2019-12-04-rename-datadog-sink-to-datadog_metrics.md

date	2020-07-13
title	The `datadog` sink has been renamed to `datadog_metrics`
description	This ensures that naming is consistent for the upcoming `datadog_logs` sink
authors	binarylogic
pr_numbers	1314
release	0.6.0
hide_on_release_notes	false
badges	type domains sinks breaking change sinks datadog_metrics

The datadog sink has been renamed to datadog_metrics to make way for the upcoming datadog_logs sink.

Upgrade Guide

Make the following changes in your vector.toml file:

 [sinks.datadog]
-  type = "datadog"
+  type = "datadog_metrics"

That's it!