Datadog Mule Integration 4 APM

Configuration and Operations

This document explains what the Datadog APM Connector is, how to configure it and how to make use of it.

Software required:

  • Java JDK 8.

  • Anypoint Studio 7 or greater.

  • Apache Maven 3.3.9 or greater.

Using the Connector

The Connector has 6 operations:

  • Create Span

  • Finish Span

  • Update Span

  • Activate Span

  • Finish All

  • Logger

Additionally, it has a Global Configuration called Datadog APM Config.

Datadog APM Config

The Datadog APM Config is the global configuration of the Connector. It establishes the connection between the Mule application and the Datadog agent running APM.

Datadog APM Config element

  1. These are the connection settings, here you set the host where the Datadog Agent is running, and the port, by default the traces are sent via port 8126.

  2. These are optional information to give more context about the connection, by default the service name is unnamed-java-app, even if this field is empty.