diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/2774-datadog_event_api_parameter.yml b/changelogs/fragments/2774-datadog_event_api_parameter.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6144b89400
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/2774-datadog_event_api_parameter.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+- "datadog_event - adding parameter ``api_host`` to allow selecting a datadog API endpoint instead of using the default one (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/2774, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/2775)."
diff --git a/plugins/modules/monitoring/datadog/datadog_event.py b/plugins/modules/monitoring/datadog/datadog_event.py
index c3a3920aee..3f6500f11f 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/monitoring/datadog/datadog_event.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/monitoring/datadog/datadog_event.py
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ options:
         description:
         - Host name to associate with the event.
         - If not specified, it defaults to the remote system's hostname.
+    api_host:
+        type: str
+        description:
+        - DataDog API endpoint URL.
+        version_added: '3.3.0'
     tags:
         type: list
         elements: str
@@ -90,6 +95,19 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
     api_key: 9775a026f1ca7d1c6c5af9d94d9595a4
     app_key: j4JyCYfefWHhgFgiZUqRm63AXHNZQyPGBfJtAzmN
     tags: 'aa,bb,#host:{{ inventory_hostname }}'
+
+- name: Post an event with several tags to another endpoint
+  community.general.datadog_event:
+    title: Testing from ansible
+    text: Test
+    api_key: 9775a026f1ca7d1c6c5af9d94d9595a4
+    app_key: j4JyCYfefWHhgFgiZUqRm63AXHNZQyPGBfJtAzmN
+    api_host: 'https://example.datadoghq.eu'
+    tags:
+      - aa
+      - b
+      - '#host:{{ inventory_hostname }}'
+
 '''
 
 import platform
@@ -113,6 +131,7 @@ def main():
         argument_spec=dict(
             api_key=dict(required=True, no_log=True),
             app_key=dict(required=True, no_log=True),
+            api_host=dict(type='str'),
             title=dict(required=True),
             text=dict(required=True),
             date_happened=dict(type='int'),
@@ -131,8 +150,10 @@ def main():
 
     options = {
         'api_key': module.params['api_key'],
-        'app_key': module.params['app_key']
+        'app_key': module.params['app_key'],
     }
+    if module.params['api_host'] is not None:
+        options['api_host'] = module.params['api_host']
 
     initialize(**options)