Overview

Each feature flag has a variant type that defines the data type of values the flag can return. Variants are the specific values your application can receive when it evaluates the flag.

Flag types

Datadog Feature Flags support five data types:

Note: The flag key and variant type cannot be changed after you create the flag.

Add a variant

1. Navigate to your feature flag’s details page.
2. Open the Manage Implementation & Variants side panel.
3. Click Add Variant.
4. Enter the variant name and value, then save.

Note: You cannot add variants to Boolean flags. Boolean flags are limited to true and false.

Edit a variant

1. Navigate to your feature flag’s details page.
2. Open the Manage Implementation & Variants side panel.
3. Click the pencil icon next to the variant you want to modify.
4. Update the variant’s name, value, or both, then save.

Further reading

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