# Docker Scout metrics exporter — Configure the Datadog agent

> To start collecting the metrics, you will need to edit the agent’s configuration file for the OpenMetrics check.

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To start collecting the metrics, you will need to edit the agent’s configuration file for the OpenMetrics check. If you're running the agent as a container, such file must be mounted at /etc/datadog-agent/conf.d/openmetrics.d/conf.yaml.

The following example shows a Datadog configuration that

Specifies the OpenMetrics endpoint targeting the dockerscoutpolicy Docker organization A namespace that all collected metrics will be prefixed with The metrics you want the agent to scrape (scout_) An auth_token section for the Datadog agent to authenticate to the Metrics endpoint, using a Docker PAT as a Bearer token.

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```yaml
instances:
  - openmetrics_endpoint: "https://api.scout.docker.com/v1/exporter/org/dockerscoutpolicy/metrics"
    namespace: "scout-metrics-exporter"
    metrics:
      - scout_*
    auth_token:
      reader:
        type: file
        path: /var/run/secrets/scout-metrics-exporter/token
      writer:
        type: header
        name: Authorization
        value: Bearer &lt;TOKEN&gt;
```

&gt; [!IMPORTANT] &gt; &gt; Do not replace the placeholder in the previous configuration &gt; example. It must stay as it is. Only make sure the Docker PAT is correctly &gt; mounted into the Datadog agent in the specified filesystem path. Save the &gt; file as conf.yaml and restart the agent.

When creating a Datadog agent configuration of your own, make sure to edit the openmetrics_endpoint property to target your organization, by replacing dockerscoutpolicy with the namespace of your Docker organization.

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