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Add app_links Vale rule to flag private internal URLs #89

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Add app_links Vale rule to flag private internal Datadog URLs
janine-c Apr 17, 2026
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Catch app.datadog.com and suggest app.datadoghq.com
janine-c Apr 17, 2026
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# This file is used to lint links to internal Datadog environments that are not accessible to customers.
extends: substitution
message: "This looks like a private app link. Use '%s' instead of '%s'."
link: "https://github.com/DataDog/documentation/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#links"
ignorecase: true
level: error
scope: raw
action:
name: replace
swap:
# Matches known internal subdomain patterns on the product domain
'https?://(?:dd[a-zA-Z0-9\-]*|demo)\.datadoghq\.com': https://app.datadoghq.com
# Matches the internal zero-substitution domain variant
'https?://(?:[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9\-]*\.)?datad0g\.com': https://app.datadoghq.com
# Matches app.datadog.com (missing 'hq')
'https?://app\.datadog\.com': https://app.datadoghq.com
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