Prerequisites

Before setting up Application & API Protection, ensure the following prerequisites are met:

• Datadog Agent: Install the Datadog Agent and configure it for your application’s operating system or container, cloud, or virtual environment.
• Supported Tracing Library: The Datadog Tracing Library used by your application or service supports Application & API Protection capabilities for the language of your application or service. For more details, refer to the Library Compatibility page.

Using AAP without APM tracing

If you want to use Application & API Protection without APM tracing functionality, you can deploy with tracing disabled:

1. Configure your tracing library with the DD_APM_TRACING_ENABLED=false environment variable in addition to the DD_APPSEC_ENABLED=true environment variable.
2. This configuration will reduce the amount of APM data sent to Datadog to the minimum required by Application Security products.

For more details, see Standalone Application Security.

Language-specific configuration

Select your application language for details on how to enable Application & API Protection for your language and infrastructure types.