Metrics switch to v3 intake by default
v7.81.2
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Agent
Prelude
Released on: 2026-07-22
- Please refer to the 7.81.2 tag on integrations-core for the list of changes on the Core Checks
Upgrade Notes
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Metrics now use the Datadog v3 intake by default for Datadog destinations.
Metric destinations configured with non-Datadog-looking URLs, such as custom
additional_endpointsand reverse proxies, continue to use the v2 intake by default. To enable v3 for every destination, setuse_v3_api.series.enabled: "true". To keep using v2 intake, setuse_v3_api.series.enabled: "false"(global) oruse_v3_api.series.endpoints: { "<url>": "false" }(per-endpoint).
Bug Fixes
- On macOS, opening the Datadog Agent GUI via the fallback launch method no longer steals focus from the application the user is currently working in.
Datadog Cluster Agent
Prelude
Released on: 2026-07-22 Pinned to datadog-agent v7.81.2: CHANGELOG.
Fetched July 22, 2026
