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title: Papertrail
description: View, search on, and discuss Papertrail logs in your Datadog event stream.
breadcrumbs: Docs > Integrations > Papertrail
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# Papertrail
Integration version1.0.0
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To find out if this integration is available in your organization, see your [Datadog Integrations](https://app.datadoghq.com/integrations) page or ask your organization administrator.

To initiate an exception request to enable this integration for your organization, email [support@ddog-gov.com](mailto:support@ddog-gov.com).
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## Overview{% #overview %}

Use Papertrail and Datadog to:

- Turn freeform log data into actionable metrics.
- Avoid silo-ed operational knowledge. See and correlate log-derived metrics alongside app- and system-level metrics.

## Setup{% #setup %}

### Installation{% #installation %}

To capture metrics from Papertrail:

1. In Papertrail's [event viewer](https://papertrailapp.com/events), save a search for the log event(s) which should be graphed.

1. Enter the name for the search and click the **Save & Setup an Alert** button.

1. Choose Datadog under Graphing & Metrics. 

1. Choose your alert frequency and other details.

1. Copy the generated webhook URL from the **Configure** tab on the [Papertrail integration tile](https://app.datadoghq.com/integrations/papertrail).Enter what you want to name your metric, and optionally enter some tags to associate with the metric. 


1. Click the **Create Alert** button.

Papertrail updates Datadog at your chosen interval.

### Configuration{% #configuration %}

No configuration steps are required for this integration.

## Data Collected{% #data-collected %}

### Metrics{% #metrics %}

The Papertrail integration does not include any metrics.

### Events{% #events %}

The Papertrail integration collects events.

### Service Checks{% #service-checks %}

The Papertrail integration does not include any service checks.

## Troubleshooting{% #troubleshooting %}

Need help? Contact [Datadog support](https://docs.datadoghq.com/help/).