During the month, contributed to the canva/opentelemetry-collector-contrib repository by enhancing the DatadogReceiver component to support full JSON payloads for the api/v2/series endpoint, complementing existing protobuf handling. This work involved implementing Content-Type header-based routing to dynamically select between JSON and protobuf processing, ensuring seamless interoperability for clients. The approach included comprehensive testing to validate correct JSON handling and maintain reliability. Utilizing Go for backend development, the changes focused on robust API integration and data serialization, improving compatibility for customers sending JSON data. No bugs were addressed during this period, with efforts concentrated on delivering this targeted feature enhancement.