cdk-cloudformation-datadog-monitors-monitor

What it is and what it does

This package is an auto-generated AWS CDK L1 construct that wraps the Datadog Monitor CloudFormation resource type (v4.11.0). It allows you to define Datadog monitors as code within your AWS CDK applications, integrating Datadog monitoring directly into your infrastructure-as-code workflows. The construct is generated from the official CloudFormation schema and provides type-safe access to all Monitor configuration options.

To use it, you first activate the CloudFormation resource type in your AWS account (a one-time setup via AWS CLI), then import and instantiate the Monitor construct in your CDK stack. The package depends on aws-cdk-lib, constructs, jsii, publication, and typeguard, and targets Python 3.9+. Because it is auto-generated, updates follow Datadog's Monitor API schema changes, keeping the construct in sync with upstream changes.

Use it for:

• Define Datadog monitors as part of your AWS infrastructure stack, version-controlling monitor configuration alongside application code.
• Automate monitor creation and updates across multiple AWS accounts or environments using CDK stack replication.
• Integrate Datadog monitoring into CI/CD pipelines by deploying monitors alongside application infrastructure.
• Manage monitor lifecycle (create, update, delete) through CloudFormation stack operations rather than manual Datadog console configuration.

Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying

Provides an AWS CDK L1 construct for defining and managing Datadog Monitor resources through CloudFormation infrastructure-as-code.

Yes, if you use AWS CDK and need to manage Datadog monitors as infrastructure code. The package has low install friction, active maintenance, no known vulnerabilities, and a permissive license. The main prerequisite is CloudFormation type activation, which is a one-time AWS account setup. Install it when your team is already using CDK and wants to codify Datadog monitor configuration alongside other infrastructure.

Install

cdk-cloudformation-datadog-monitors-monitor on PyPI

pip install cdk-cloudformation-datadog-monitors-monitor

uv add cdk-cloudformation-datadog-monitors-monitor

poetry add cdk-cloudformation-datadog-monitors-monitor

Installing cdk-cloudformation-datadog-monitors-monitor

Before you install

Low install friction with a wheel distribution. Active maintenance with recent commits and a stable release cycle; the package is auto-generated from CloudFormation schema, so updates track upstream Datadog Monitor API changes.

License in practice

Apache-2.0 permissive license allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions—suitable for most production environments.

Quickstart

pip install cdk-cloudformation-datadog-monitors-monitor

from aws_cdk import aws_cloudformation as cfn
from cdk_cloudformation_datadog_monitors_monitor import Monitor

monitor = Monitor(self, "MyMonitor", properties={...})

Requires AWS CloudFormation Registry type activation via AWS CLI or console before the construct can deploy; you must provide an execution role ARN during activation.

Verify before relying

• Whether the construct supports all Datadog Monitor v4.11.0 properties and validation rules
• Compatibility with specific AWS CDK versions beyond the listed runtime dependency
• Performance characteristics when managing large numbers of monitors in a single stack

Package facts

Evidence: cdk_cloudformation_datadog_monitors_monitor-4.11.0a7-py3-none-any.whl

Tags

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