Services

This table contains backend services in your environment. Populated by APM, USM,
or the Software Catalog.

dd.services

Fields

TitleIDTypeData TypeDescription
NamenamecorestringThe unique name assigned to the service, used for identification and categorization. It's meant to be both human-recognizable and machines to use it as a reference.
Base Service Namesbase_service_namescorearray<string>In APM, the base service name is the original service name defined by the user or instrumentation (typically via DD_SERVICE). It's the canonical name for the service emitting spans. When a span is emitted with a different service name—such as for outgoing requests to databases or external APIs—it creates a Service Override (or "fake service"). The base service is the service where the override was created. The base_service_names field lists all base services that have emitted spans using this service name as an override. It shows which canonical services reference the current service in their traces.
Display Namedisplay_namecorestringThe preferred display name of entity, often used if the name field is overly technical or not descriptive.
DescriptiondescriptioncorestringProvides detailed information about the function or purpose of the service.
TagstagscorehstoreThis field contains an array of tags, each represented as a key-value pair, used to categorize and provide metadata about the associated entity.
OwnerownercorestringRepresents the handle for the team that owns the service.
LifecyclelifecyclecorestringIndicates the current stage of the service or product as defined by the owner, such as 'production', 'development', or 'stable'.
TiertiercorestringIndicates the classification or level of service as defined by the owner, which may affect priority or access. Common values include different tier levels such as Tier1, Tier2, etc.
Languageslanguagescorearray<string>The list of programming languages that the service is written in. Each element in the array represents a language used or supported.
Definition API Versiondefinition_api_versioncorestringThe version of the definition used to register the entity, often in the form of a YAML file in a repository.
Product Areasproduct_areascorearray<string>Lists the Datadog product areas enabled for the service, represented as an array of strings. Each element indicates a distinct product area such as APM or USM.