Overview
Postman is an API platform that simplifies the steps of building an API and streamlines
collaboration so you can create better APIs-faster.
This integration helps you stay on top of your monitors’ health. It enables you to:
Setup
You can find detailed instructions in Postman’s documentation. Postman Integrations require a Postman Team, Business, or Enterprise plan.
Configuration
- Generate a Datadog API key.
- Sign in to your Postman account and navigate to the Datadog integration.
- Select “Add Integration.”
- To send your monitor metrics and events to Datadog:
- Name your new integration.
- Select the monitor whose data you would like to send to Datadog.
- Enter your Datadog API key.
- Select the Datadog region you would like to use.
- Optionally choose if you want to send events, metrics or both for each run.
- Then select “Add Integration” to finish setting up the integration.
Data Collected
Metrics
postman.monitor.run.errors
(gauge) | The total number of errors across all requests in a monitoring run |
postman.monitor.run.failed_tests
(gauge) | The total number of failed tests across all requests in a monitoring run |
postman.monitor.run.passed_tests
(gauge) | Total number of passed tests across all requests in a monitoring run |
postman.monitor.run.request_count
(gauge) | Total number of requests in a monitoring run |
postman.monitor.run.total_latency
(gauge) | The total latency time for all requests in a monitoring run |
postman.monitor.request.bytes
(gauge) | Total bytes sent and received for each request in a monitoring run |
postman.monitor.request.failed_tests
(gauge) | Number of failed tests for each request in a monitoring run |
postman.monitor.request.passed_tests
(gauge) | Number of passed tests for each request in a monitoring run |
postman.monitor.request.latency
(gauge) | The latency for each request in a monitoring run |
postman.monitor.run.http_status_2xx
(gauge) | Total number of requests in a monitoring run that return an HTTP status code in the 200 range |
postman.monitor.run.http_status_4xx
(gauge) | Total number of requests in a monitoring run that return an HTTP status code in the 400 range |
postman.monitor.run.http_status_5xx
(gauge) | Total number of requests in a monitoring run that return an HTTP status code in the 500 range |
Service Checks
Postman does not include any service checks.
Events
An event is generated each time a monitor runs in Postman. The severity of the event is based on the tests in the Postman monitor:
| Severity | Description |
|---|
Low | If all the tests pass |
Normal | If some tests fail, or an error occurs in the execution of any event. |
Troubleshooting
Need help? Contact Postman Support.
