# Datadog Datadog is an observability service for cloud-scale applications, providing monitoring of servers, databases, tools, and services, through a SaaS-based data analytics platform. The SaaS platform integrates and automates infrastructure monitoring, application performance monitoring and log management to provide unified, real-time observability of our customers' entire technology stack. ## How to get a Datadog Credentials ### Create Datadog API Key. 1. Navigate to **Account** > **Organization Settings** > **API Keys** and click **New Key**. 2. In the New API Key screen, enter the name of the API key and click **Create Key**. ### Create Datadog Application Key. 1. Navigate to **Account** > **Organization Settings** > **Application Keys** and click **New Key**. 2. In the New Key screen, enter the name of the Application Key and click **Create Key**. For more information, see: [log-into-datadog](https://app.datadoghq.com/).