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Data SourcesManual Data Sources

Overview

Configure your platforms to send logs directly to Sazabi using OpenTelemetry, Datadog Agent, and other protocols.

Manual data sources give you full control over how logs reach Sazabi. You configure your platform or application to send logs directly to Sazabi's intake endpoints using standard protocols like OpenTelemetry or platform-specific agents.

How manual data sources work

With manual data sources, you manage the log forwarding configuration:

  1. Get your API key: Each Sazabi project has a public API key for authentication
  2. Configure forwarding: Point your platform's logging configuration to Sazabi's intake endpoint
  3. Start sending: Logs flow to Sazabi as your application produces them

This approach works with any platform that supports log forwarding. You have complete control over what data is sent and how it is formatted.

Available manual data sources

OpenTelemetry and observability protocols

Platform-managed databases and backends

Edge and serverless platforms

Background job platforms

AI and agent frameworks

Development environments

Hosting platforms

Manual vs native data sources

AspectManualNative
SetupConfigure in your platformPoint and click in Sazabi
InfrastructureSelf-managedManaged by Sazabi
ControlFull control over forwardingSelect what to monitor
Best forCustom requirements, existing pipelinesQuick setup, standard use cases

Choose manual data sources when you need fine-grained control over log forwarding or when integrating with existing logging infrastructure. Choose native data sources when you want the fastest setup with managed infrastructure.

API keys

Manual data sources authenticate using your project's public API key. You can find and manage API keys in Settings > API Keys in the Sazabi dashboard.

Public API keys are designed for log ingestion and are safe to include in client-side code. They cannot be used to read data from Sazabi.

Next steps