Log Connections
Connect Datadog, Sentry, Axiom, and other observability tools so Datost can pull logs, traces, and events alongside your warehouse data.
A Log Connection is a configured link between Datost and an external operational data source — typically an observability, product analytics, or CRM API. Unlike warehouse connections, which let the agent write SQL, Log Connections give Datost a typed set of tools to query services like Datadog, Sentry, PostHog, Axiom, HubSpot, Monday.com, Salesforce, QuickBooks, Zoho, and Granola directly through their APIs.
What Datost uses them for
Log Connections let the agent answer questions that warehouse data alone cannot:
- Incident and error investigation. Pull recent Sentry issues, Datadog logs, or Axiom events when a metric spikes or a user reports a bug.
- Product analytics lookups. Query PostHog funnels, events, and person properties alongside warehouse revenue data.
- CRM context for revenue questions. Cross-reference HubSpot, Salesforce, or Zoho records when someone asks about a specific deal, contact, or pipeline stage.
- Ops and finance context. Read QuickBooks invoices, Monday boards, or Granola meeting notes to enrich answers with operational ground truth.
Supported connection types
Each type has its own auth model, configured once per connection:
- API key: Datadog (site + API key + App key), Sentry (org slug + auth token), Axiom (API token + optional dataset), Granola, Monday.com, PostHog (personal API key).
- OAuth: HubSpot, Salesforce, QuickBooks, Zoho, PostHog (OAuth flow).
Connect a source
Open Log Connections
In the Datost web app, go to Settings → Log Connections and click Add connection. Pick the type you want to connect.
Provide credentials
For API-key types, paste the required fields (for example, Datadog site datadoghq.com, API key, and App key). For OAuth types, click Connect and complete the provider's consent screen — Datost stores refresh tokens encrypted and rotates access tokens automatically.
Add a description
Write a short description of what this connection covers (e.g. "Production Datadog — API and worker services"). The agent reads this to decide when to reach for the tool.
Scope access with roles
Optionally restrict the connection to specific custom roles so only certain Slack channels or users can trigger queries against it.
Query format
You do not write queries yourself. Datost exposes each connection as a set of typed tools — for example, datadog.search_logs, sentry.list_issues, posthog.query_events, hubspot.search_contacts. The agent picks the right tool and parameters based on the Slack question, then summarizes results in thread.
Limitations
- Rate limits are the provider's. A very chatty question may hit Datadog or HubSpot quotas; Datost surfaces the error rather than retrying aggressively.
- Historical depth is whatever the provider exposes via API (for example, Datadog log retention on your plan).
- Only the connection types listed above are supported today. Arbitrary custom HTTP endpoints are not yet available — reach out if you need one.