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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


## 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. Provide your Datadog API key, 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/).