> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://infisical.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Datadog API key rotation

> Learn how to automatically rotate Datadog API Keys.

> [!NOTE]
>
> **Rotation Type: Dual-Phase**
>
> This rotation maintains two active credential sets with overlapping validity, ensuring zero-downtime during rotation cycles.

## Prerequisites

* Create a [Datadog Connection](https://infisical.com/docs/integrations/app-connections/datadog.md) using the **API Key** method (both an API Key and an Application Key are required).
* The Application Key used by the connection must belong to a user with permission to create and delete API keys. Set `api_keys_read` and `api_keys_write` under **API and Application Keys** in the key's scopes.

## Create a Datadog API key rotation in Infisical

> [tab] Infisical UI
>
> 1. Navigate to your Secrets Management Project's Dashboard and select **Add Secret Rotation** from the actions dropdown.
>
>    ![Secrets Management Dashboard](https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/infisical/images/secret-rotations-v2/generic/add-secret-rotation.png)
>
> 2. Select the **Datadog API Key** option.
>
>    ![Select Datadog API Key](https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/infisical/images/secret-rotations-v2/datadog-api-key/datadog-api-key-option.png)
>
> 3. Configure the rotation behavior, then click **Next**.
>
>    ![Rotation Configuration](https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/infisical/images/secret-rotations-v2/datadog-api-key/datadog-configuration.png)
>
> * **Datadog Connection** - the connection that will perform the rotation of the API Key.
>
> * **Rotation Interval** - the interval, in days, that once elapsed will trigger a rotation.
>
> * **Rotate At** - the local time of day when rotation should occur once the interval has elapsed.
>
> * **Auto-Rotation Enabled** - whether secrets should automatically be rotated once the rotation interval has elapsed. Disable this option to manually rotate secrets or pause secret rotation.
>
> 4. Provide a **Key Name** for the generated Datadog API keys. Then click **Next**.
>
>    ![Rotation Parameters](https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/infisical/images/secret-rotations-v2/datadog-api-key/datadog-parameter.png)
>
> * **Key Name** - the name assigned to the API keys created by this rotation in Datadog. Each rotation creates a new key using this name.
>
> 5. Specify the secret names that the rotated credentials should be mapped to. Then click **Next**.
>
>    ![Rotation Secrets Mapping](https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/infisical/images/secret-rotations-v2/datadog-api-key/datadog-mappings.png)
>
> * **API Key ID** - the name of the secret that the Datadog API Key ID will be mapped to.
>
> * **API Key** - the name of the secret that the rotated Datadog API Key value will be mapped to.
>
> 6. Give your rotation a name and description (optional). Then click **Next**.
>
>    ![Rotation Details](https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/infisical/images/secret-rotations-v2/datadog/datadog-details.png)
>
> * **Name** - the name of the secret rotation configuration. Must be slug-friendly.
>
> * **Description** (optional) - a description of this rotation configuration.
>
> 7. Review your configuration, then click **Create Secret Rotation**.
>
>    ![Rotation Review](https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/infisical/images/secret-rotations-v2/datadog-api-key/datadog-review.png)
>
> 8. Your **Datadog API Key** credentials are now available for use via the mapped secrets.
>
>    ![Datadog Credentials](https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/infisical/images/secret-rotations-v2/datadog-api-key/datadog-credentials.png)

> [tab] API
>
> To create a Datadog API Key Rotation, make an API request to the [Create Datadog API Key Rotation](https://infisical.com/docs/api-reference/endpoints/secret-rotations/datadog-api-key/create.md) API endpoint.
>
> ### Sample request
>
> ```bash Request theme={"dark"}
> curl --request POST \
> --url https://us.infisical.com/api/v2/secret-rotations/datadog-api-key \
> --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
> --data '{
>     "name": "my-datadog-rotation",
>     "projectId": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
>     "description": "my datadog api key rotation",
>     "connectionId": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
>     "environment": "dev",
>     "secretPath": "/",
>     "isAutoRotationEnabled": true,
>     "rotationInterval": 30,
>     "rotateAtUtc": {
>         "hours": 0,
>         "minutes": 0
>     },
>     "parameters": {
>         "name": "Infisical Rotated API Key"
>     },
>     "secretsMapping": {
>         "apiKeyId": "DATADOG_API_KEY_ID",
>         "apiKey": "DATADOG_API_KEY"
>     }
> }'
> ```
>
> ### Sample response
>
> ```bash Response theme={"dark"}
> {
>     "secretRotation": {
>         "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
>         "name": "my-datadog-rotation",
>         "description": "my datadog api key rotation",
>         "secretsMapping": {
>             "apiKeyId": "DATADOG_API_KEY_ID",
>             "apiKey": "DATADOG_API_KEY"
>         },
>         "isAutoRotationEnabled": true,
>         "activeIndex": 0,
>         "folderId": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
>         "connectionId": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
>         "createdAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
>         "updatedAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
>         "rotationInterval": 30,
>         "rotationStatus": "success",
>         "lastRotationAttemptedAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
>         "lastRotatedAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
>         "lastRotationJobId": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
>         "nextRotationAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
>         "connection": {
>             "app": "datadog",
>             "name": "my-datadog-connection",
>             "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a"
>         },
>         "environment": {
>             "slug": "dev",
>             "name": "Development",
>             "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a"
>         },
>         "projectId": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
>         "folder": {
>             "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
>             "path": "/"
>         },
>         "rotateAtUtc": {
>             "hours": 0,
>             "minutes": 0
>         },
>         "lastRotationMessage": null,
>         "type": "datadog-api-key",
>         "parameters": {
>             "name": "Infisical Rotated API Key"
>         }
>     }
> }
> ```


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