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Pull CI and pipeline visibility metrics from Datadog into Costory. You use the same Connect Datadog page as standard metrics. Pick the CI / pipeline visibility card, validate the keys, then query in Advanced Explorer.
Connect Datadog page with Standard metrics and CI / pipeline visibility selected, ready to save

Connect Datadog is the same page for billing, standard metrics, and CI visibility

1

Open Connect Datadog

Go to Integrations, click + Add integration, then under External metric choose Datadog. The tile reads Standard metrics / CI Visibility. The connect URL is /integration/new/datadog/connect.
2

Pick CI / pipeline visibility

On What should Costory use Datadog for?, pick CI / pipeline visibility. You can also select Standard metrics or Billing / spend in Costory on the same connection.
3

Enter connection details

Fill Connection name, Datadog site / region (for example datadoghq.com or datadoghq.eu), API Key, and Application Key. The CI card requires the ci_visibility_read scope on the application key. Click Validate, then Save connection.
4

Query in Advanced Explorer

Click Explore your data, switch to Advanced, then + Add Metric. Open integrations and pick Datadog. Provide the CI Visibility query, aggregation, and optional group-by fields.
Advanced Explorer Datadog metric picker listing render.service metrics with group-by tags

Datadog metric picker in Advanced Explorer

API reference: Aggregate pipeline events.
Billing and CI visibility are different use cases on the same connect page. Billing creates cost rows. CI Visibility is an external metric. See Datadog Billing if you also want spend.

Datadog standard metrics

Connect the same page and pick Standard metrics.

Metrics Correlation

Query after you connect in Advanced Explorer.
Last modified on August 20, 2026