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hitspec can send test execution metrics directly to the DataDog API during stress tests.

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Setup

hitspec run api.http --stress -d 5m -r 100 \
  --metrics datadog \
  --datadog-api-key "$DD_API_KEY"

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Configuration

FlagEnv VarDefaultDescription
--datadog-api-keyDD_API_KEY(required)Your DataDog API key
--datadog-siteDD_SITEdatadoghq.comDataDog site (EU: datadoghq.eu)
--datadog-tagsDD_TAGSComma-separated tags

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Tags

Add custom tags to your metrics for filtering in DataDog dashboards: 
hitspec run api.http --stress -d 5m -r 100 \
  --metrics datadog \
  --datadog-api-key "$DD_API_KEY" \
  --datadog-tags "env:staging,service:user-api,team:backend"

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CI/CD Example

# GitHub Actions
- name: Stress test with DataDog metrics
  run: |
    hitspec run api.http --stress -d 5m -r 100 \
      --metrics datadog \
      --datadog-tags "env:staging,branch:${{ github.ref_name }}"
  env:
    DD_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.DD_API_KEY }}