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POST https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v1/integration/webhooks/configuration/custom-variableshttps://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v1/integration/webhooks/configuration/custom-variableshttps://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v1/integration/webhooks/configuration/custom-variableshttps://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v1/integration/webhooks/configuration/custom-variableshttps://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v1/integration/webhooks/configuration/custom-variableshttps://api.uk1.datadoghq.com/api/v1/integration/webhooks/configuration/custom-variableshttps://api.datadoghq.com/api/v1/integration/webhooks/configuration/custom-variableshttps://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v1/integration/webhooks/configuration/custom-variableshttps://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v1/integration/webhooks/configuration/custom-variables

Overview

Creates an endpoint with the name <CUSTOM_VARIABLE_NAME>. This endpoint requires the manage_integrations permission.

Request

Body Data (required)

Define a custom variable request body.

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Field

Type

Description

is_secret [required]

boolean

Make custom variable is secret or not. If the custom variable is secret, the value is not returned in the response payload.

name [required]

string

The name of the variable. It corresponds with <CUSTOM_VARIABLE_NAME>.

value [required]

string

Value of the custom variable.

{
  "is_secret": true,
  "name": "EXAMPLEWEBHOOKSINTEGRATION",
  "value": "CUSTOM_VARIABLE_VALUE"
}

Response

OK

Custom variable for Webhook integration.

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Field

Type

Description

is_secret [required]

boolean

Make custom variable is secret or not. If the custom variable is secret, the value is not returned in the response payload.

name [required]

string

The name of the variable. It corresponds with <CUSTOM_VARIABLE_NAME>. It must only contains upper-case characters, integers or underscores.

value

string

Value of the custom variable. It won't be returned if the variable is secret.

{
  "is_secret": true,
  "name": "CUSTOM_VARIABLE_NAME",
  "value": "CUSTOM_VARIABLE_VALUE"
}

Bad Request

Error response object.

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Field

Type

Description

errors [required]

[string]

Array of errors returned by the API.

{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}

Authentication error

Error response object.

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Field

Type

Description

errors [required]

[string]

Array of errors returned by the API.

{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}

Too many requests

Error response object.

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Field

Type

Description

errors [required]

[string]

Array of errors returned by the API.

{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}

Code Example

                          ## default
# 

# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

# Curl command
curl -X POST "https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com"https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com"https://api.datadoghq.eu"https://api.ddog-gov.com"https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com"https://api.uk1.datadoghq.com"https://api.datadoghq.com"https://api.us3.datadoghq.com"https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v1/integration/webhooks/configuration/custom-variables" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "is_secret": true,
  "name": "CUSTOM_VARIABLE_NAME",
  "value": "CUSTOM_VARIABLE_VALUE"
}
EOF

                        
// Create a custom variable returns "OK" response

package main

import (
	"context"
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"os"

	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-go/v2/api/datadog"
	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-go/v2/api/datadogV1"
)

func main() {
	body := datadogV1.WebhooksIntegrationCustomVariable{
		IsSecret: true,
		Name:     "EXAMPLEWEBHOOKSINTEGRATION",
		Value:    "CUSTOM_VARIABLE_VALUE",
	}
	ctx := datadog.NewDefaultContext(context.Background())
	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, datadog.ContextAccessToken, os.Getenv("DD_BEARER_TOKEN"))
	configuration := datadog.NewConfiguration()
	apiClient := datadog.NewAPIClient(configuration)
	api := datadogV1.NewWebhooksIntegrationApi(apiClient)
	resp, r, err := api.CreateWebhooksIntegrationCustomVariable(ctx, body)

	if err != nil {
		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error when calling `WebhooksIntegrationApi.CreateWebhooksIntegrationCustomVariable`: %v\n", err)
		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Full HTTP response: %v\n", r)
	}

	responseContent, _ := json.MarshalIndent(resp, "", "  ")
	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "Response from `WebhooksIntegrationApi.CreateWebhooksIntegrationCustomVariable`:\n%s\n", responseContent)
}

Instructions

First install the library and its dependencies and then save the example to main.go and run following commands:

    
DD_SITE="datadoghq.comus3.datadoghq.comus5.datadoghq.comdatadoghq.euap1.datadoghq.comap2.datadoghq.comuk1.datadoghq.comddog-gov.comus2.ddog-gov.com" DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>" go run "main.go"
// Create a custom variable returns "OK" response

import com.datadog.api.client.ApiClient;
import com.datadog.api.client.ApiException;
import com.datadog.api.client.v1.api.WebhooksIntegrationApi;
import com.datadog.api.client.v1.model.WebhooksIntegrationCustomVariable;
import com.datadog.api.client.v1.model.WebhooksIntegrationCustomVariableResponse;

public class Example {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    ApiClient defaultClient = ApiClient.getDefaultApiClient();
    defaultClient.setAccessToken(System.getenv("DD_BEARER_TOKEN"));
    WebhooksIntegrationApi apiInstance = new WebhooksIntegrationApi(defaultClient);

    WebhooksIntegrationCustomVariable body =
        new WebhooksIntegrationCustomVariable()
            .isSecret(true)
            .name("EXAMPLEWEBHOOKSINTEGRATION")
            .value("CUSTOM_VARIABLE_VALUE");

    try {
      WebhooksIntegrationCustomVariableResponse result =
          apiInstance.createWebhooksIntegrationCustomVariable(body);
      System.out.println(result);
    } catch (ApiException e) {
      System.err.println(
          "Exception when calling WebhooksIntegrationApi#createWebhooksIntegrationCustomVariable");
      System.err.println("Status code: " + e.getCode());
      System.err.println("Reason: " + e.getResponseBody());
      System.err.println("Response headers: " + e.getResponseHeaders());
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}

Instructions

First install the library and its dependencies and then save the example to Example.java and run following commands:

    
DD_SITE="datadoghq.comus3.datadoghq.comus5.datadoghq.comdatadoghq.euap1.datadoghq.comap2.datadoghq.comuk1.datadoghq.comddog-gov.comus2.ddog-gov.com" DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>" java "Example.java"
"""
Create a custom variable returns "OK" response
"""

from os import environ
from datadog_api_client import ApiClient, Configuration
from datadog_api_client.v1.api.webhooks_integration_api import WebhooksIntegrationApi
from datadog_api_client.v1.model.webhooks_integration_custom_variable import WebhooksIntegrationCustomVariable

body = WebhooksIntegrationCustomVariable(
    is_secret=True,
    name="EXAMPLEWEBHOOKSINTEGRATION",
    value="CUSTOM_VARIABLE_VALUE",
)

configuration = Configuration()
configuration.access_token = environ["DD_BEARER_TOKEN"]
with ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:
    api_instance = WebhooksIntegrationApi(api_client)
    response = api_instance.create_webhooks_integration_custom_variable(body=body)

    print(response)

Instructions

First install the library and its dependencies and then save the example to example.py and run following commands:

    
DD_SITE="datadoghq.comus3.datadoghq.comus5.datadoghq.comdatadoghq.euap1.datadoghq.comap2.datadoghq.comuk1.datadoghq.comddog-gov.comus2.ddog-gov.com" DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>" python3 "example.py"
# Create a custom variable returns "OK" response

require "datadog_api_client"
DatadogAPIClient.configure do |config|
  config.access_token = ENV["DD_BEARER_TOKEN"]
end
api_instance = DatadogAPIClient::V1::WebhooksIntegrationAPI.new

body = DatadogAPIClient::V1::WebhooksIntegrationCustomVariable.new({
  is_secret: true,
  name: "EXAMPLEWEBHOOKSINTEGRATION",
  value: "CUSTOM_VARIABLE_VALUE",
})
p api_instance.create_webhooks_integration_custom_variable(body)

Instructions

First install the library and its dependencies and then save the example to example.rb and run following commands:

    
DD_SITE="datadoghq.comus3.datadoghq.comus5.datadoghq.comdatadoghq.euap1.datadoghq.comap2.datadoghq.comuk1.datadoghq.comddog-gov.comus2.ddog-gov.com" DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>" rb "example.rb"
// Create a custom variable returns "OK" response
use datadog_api_client::datadog;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV1::api_webhooks_integration::WebhooksIntegrationAPI;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV1::model::WebhooksIntegrationCustomVariable;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
    let body = WebhooksIntegrationCustomVariable::new(
        true,
        "EXAMPLEWEBHOOKSINTEGRATION".to_string(),
        "CUSTOM_VARIABLE_VALUE".to_string(),
    );
    let configuration = datadog::Configuration::new();
    let api = WebhooksIntegrationAPI::with_config(configuration);
    let resp = api.create_webhooks_integration_custom_variable(body).await;
    if let Ok(value) = resp {
        println!("{:#?}", value);
    } else {
        println!("{:#?}", resp.unwrap_err());
    }
}

Instructions

First install the library and its dependencies and then save the example to src/main.rs and run following commands:

    
DD_SITE="datadoghq.comus3.datadoghq.comus5.datadoghq.comdatadoghq.euap1.datadoghq.comap2.datadoghq.comuk1.datadoghq.comddog-gov.comus2.ddog-gov.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" cargo run
/**
 * Create a custom variable returns "OK" response
 */

import { client, v1 } from "@datadog/datadog-api-client";

const configuration = client.createConfiguration({
  authMethods: {
    AuthZ: {
      accessToken: process.env.DD_BEARER_TOKEN as string,
    },
  },
});
const apiInstance = new v1.WebhooksIntegrationApi(configuration);

const params: v1.WebhooksIntegrationApiCreateWebhooksIntegrationCustomVariableRequest =
  {
    body: {
      isSecret: true,
      name: "EXAMPLEWEBHOOKSINTEGRATION",
      value: "CUSTOM_VARIABLE_VALUE",
    },
  };

apiInstance
  .createWebhooksIntegrationCustomVariable(params)
  .then((data: v1.WebhooksIntegrationCustomVariableResponse) => {
    console.log(
      "API called successfully. Returned data: " + JSON.stringify(data)
    );
  })
  .catch((error: any) => console.error(error));

Instructions

First install the library and its dependencies and then save the example to example.ts and run following commands:

    
DD_SITE="datadoghq.comus3.datadoghq.comus5.datadoghq.comdatadoghq.euap1.datadoghq.comap2.datadoghq.comuk1.datadoghq.comddog-gov.comus2.ddog-gov.com" DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>" tsc "example.ts"