External Providers

This table contains backend services in your environment that APM has identified as external providers (e.g. managed cloud services) via a resolved external provider ID. Populated by APM, USM, or the Software Catalog.

dd.external_providers

Fields

TitleIDTypeData TypeDescription
NamenamecorestringThe unique name assigned to the external provider, used for identification and categorization. It's meant to be both human-recognizable and for machines to use as a reference.
Display Namedisplay_namecorestringThe preferred display name of the entity, often used if the name field is overly technical or not descriptive.
DescriptiondescriptioncorestringProvides detailed information about the function or purpose of the external provider.
TagstagscorehstoreThis field contains an array of tags, each represented as a key-value pair, used to categorize and provide metadata about the associated entity.
Languageslanguagescorearray<string>The list of programming languages associated with the external provider. Each element in the array represents a language used or supported.
Product Areasproduct_areascorearray<string>Lists the Datadog product areas enabled for the external provider, represented as an array of strings. Each element indicates a distinct product area such as APM or USM.