This guide walks you through obtaining a Datadog API key and choosing your site or intake URL, then configuring a Datadog Sink integration in Synqly.

## Get a Datadog API key

### 1. Log in to Datadog

Log in to your [Datadog organization](https://app.datadoghq.com) with an account that can create API keys.

### 2. Create an API key

In Datadog, open **Organization Settings** (gear icon in the left sidebar) and go to **Access** → **API Keys**. Click **New Key**, give it a name (e.g. "Synqly Sink"), and click **Create Key**. Copy the key and store it securely; the key value is shown only once.

*Alternatively, you can create a key from **Integrations** → **APIs** in the Datadog app. See [Datadog API key documentation](https://docs.datadoghq.com/account_management/api-app-keys/#api-keys) for details.*

## Configure the Integration

Create your integration by supplying the following configuration values.

**Site**

- For standard Datadog regions, enter your **Datadog site** (e.g. `datadoghq.com` for US1, `datadoghq.eu` for EU). Synqly will use the intake URL `https://http-intake.logs.<site>/v1/input`.
- For custom or proxy deployments, enter the **full intake URL** (e.g. `https://logs-proxy.corp.example.com/datadog/ingest`). The value must start with `https://` or `http://` to be treated as a URL; otherwise it is treated as a site name.
- If you leave this blank, `datadoghq.com` is used.


**Credential (API key)**

Use the API key you created in step 2. You can create a new token in the integration form or reference an existing credential by ID.