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Datadog Custom Metric Reporter

Report custom business metrics to Datadog from a Python script via DogStatsD.

python
from datadog import initialize, statsd

initialize(statsd_host="localhost", statsd_port=8125)

def track_donation(amount: float, currency: str):
    statsd.increment("nexdevteam.donation.count", tags=[f"currency:{currency}"])
    statsd.histogram("nexdevteam.donation.amount", amount, tags=[f"currency:{currency}"])

def track_module_view(module_slug: str, category: str):
    statsd.increment("nexdevteam.module.views", tags=[f"slug:{module_slug}", f"cat:{category}"])

Prerequisites

  • datadog >= 0.49
  • Datadog Agent running

Pro Tips

  • → Use statsd.timed() to track function duration automatically.

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Module Info

Language
python
Level
Advanced
Read time
3 min
Published
Jun 2026
License
Commercial License

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