloud OpenMetrics integration account.
breadcrumbs: Docs > API > Create a Temporal Cloud OpenMetrics account
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# Create a Temporal Cloud OpenMetrics account

## v2 (latest)

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**Note**: This endpoint is in preview and is subject to change.
If you have any feedback, contact [Datadog support](https://docs.datadoghq.com/help.md).
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| Datadog site      | API endpoint                                                                                         |
| ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| app.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/integration-interfaces/temporal-cloud-openmetrics/accounts     |
| us3.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/integration-interfaces/temporal-cloud-openmetrics/accounts |
| us5.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/integration-interfaces/temporal-cloud-openmetrics/accounts |
| app.datadoghq.eu  | POST https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/integration-interfaces/temporal-cloud-openmetrics/accounts      |
| ap1.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/integration-interfaces/temporal-cloud-openmetrics/accounts |
| ap2.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/integration-interfaces/temporal-cloud-openmetrics/accounts |
| uk1.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.uk1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/integration-interfaces/temporal-cloud-openmetrics/accounts |
| app.ddog-gov.com  | POST https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/integration-interfaces/temporal-cloud-openmetrics/accounts      |
| us2.ddog-gov.com  | POST https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/integration-interfaces/temporal-cloud-openmetrics/accounts  |

### Overview

Create a Temporal Cloud OpenMetrics integration account.

This endpoint requires the `manage_integrations` permission.

### Request

#### Body Data (required)

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| Parent field             | Field                       | Type    | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| ------------------------ | --------------------------- | ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|                          | data [*required*]           | object  | Data envelope for creating a Temporal Cloud OpenMetrics integration account.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| data                     | attributes [*required*]     | object  | Writable attributes used to create a Temporal Cloud OpenMetrics integration account.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| attributes               | authentication [*required*] | <oneOf> | Authentication for creating the Temporal Cloud OpenMetrics integration account. Exactly one method is set.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| authentication           | <auth_type=bearer_token>    | object  | Bearer token authentication. Use the API key of a Temporal Cloud service account with the Metrics Read-Only account-level role.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| <auth_type=bearer_token> | auth_type [*required*]      | enum    | The authentication method type. Allowed enum values: `bearer_token`. Default: `bearer_token`.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| <auth_type=bearer_token> | token [*required*]          | string  | Secret token used to authenticate with Temporal Cloud.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| attributes               | name [*required*]           | string  | Human-readable name of the Temporal Cloud OpenMetrics integration account.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| attributes               | settings [*required*]       | object  | Settings for creating the Temporal Cloud OpenMetrics integration account.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| settings                 | include_opt_in_labels       | boolean | When enabled, Datadog collects Temporal Cloud's [opt-in labels](https://docs.temporal.io/cloud/metrics/openmetrics/metrics-reference#opt-in-labels) (activity type, worker deployment name, and worker build ID) for more granularity on your existing metrics. Enabling them may increase metric collection latency. Defaults to `false`.                                                    |
| settings                 | namespaces_to_include       | string  | Comma-separated list of Temporal Cloud namespaces to collect metrics for. An entry can use `*` as a wildcard. For example, `prod-*` matches every namespace starting with `prod-`. Entries may contain only lowercase letters, digits, hyphens, periods, and `*`. Any other value is rejected with a `422` response. Omit this field or leave it empty to collect metrics for all namespaces. |
| data                     | type [*required*]           | enum    | The type of the integration account resource. Always `integration-account`. Allowed enum values: `integration-account`. Default: `integration-account`.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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```json
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "authentication": {
        "auth_type": "bearer_token",
        "token": "your-token"
      },
      "name": "temporal-cloud-prod",
      "settings": {
        "include_opt_in_labels": false,
        "namespaces_to_include": "prod-*,billing.a1b2c"
      }
    },
    "type": "integration-account"
  }
}
```
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### Response

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Created

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Response payload for a single Temporal Cloud OpenMetrics integration account.

| Parent field                       | Field                              | Type      | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| ---------------------------------- | ---------------------------------- | --------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|                                    | data [*required*]                  | object    | Data envelope of a Temporal Cloud OpenMetrics integration account, including server-assigned identity.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| data                               | attributes [*required*]            | object    | Attributes of a Temporal Cloud OpenMetrics integration account returned in responses.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| attributes                         | authentication                     | <oneOf>   | Authentication configured on the Temporal Cloud OpenMetrics integration account.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| authentication                     | <auth_type=bearer_token>           | object    | The bearer token authentication method configured on the account.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| <auth_type=bearer_token>           | auth_type [*required*]             | enum      | The authentication method type. Allowed enum values: `bearer_token`. Default: `bearer_token`.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| attributes                         | dataflows                          | object    | Data Datadog collects from Temporal Cloud OpenMetrics, keyed by dataflow ID.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| dataflows                          | temporal-cloud-openmetrics-metrics | object    | Temporal Cloud operational metrics for your namespaces, workflows, and task queues, such as workflow and activity rates, task polling, and service request latency, collected from Temporal Cloud's OpenMetrics endpoint. This is the integration's only collection: it is always on and cannot be turned off, which is why it appears only in responses. |
| temporal-cloud-openmetrics-metrics | enabled                            | boolean   | Whether Datadog collects this data. Always `true`, because this collection cannot be turned off. Read-only.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| temporal-cloud-openmetrics-metrics | status                             | object    | Read-only collection status of a dataflow. Read-only.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| status                             | health                             | enum      | Collection health of a single dataflow. Allowed enum values: `DATAFLOW_HEALTH_OK`, `DATAFLOW_HEALTH_BROKEN`, `DATAFLOW_HEALTH_UNKNOWN`.                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| status                             | message                            | string    | Human-readable detail, populated when the dataflow is not healthy.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| status                             | updated_at                         | date-time | Time the status was last computed.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| attributes                         | name [*required*]                  | string    | Human-readable name of the Temporal Cloud OpenMetrics integration account.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| attributes                         | settings [*required*]              | object    | Settings configured on the Temporal Cloud OpenMetrics integration account.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| settings                           | include_opt_in_labels              | boolean   | When enabled, Datadog collects Temporal Cloud's [opt-in labels](https://docs.temporal.io/cloud/metrics/openmetrics/metrics-reference#opt-in-labels) (activity type, worker deployment name, and worker build ID) for more granularity on your existing metrics. Enabling them may increase metric collection latency.                                     |
| settings                           | namespaces_to_include              | string    | Comma-separated list of Temporal Cloud namespaces to collect metrics for. An entry can use `*` as a wildcard. For example, `prod-*` matches every namespace starting with `prod-`. Empty or absent when metrics are collected for all namespaces.                                                                                                         |
| data                               | id [*required*]                    | string    | Server-generated unique identifier of the Temporal Cloud OpenMetrics integration account. Read-only.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| data                               | type [*required*]                  | enum      | The type of the integration account resource. Always `integration-account`. Allowed enum values: `integration-account`. Default: `integration-account`.                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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{% tab label="Example" %}
```json
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "authentication": {
        "auth_type": "bearer_token"
      },
      "dataflows": {
        "temporal-cloud-openmetrics-metrics": {
          "enabled": true,
          "status": {
            "health": "DATAFLOW_HEALTH_OK",
            "message": "",
            "updated_at": "2026-06-25T08:30:50Z"
          }
        }
      },
      "name": "temporal-cloud-prod",
      "settings": {
        "include_opt_in_labels": false,
        "namespaces_to_include": "prod-*,billing.a1b2c"
      }
    },
    "id": "7c2d4e91-5a3b-4f68-b0e2-9d1f6a8c3e57",
    "type": "integration-account"
  }
}
```
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Bad Request

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API error response.

| Field               | Type     | Description       |
| ------------------- | -------- | ----------------- |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. |
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```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```
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Forbidden

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API error response.

| Field               | Type     | Description       |
| ------------------- | -------- | ----------------- |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. |
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{% tab label="Example" %}
```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```
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{% tab label="404" %}
Not Found

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API error response.

| Field               | Type     | Description       |
| ------------------- | -------- | ----------------- |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. |
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{% tab label="Example" %}
```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```
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{% tab label="422" %}
The server cannot process the request because it contains invalid data.

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{% tab label="Model" %}
API error response.

| Parent field | Field               | Type     | Description                                                                     |
| ------------ | ------------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|              | errors [*required*] | [object] | A list of errors.                                                               |
| errors       | detail              | string   | A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the error.          |
| errors       | meta                | object   | Non-standard meta-information about the error                                   |
| errors       | source              | object   | References to the source of the error.                                          |
| source       | header              | string   | A string indicating the name of a single request header which caused the error. |
| source       | parameter           | string   | A string indicating which URI query parameter caused the error.                 |
| source       | pointer             | string   | A JSON pointer to the value in the request document that caused the error.      |
| errors       | status              | string   | Status code of the response.                                                    |
| errors       | title               | string   | Short human-readable summary of the error.                                      |
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{% tab label="Example" %}
```json
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "detail": "Missing required attribute in body",
      "meta": {},
      "source": {
        "header": "Authorization",
        "parameter": "limit",
        "pointer": "/data/attributes/title"
      },
      "status": "400",
      "title": "Bad Request"
    }
  ]
}
```
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Too many requests

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{% tab label="Model" %}
API error response.

| Field               | Type     | Description       |
| ------------------- | -------- | ----------------- |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. |
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{% tab label="Example" %}
```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```
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### Code Example

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```bash
# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" # Or us3.datadoghq.com, us5.datadoghq.com, datadoghq.eu, ap1.datadoghq.com, ap2.datadoghq.com, uk1.datadoghq.com, ddog-gov.com, us2.ddog-gov.com
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X POST "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/integration-interfaces/temporal-cloud-openmetrics/accounts" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "authentication": {
        "auth_type": "bearer_token",
        "token": "your-token"
      },
      "name": "temporal-cloud-prod",
      "settings": {
        "include_opt_in_labels": false,
        "namespaces_to_include": "prod-*,billing.a1b2c"
      }
    },
    "type": "integration-account"
  }
}
EOF
```
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