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Hi all,

I'm trying to retrieve the whole application stack (AP > service > process > host) through the Instana API.

Currently I'm using the following API requests:

• {{baseURL}}/api/application-monitoring/applications?nameFilter=xxx

• {{baseURL}}/api/application-monitoring/topology/services?applicationId=xxx&applicationBoundaryScope=ALL

• {{baseURL}}/api/infrastructure-monitoring/topology

With the result of the above API requests, I can retrieve all required entities. But I'm missing the link between service and process. 

Does someone know which API endpoint can provide this missing link?

Thanks in advance!

Hi all,

I'm trying to retrieve the whole application stack (AP > service > process > host) through the Instana API.

Currently I'm using the following API requests:

• {{baseURL}}/api/application-monitoring/applications?nameFilter=xxx

• {{baseURL}}/api/application-monitoring/topology/services?applicationId=xxx&applicationBoundaryScope=ALL

• {{baseURL}}/api/infrastructure-monitoring/topology

With the result of the above API requests, I can retrieve all required entities. But I'm missing the link between service and process. 

Does someone know which API endpoint can provide this missing link?

Thanks in advance!

Hi Jurgen

my colleague @Farhad Ferdowsian made me aware of the following (rather hidden) functionality.

/api/application-monitoring/applications/services?includeSnapshotIds=true

/api/infrastructure-monitoring/snapshots/:id

the response will contain "plugins" which reveal the infra entities.

And while a hidden feature, I could argue, that traversing the graph is rather expensive and a more "surgical" approach could be the right way, even if it takes a bit more effort...

Best regards

Tom

Hi all,

I'm trying to retrieve the whole application stack (AP > service > process > host) through the Instana API.

Currently I'm using the following API requests:

• {{baseURL}}/api/application-monitoring/applications?nameFilter=xxx

• {{baseURL}}/api/application-monitoring/topology/services?applicationId=xxx&applicationBoundaryScope=ALL

• {{baseURL}}/api/infrastructure-monitoring/topology

With the result of the above API requests, I can retrieve all required entities. But I'm missing the link between service and process. 

Does someone know which API endpoint can provide this missing link?

Thanks in advance!

Thanks for the feedback @Tom Tammann!

I've created the feature request: https://automation-management.ideas.ibm.com/ideas/INSTANA-I-1840

In the meanwhile, I'll try to work with the workaround your colleague @Farhad Ferdowsian suggested.

Hi Jurgen

my colleague @Farhad Ferdowsian made me aware of the following (rather hidden) functionality.

/api/application-monitoring/applications/services?includeSnapshotIds=true

/api/infrastructure-monitoring/snapshots/:id

the response will contain "plugins" which reveal the infra entities.

And while a hidden feature, I could argue, that traversing the graph is rather expensive and a more "surgical" approach could be the right way, even if it takes a bit more effort...

Best regards

Tom

Hi all,

I'm trying to retrieve the whole application stack (AP > service > process > host) through the Instana API.

Currently I'm using the following API requests:

• {{baseURL}}/api/application-monitoring/applications?nameFilter=xxx

• {{baseURL}}/api/application-monitoring/topology/services?applicationId=xxx&applicationBoundaryScope=ALL

• {{baseURL}}/api/infrastructure-monitoring/topology

With the result of the above API requests, I can retrieve all required entities. But I'm missing the link between service and process. 

Does someone know which API endpoint can provide this missing link?

Thanks in advance!

Hi Jurgen

talking more to engineers, my hunch that such a new feature is potentially very expensive (hence dangerous if put in the wrong hands ;-) ), could you please elaborate your use case and how you use the exported graph?

Much appreciated!

Tom

Thanks for the feedback @Tom Tammann!

I've created the feature request: https://automation-management.ideas.ibm.com/ideas/INSTANA-I-1840

In the meanwhile, I'll try to work with the workaround your colleague @Farhad Ferdowsian suggested.

Hi Jurgen

my colleague @Farhad Ferdowsian made me aware of the following (rather hidden) functionality.

/api/application-monitoring/applications/services?includeSnapshotIds=true

/api/infrastructure-monitoring/snapshots/:id

the response will contain "plugins" which reveal the infra entities.

And while a hidden feature, I could argue, that traversing the graph is rather expensive and a more "surgical" approach could be the right way, even if it takes a bit more effort...

Best regards

Tom

Hi all,

I'm trying to retrieve the whole application stack (AP > service > process > host) through the Instana API.

Currently I'm using the following API requests:

• {{baseURL}}/api/application-monitoring/applications?nameFilter=xxx

• {{baseURL}}/api/application-monitoring/topology/services?applicationId=xxx&applicationBoundaryScope=ALL

• {{baseURL}}/api/infrastructure-monitoring/topology

With the result of the above API requests, I can retrieve all required entities. But I'm missing the link between service and process. 

Does someone know which API endpoint can provide this missing link?

Thanks in advance!

Thanks for the feedback @Tom Tammann!

I've created the feature request: https://automation-management.ideas.ibm.com/ideas/INSTANA-I-1840

In the meanwhile, I'll try to work with the workaround your colleague @Farhad Ferdowsian suggested.

Hi Jurgen

my colleague @Farhad Ferdowsian made me aware of the following (rather hidden) functionality.

/api/application-monitoring/applications/services?includeSnapshotIds=true

/api/infrastructure-monitoring/snapshots/:id

the response will contain "plugins" which reveal the infra entities.

And while a hidden feature, I could argue, that traversing the graph is rather expensive and a more "surgical" approach could be the right way, even if it takes a bit more effort...

Best regards

Tom

Hi all,

I'm trying to retrieve the whole application stack (AP > service > process > host) through the Instana API.

Currently I'm using the following API requests:

• {{baseURL}}/api/application-monitoring/applications?nameFilter=xxx

• {{baseURL}}/api/application-monitoring/topology/services?applicationId=xxx&applicationBoundaryScope=ALL

• {{baseURL}}/api/infrastructure-monitoring/topology

With the result of the above API requests, I can retrieve all required entities. But I'm missing the link between service and process. 

Does someone know which API endpoint can provide this missing link?

Thanks in advance!

Apologies for my flippant remark. My experience tells me that users are not always aware on the implications of their actions/request (nor should they be theoretically). Still, if you have a huge graph AND exported it every second, it WILL tax the system. Other vendors sometimes charge per query etc. Instana promotes "fair use". I hope that makes sense.

And cmdb makes total sense. Just for curiosity, will the further usage include security use cases and/or do you use ServiceNow? Should I connect you to a Product Manager for a deeper conversation?

Best regards

Tom

Thanks for the feedback @Tom Tammann!

I've created the feature request: https://automation-management.ideas.ibm.com/ideas/INSTANA-I-1840

In the meanwhile, I'll try to work with the workaround your colleague @Farhad Ferdowsian suggested.

Hi Jurgen

my colleague @Farhad Ferdowsian made me aware of the following (rather hidden) functionality.

/api/application-monitoring/applications/services?includeSnapshotIds=true

/api/infrastructure-monitoring/snapshots/:id

the response will contain "plugins" which reveal the infra entities.

And while a hidden feature, I could argue, that traversing the graph is rather expensive and a more "surgical" approach could be the right way, even if it takes a bit more effort...

Best regards

Tom

Hi all,

I'm trying to retrieve the whole application stack (AP > service > process > host) through the Instana API.

Currently I'm using the following API requests:

• {{baseURL}}/api/application-monitoring/applications?nameFilter=xxx

• {{baseURL}}/api/application-monitoring/topology/services?applicationId=xxx&applicationBoundaryScope=ALL

• {{baseURL}}/api/infrastructure-monitoring/topology

With the result of the above API requests, I can retrieve all required entities. But I'm missing the link between service and process. 

Does someone know which API endpoint can provide this missing link?

Thanks in advance!