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Before you begin, you need a [Datadog API and app key][2].

## Enriching an existing APM service
If you already use APM to trace your applications, add information about those services. Initially, APM monitored services listed on the Service Catalog page have an `UNDEFINED` label on them.

Add service ownership information such as team name, Slack channels, and source code repositories, by pushing a YAML file using the POST endpoint, described below.

## Registering a new service without any Datadog telemetry
You can manage your service ownership information with Service Catalog even if those services are not emitting any of Datadog telemetry (such as APM traces). Specify service ownership, on-call info, and custom tags in YAML files, and the information is reflected in the Service Catalog UI.


## Post a service definition

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