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Status Submitted
Workspace Instana
Categories User Interface
Created by Guest
Created on Jul 10, 2026

RELATED IDEAS

Expose Event ID Directly in the Instana UI and Event APIs

Problem Statement

When investigating events in Instana, the Event ID is not readily visible within the event details displayed in the user interface. Currently, users must extract the Event ID from the URL when viewing a specific event.

This creates unnecessary friction during operational workflows, especially when:

  • Sharing event references among teams (customer recognizes there is a shared link that can be generated, but for auditing an event ID is more meaningful)
  • Troubleshooting incidents
  • Integrating with automation workflows
  • Performing API-based investigations
  • Creating support cases requiring event identification

The Event ID exists and is available within the URL, but it is not surfaced as a visible field within the event details page itself. Users who are unaware of this behavior may have difficulty locating the identifier when needed.

Proposed Enhancement

Surface the Event ID directly within the Event Details UI.

Suggested capabilities:

  • Display Event ID as a dedicated field within the event details panel
  • Provide a one-click copy-to-clipboard option
  • Ensure the Event ID remains visible regardless of navigation method
  • Maintain consistency across event types

Additionally, as a secondary enhancement, expose the Event ID through relevant APIs where applicable to simplify automation and integration use cases.

Business Value

Simplify Incident Management

- Operations teams can quickly reference and communicate individual events without requiring users to inspect URLs or manually extract identifiers. 

Improve Troubleshooting Efficiency

- Support teams, administrators, and developers can more easily correlate UI-displayed events with API queries, logs, integrations, and support cases. 

Better User Experience

-Displaying important metadata in the UI reduces reliance on browser-specific behavior and makes event identification more intuitive for both new and experienced users. 

Enable Automation

- Making Event IDs easily accessible supports scripting, API workflows, integrations, and operational tooling that depend on unique event identifiers.

Idea priority Low

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