Mashape has partnered with Datadog to integrate their API management platform Kong with the monitoring and analytics tool. Through this integration, developers can now monitor Kong's usage and performance metrics in real-time, allowing for better API management and optimization. The integration is made possible through a plugin-oriented architecture of Kong, which allows for easy configuration and setup of authentication, security, and traffic controls. The Datadog plugin provides a straightforward way to collect full set of metrics available for monitoring Kong, including request count, response size, latency, and more. This partnership aims to provide developers with better API management tools, making it easier to monitor and optimize their APIs.