django-datadog-logger
Django Datadog Logger integration package.
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Yes. The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, low install friction, and a permissive MIT license. It directly solves the problem of integrating Django logging with Datadog and is well-suited for teams already using Datadog for observability. Install it if you need structured logging in Django with Datadog compatibility; skip it if you use a different observability platform or don't need JSON-formatted logs.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.10 or later; Django 4.2, 5.2, or 6.0.
- Low friction install with three straightforward runtime dependencies (django, djangorestframework, json-log-formatter).
- Package is actively maintained with a recent release 37 days ago and no known vulnerabilities.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license permits free use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions—suitable for both open-source and commercial projects.
last release 2026-07-08 (37 days) · last repo commit 2026-07-08 · 25 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 265,603 downloads/mo, #8,322 on PyPI
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pip install django-datadog-logger
# In Django settings.py MIDDLEWARE:
MIDDLEWARE = [
"django_datadog_logger.middleware.request_id.RequestIdMiddleware",
# ...
"django_datadog_logger.middleware.error_log.ErrorLoggingMiddleware",
"django_datadog_logger.middleware.request_log.RequestLoggingMiddleware",
]
# In LOGGING formatters:
from django_datadog_logger.formatters.datadog import DatadogJSONFormatter
formatter = DatadogJSONFormatter()- Whether ddtrace integration requires ddtrace library to be installed separately or if it's optional.
- Performance impact of request ID tracking and JSON formatting on high-throughput applications.
- Compatibility with non-Datadog logging backends or whether it's tightly coupled to Datadog.
- Whether Celery integration works with all Celery versions or has specific version constraints.
What it is and what it does
Django Datadog Logger is a middleware and formatter package that bridges Django applications with Datadog's logging infrastructure. It provides three core pieces: request ID middleware for tracking requests across logs, error and request logging middleware to capture HTTP lifecycle events, and a JSON formatter that outputs logs in Datadog-compatible format with automatic trace context injection when ddtrace is configured.
The package is designed to work alongside Django REST Framework and integrates with Celery for task logging. It allows you to configure separate log files for different concerns (application, state, request, session, error) and automatically injects Datadog trace IDs and span IDs into log records when ddtrace patching is enabled. Configuration is done through Django's standard LOGGING dictionary, making it fit naturally into existing Django setups.
Use it for
- Set up centralized JSON logging in a Django application for ingestion into Datadog monitoring.
- Track HTTP requests across distributed systems using request ID middleware and trace context.
- Separate application, error, and request logs into distinct files with structured JSON output.
- Integrate Celery task logging with Datadog tracing for end-to-end observability.
- Inject Datadog trace and span IDs into logs automatically when using ddtrace instrumentation.
Worth the install?
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Yes.
The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, low install friction, and a permissive MIT license. It directly solves the problem of integrating Django logging with Datadog and is well-suited for teams already using Datadog for observability. Install it if you need structured logging in Django with Datadog compatibility; skip it if you use a different observability platform or don't need JSON-formatted logs.
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django-datadog-logger on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction install with three straightforward runtime dependencies (django, djangorestframework, json-log-formatter). Package is actively maintained with a recent release 37 days ago and no known vulnerabilities.
Requires Python 3.10 or later; Django 4.2, 5.2, or 6.0.
License in practice
MIT license permits free use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions—suitable for both open-source and commercial projects.
Quickstart
pip install django-datadog-logger
# In Django settings.py MIDDLEWARE:
MIDDLEWARE = [
"django_datadog_logger.middleware.request_id.RequestIdMiddleware",
# ...
"django_datadog_logger.middleware.error_log.ErrorLoggingMiddleware",
"django_datadog_logger.middleware.request_log.RequestLoggingMiddleware",
]
# In LOGGING formatters:
from django_datadog_logger.formatters.datadog import DatadogJSONFormatter
formatter = DatadogJSONFormatter()Verify before relying
- Whether ddtrace integration requires ddtrace library to be installed separately or if it's optional.
- Performance impact of request ID tracking and JSON formatting on high-throughput applications.
- Compatibility with non-Datadog logging backends or whether it's tightly coupled to Datadog.
- Whether Celery integration works with all Celery versions or has specific version constraints.
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.10 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 3 packagesdjangodjangorestframeworkjson-log-formatter |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 37 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 265,603 / month, #8,322 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableEnvironment :: Web EnvironmentFramework :: DjangoFramework :: Django :: 4.2Framework :: Django :: 5.2Framework :: Django :: 6.0Intended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseNatural Language :: EnglishOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14 |
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See also ddtrace · django-log-formatter-asim · datadog-logger · django-request-id · safe-init · django-structlog · JSON-log-formatter · django-log-request-id · jsonformatter · json-logging