# How to set metric in logstash datadog\_metrics plugin

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-metric-in-logstash-datadog-metrics-plugin/50793>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [May 24, 2016, 6:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-metric-in-logstash-datadog-metrics-plugin/50793 "2016-05-24T06:30:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Amos\_Shahar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/amos_shahar/32/55444_2.png) [@Amos\_Shahar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Amos_Shahar)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2016, 6:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-metric-in-logstash-datadog-metrics-plugin/50793/1 "2016-05-24T06:30:54Z")

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I am trying to send custom metrics to datadog using the datadog\_metrics output plugin,  
All parameters seems to work fine as I can see the host and metric\_name in the datadog. my problem is with the metric\_value parameter which I do not understand how to set. I have tried few variations but no success.

> ```
> datadog_metrics {
> api_key => "XXXXXXXX"
> host => "%{host}"
> device => "%{host}"
> metric_name => "platform_status"
> metric_type => "gauge" 
> metric_value => "<<5,6>>"
> timeframe => 1
> }
> 
> ```

according to the DOC should be \<\<,\>\> and:

> - Value type is \<\> \* Default value is `"%{metric_value}"`

Thanks,  
Amos

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**Author:** ![Amos\_Shahar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/amos_shahar/32/55444_2.png) [@Amos\_Shahar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Amos_Shahar)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2016, 7:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-metric-in-logstash-datadog-metrics-plugin/50793/2 "2016-05-24T07:11:24Z")

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as simple as:

> metric\_value =\> "5"

working now ... 🙂

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**Author:** ![gmmurugan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/gmmurugan/32/12488_2.png) [@gmmurugan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gmmurugan)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 11:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-metric-in-logstash-datadog-metrics-plugin/50793/3 "2016-11-01T23:08:47Z")

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how to pass a value from a json to this datadog metric\_value

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 4:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-metric-in-logstash-datadog-metrics-plugin/50793/4 "2017-07-06T04:31:39Z")

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