title: Datadog
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meta: Datadog is a monitoring service that can be used with Python web applications to catch and report errors.


[Datadog](https://www.datadoghq.com/) is a hosted 
[monitoring](/monitoring.html) service that can be used with 
Python [web applications](/web-development.html) to catch 
and report errors.

<a href="https://www.datadoghq.com/" style="border: none;"><img src="/img/logos/datadog.png" width="100%" alt="Datadog logo." class="shot" /></a>


### Datadog resources
* [Monitoring Django performance with Datadog](https://www.datadoghq.com/blog/monitoring-django-performance/)
  is a fantastic, detailed walk through for integrating this service
  with [Django web applications](/django.html).

* [Python log collection](https://docs.datadoghq.com/logs/log_collection/python/?tab=json_logformatter)
  provides a framework-agnostic explanation for how to use the service
  with Python code.

* [Monitoring Flask apps with Datadog](https://www.datadoghq.com/blog/monitoring-flask-apps-with-datadog/)
  walks through adding Datadog to a [Flask](/flask.html) application.
