Datadog Functions
Drop Metrics
The Drop Datadog Metrics function drops metrics specified either by name or matching expression.
Usage
- Operates On: Datadog Metrics
- Label: Optional
- Filter: Optional
Required Configuration
- Metrics to Drop: A comma-separated list of metric names, wildcards, and/or regular expressions. Regular expressions should be delimited by
/
.
Example
Drop metrics whose names begin with either docker.
and system.swap
by using the wildcard docker.*
and the regular expression ^system\.swap
Configuration
- Metrics to Drop:
docker.*, /^system\.swap/
Before
{
"series": [
{
"tags": [
"version:7.42.1",
],
"type": 2,
"unit": "",
"interval": 10,
"metric": "system.swap.free",
"points": [
{
"timestamp": 1685720550,
"value": 0.000000
},
],
...
},
{
"unit": "",
"interval": 10,
"metric": "datadog.trace_agent.trace_writer.retries",
"points": [
...
}
After
{
"series": [
{
"unit": "",
"interval": 10,
"metric": "datadog.trace_agent.trace_writer.retries",
"points": [
...
}