Temporal Cloud metrics in Datadog: Easy, out-of-the-box observability
May 19, 2026

Summary
This post announces a new integration between Temporal Cloud and Datadog, enabling out-of-the-box metrics dashboards for monitoring system health, performance, and Workflow efficiency. It details the simplified setup process using Service Accounts and API keys, and highlights the cost-saving benefit of using standard Datadog metrics over custom ingestion. The integration provides over 30 metrics, including task queue backlog, open Workflow counts, and throttling events, tagged with attributes like Namespace and Workflow type.