# datadog_client
[](https://hex.pm/packages/datadog_client)
[](https://github.com/Brickell-Research/datadog-client/actions/workflows/test.yml)
A minimal HTTP client for Datadog. Intentionally dual target-able (JS & Erlang) ✅
```sh
gleam add datadog_client
```
```gleam
import datadog_client
import datadog_client/metric
pub fn main() {
let client = datadog_client.new("YOUR_DD_API_KEY")
let m =
metric.gauge("system.load", 0.7)
|> metric.with_tags(with: ["env:prod", "service:api"])
|> metric.with_host(to: "web-01")
datadog_client.send_one(client, m)
}
```