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One problem, one entry on Issue page via Agent API

If I want to indicate to Instana there is somewhere a problem then there is a possibility to make a custom issue via Agent API (http://localhost:42699/com.instana.plugin.generic.event). We use this facility. There is a custom http(s) protocol moni...
over 1 year ago in Instana / Agent / API-C 1 Functionality already exists

Provide trace duration in API response

Current API trace endpoint https://instana.github.io/openapi/#operation/getTrace does not return the overall duration of the given trace. The Instana UI however does show the overall duration of each trace. Would love to see that attribute also be...
over 1 year ago in Instana / API-C 0 Future consideration

API: Support EntityId->Host parameter in query to get all Snapshots of a single Host

Introduction: In an Enterprise Context, Instana contains valueable informations about running software on single machines or clusters, when an Agent is installed. With the current API it is hard to replicate UI functionalities, like showing all pr...
almost 2 years ago in Instana / API-C / Infrastructure 2 Functionality already exists

Release Notes / Changelog for API

I never find API related release notes/change logs anywhere. Please publish them with every new release, so that we can understand what has changed and how when updating our services.
about 2 years ago in Instana / API-C 0 Planned for future release

Retrieving Error Information for traces with the New V2 API Endpoint

We have encountered an issue with the new Instana APM tool API v2 and require your assistance to resolve it. **Problem Description:** Previously, we have been using the endpoint `//api/application-monitoring/analyze/traces/{id}` to obtain details ...
11 months ago in Instana / API-C 0 Planned for future release

Extend backend APIs to export/import gracefully all possible configurations rather than just a few

As an AIOPs practictioner I would want to see the API's (only APIs not the UI) behind config-migration feature be extended to support the migration of all possible Insatna configurations. Currently, it is only limited to Applications, Websites, Mo...
almost 2 years ago in Instana / Access Control / Agent / Alert / API-C / Backend Enablement / Extend Capabilities / Integrations / Self Hosted / SRE 3 Not under consideration

Ability to switch between versions of API documentation

The customer would like to have an ability to switch between versions of API documentation: https://instana.github.io/openapi/. Currently, we are able to see only the latest version without any possibility to switch to any other version.
almost 2 years ago in Instana / Access Control / API-C / Common 2 Not under consideration