Monitor and Analyze Cloudflare Logs in Real Time

Comprehensive Cloudflare log management and analytics to troubleshoot faster, reduce costs, and protect against threats at scale.

900+ Turn-Key Integrations, Including

Product Benefits

Correlate DNS Logs from Cloudflare in One Unified Platform

Ingest Cloudflare DNS logs via Logpush and monitor query patterns, resolution errors, and latency trends
Visualize DNS activity with out-of-the-box dashboards purpose-built for Cloudflare DNS data
Pivot from DNS logs to underlying traffic metrics, firewall triggers, or trace logs in one click
Investigate DNS-related anomalies and tie them to user actions or malicious traffic without context switching

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Seamlessly Ingest and Analyze Cloudflare Logs at Any Scale

Stream Cloudflare Logpush data into Datadog using Flex or Standard Tiers—optimized for cost and performance
Adjust retention and search capabilities based on your needs—ideal for high-volume DNS, WAF, or tunnel logs
Use the Log Explorer to run instant queries on Cloudflare logs, from API errors to firewall blocks and DNS latency

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Investigate Cloudflare Log Issues in Seconds

Search across DNS, WAF, and API logs with one interface—no custom parsing or query language needed
Quickly detect anomalies and spikes in traffic or error rates across your Cloudflare zones
Correlate logs with APM, metrics, and traces to pinpoint latency or attack sources faster
Use composite alerts to reduce noise and prioritize the most urgent Cloudflare-related issues

Detect Cloudflare Threats Out of the Box

Leverage 900+ detection rules—including rules mapped to Cloudflare log patterns—for threat detection and alerting
Use prebuilt integrations to instantly monitor Cloudflare logs alongside CDN, API gateway, or edge traffic
Identify security events like abuse of WAF bypasses or repeated rate-limited requests without writing custom queries

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Gain Full Visibility into Your Cloudflare Traffic and Security Logs

Automatically detect threats like botnet traffic, unauthorized API usage, or suspicious WAF rule triggers in real time
Aggregate and monitor Cloudflare firewall logs across zones, users, and services for faster root-cause analysis
Leverage long-term log retention (up to 15 months) for post-incident investigations and compliance reviews

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Protect Sensitive Data in Your Cloudflare Logs

Automatically detect and redact sensitive information (PII, API keys) in logs from Cloudflare APIs or services
Track user actions and changes to log access with full audit logging across your Datadog workspace
Meet compliance needs with searchable tags and filters tied to risk level, log source, and policy type

Real results from Datadog customers

12B Log events each day, managed cost-effectively

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<2 min Mean time to resolution (MTTR)

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50% Cost savings on cloud resources

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