Datadog
Send traces to Datadog
With Datadog LLM Observability, you can investigate the root cause of issues, monitor operational performance, and evaluate the quality, privacy, and safety of your LLM applications.
Step 1: Create a Datadog API key
In Datadog, go to Organization Settings > API Keys and create a new key.
Step 2: Enable Broadcast in OpenRouter
Go to Settings > Broadcast and toggle Enable Broadcast.

Step 3: Configure Datadog
Click the edit icon next to Datadog and enter:
- Api Key: Your Datadog API key
- Ml App: A name for your application (e.g., “production-app”)
- Url (optional): Default is
https://api.us5.datadoghq.com. Change for other regions

Step 4: Test and save
Click Test Connection to verify the setup. The configuration only saves if the test passes.

Step 5: Send a test trace
Make an API request through OpenRouter and view the trace in Datadog.
