# Elastic Observability **URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/c/observability/82.md?page=137 [Latest](https://discuss.elastic.co/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discuss.elastic.co/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discuss.elastic.co/tags.md) **Page:** 138 --- ## [APM won't load balance amongst kafka partitions](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-wont-load-balance-amongst-kafka-partitions/201691)
**Author:** [@stecino](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stecino)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 11:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-wont-load-balance-amongst-kafka-partitions/201691 "2019-10-02T11:18:04Z")
APM keeps sending event to only one partition resulting in huge lag. I have 24 partition for the topic Kibana 7.3: ES 7.3: APM 7.3: APM Agent node and v 2.x: output.kafka: enabled: true hosts: \["\*\*\*\*\*:9092"\] topi… --- ## [How remove APM application from Kibana UI](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-remove-apm-application-from-kibana-ui/201014)
**Author:** [@David\_Oceans](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/David_Oceans)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 8:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-remove-apm-application-from-kibana-ui/201014 "2019-10-02T08:34:12Z")
I have two spaces in Kibana (Prod and Stage) but I think APM is global in all spaces right? I can see my java applications that are staging in the production space and viceversa, that's correct? Or can I have staging ap… --- ## [Node.js Agent not instrumenting Mongoose](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/node-js-agent-not-instrumenting-mongoose/201254)
**Author:** [@hpinhal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/hpinhal)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2019, 4:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/node-js-agent-not-instrumenting-mongoose/201254 "2019-10-01T16:26:55Z")
Hi guys, I'm running a trial on Elastic Cloud and I'm trying to instrument a Node.js API. In general, the transactions are showing just fine. However, I think there's two items that are not working well. Mongoose n… --- ## [Dynamically expiring secret token on server and agents](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dynamically-expiring-secret-token-on-server-and-agents/201670)
**Author:** [@Nie](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Nie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2019, 3:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dynamically-expiring-secret-token-on-server-and-agents/201670 "2019-10-01T15:49:52Z")
Are there any plans on making secret tokens dynamically expire and generate a new one? Or is it implemented? If so, can you provide links that I can read? Thank you. --- ## [Java-ecs-logging](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-ecs-logging/201266)
**Author:** [@Rem](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Rem)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2019, 10:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-ecs-logging/201266 "2019-10-01T10:21:39Z")
Hi, Hope there is someone that can help me. Config.xml for Log4j2 : \ \ \ \ \ **Author:** [@ramya13](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ramya13)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 2:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/labels-are-getting-added-to-only-transaction-event-not-to-span-event/201069 "2019-09-30T14:58:01Z") Kibana version: Not using Kibana Elasticsearch version: 6.8.3 APM Server version: 7.3.2 APM Agent language and version: 1.9.0 Browser version: Version 77.0.3865.90 Original install method (e.g. download page, yum, d… --- ## [APM Java agent - capture body backend request - Apache HttpClient](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-java-agent-capture-body-backend-request-apache-httpclient/201646)
**Author:** [@tmihaldinec](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tmihaldinec)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 1:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-java-agent-capture-body-backend-request-apache-httpclient/201646 "2019-09-30T13:47:57Z")
Hi, we have one issues... we have some WildFly application which is doing some B2B operations (SOAP request and response) and behind it is also invoking Apache HttpClient request toward some backend systems and based on… --- ## [How to add application metrics to elastic APM dashbords](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-application-metrics-to-elastic-apm-dashbords/201341)
**Author:** [@surenraju](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/surenraju)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 12:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-application-metrics-to-elastic-apm-dashbords/201341 "2019-09-30T12:06:06Z")
Elastic Search Version: 7.3.1 APM Server Version: 7.3.1 APM Client Version: APM Java Agent: 1.x (current) APM Agent language and version: Java 1.8 We are evaluating elastic APM for our micro service stack. And we are… --- ## [Distributed tracing missing expansion for one service](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/distributed-tracing-missing-expansion-for-one-service/201329)
**Author:** [@dnorth98](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dnorth98)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 7:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/distributed-tracing-missing-expansion-for-one-service/201329 "2019-09-30T07:37:28Z")
If you are asking about a problem you are experiencing, please use the following template, as it will help us help you. If you have a different problem, please delete all of this text :slight\_smile: Kibana version: 7.3.… --- ## [Java APM agent configuration via external configuration management](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-apm-agent-configuration-via-external-configuration-management/201517)
**Author:** [@surenraju](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/surenraju)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 7:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-apm-agent-configuration-via-external-configuration-management/201517 "2019-09-30T07:09:56Z")
Elastic Search Version: 7.3.1 APM Server Version: 7.3.1 APM Client Version: APM Java Agent: 1.x (current) APM Agent language and version: Java 1.8 We are evaluating elastic APM for our micro service stack. As part of… --- ## [Secret tokens for frontend webapp and backend applications](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/secret-tokens-for-frontend-webapp-and-backend-applications/201504)
**Author:** [@Nie](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Nie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2019, 11:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/secret-tokens-for-frontend-webapp-and-backend-applications/201504 "2019-09-28T23:21:03Z")
I read the documentation about secret tokens in APM. It looks like we can only set a single token on the APM server. If the secret\_token in apm-server.yml has been enabled, it means that all agents will have to be config… --- ## [Making sure no logs are lost](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/making-sure-no-logs-are-lost/200508)
**Author:** [@Nie](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Nie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2019, 6:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/making-sure-no-logs-are-lost/200508 "2019-09-28T18:53:14Z")
I've installed and configured apm-server in an EC2-instance in AWS. I've installed RUM agent on a ReactJS application as well as NodeJS apm agent on my Nodejs backend api server. We don't want to lose any logs. I noticed… --- ## [Log parsing in logstash](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/log-parsing-in-logstash/201313)
**Author:** [@sk545](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sk545)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2019, 10:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/log-parsing-in-logstash/201313 "2019-09-27T22:31:44Z")
I am wondering , how can i parse below sample event into relevant fields in logstash ?currently i am not seeing any fields from this log in Kibana UI {"COMPILATION\_TIME":40,"DATABASE\_ID":19,"DATABASE\_NAME":"EEERD","END… --- ## [APM Time Complexity Questions](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-time-complexity-questions/200744)
**Author:** [@LordMathis](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/LordMathis)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2019, 6:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-time-complexity-questions/200744 "2019-09-27T18:50:17Z")
Kibana version: 7.3 Elasticsearch version: 7.3 APM Server version: 7.3 APM Agent language and version: C# Hey APM community, Are there some more exact metrics on how much time complexity APM adds to a particular pro… --- ## [APM self instrumentation](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-self-instrumentation/201179)
**Author:** [@willem](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/willem)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2019, 12:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-self-instrumentation/201179 "2019-09-26T12:38:30Z")
If you are asking about a problem you are experiencing, please use the following template, as it will help us help you. If you have a different problem, please delete all of this text :slight\_smile: Kibana version: 7.2 … --- ## [Logs are not showing from APM](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logs-are-not-showing-from-apm/201049)
**Author:** [@mahendra.garg](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mahendra.garg)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2019, 10:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logs-are-not-showing-from-apm/201049 "2019-09-26T10:50:12Z")
Hello Guys I have configured the Kibana, APM, elasticsearch, For APM I have created a domain https://example.com as APM Agent in flask application, When I run the application on development environment logs are getting … --- ## [Explore: How to associate APM tracking with logs](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/explore-how-to-associate-apm-tracking-with-logs/199951)
**Author:** [@EDDYCJY](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/EDDYCJY)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2019, 3:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/explore-how-to-associate-apm-tracking-with-logs/199951 "2019-09-25T03:07:21Z")
I have an idea now, I want to associate APM tracking with its corresponding log, but I don't know if there is any good way, very distressed. What I am looking for is that when I look at the RPC method of a link trace, I… --- ## [Getting and Setting Transaction ID](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-and-setting-transaction-id/197947)
**Author:** [@Alsheh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Alsheh)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2019, 9:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-and-setting-transaction-id/197947 "2019-09-24T21:28:48Z")
We're using the APM Python Flask agent to trace HTTP transactions and collect service metrics and Filebeat+Logstash for collecting service logs. We would like to link logs with the APM metrics: Using the APM transactio… --- ## [Where are my metrics?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/where-are-my-metrics/200943)
**Author:** [@ethrbunny](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ethrbunny)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2019, 2:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/where-are-my-metrics/200943 "2019-09-25T02:06:10Z")
I have the 1.1.0 agent running as -javaagent with my java 1.8 app. I can see transactions in the apm UI (and in the apm-\* index I can see "transaction" and "span" in the processor.index field).. but no metrics. What sh… --- ## [Intake API Memory Usage Metricset Does Not Recieve Data](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/intake-api-memory-usage-metricset-does-not-recieve-data/200247)
**Author:** [@LordMathis](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/LordMathis)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2019, 12:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/intake-api-memory-usage-metricset-does-not-recieve-data/200247 "2019-09-24T12:05:01Z")
Kibana version: 7.3 Elasticsearch version: 7.3 APM Server version: 7.3 APM Agent language and version: Intake API Hello, I am trying to make an agent using the intake API, for the language that our company uses. I w… --- ## [Elasticsearch APM usage for Custom java applicatio call methods](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-apm-usage-for-custom-java-applicatio-call-methods/200821)
**Author:** [@rj23495](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rj23495)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2019, 10:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-apm-usage-for-custom-java-applicatio-call-methods/200821 "2019-09-24T10:25:52Z")
Hi, I am using elasticsaerch APM to monitor certain custom metrics of my java application(tomcat). ELK version - 6.7 with Xpack. currently I am using APM agent standalone jar version 1.9.0 My requirement - We are pla… --- ## [Searching for a custom made header](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/searching-for-a-custom-made-header/200403)
**Author:** [@ethranes](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ethranes)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2019, 8:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/searching-for-a-custom-made-header/200403 "2019-09-24T08:38:16Z")
Hi, My development team has created a custom header that is sent along with their requests. Is it possible to do a search for the custom header name or it's value from the search field. I'm trying things listed under co… --- ## [Missing data when using using fields and tags in uptime 7.3.0](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/missing-data-when-using-using-fields-and-tags-in-uptime-7-3-0/199460)
**Author:** [@Dannyb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Dannyb)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2019, 6:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/missing-data-when-using-using-fields-and-tags-in-uptime-7-3-0/199460 "2019-09-23T18:42:31Z")
I’ve added some tags to my heartbeat monitor: fields: Environment: test SiteName: mysite fields\_under\_root: true ( although this doesn't make any different to the issue) Soon as I do this on the uptime board, the mo… --- ## [Basic C# Apm Application Error: {SystemTotalCpuProvider} Failed instantiating PerformanceCounter](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/basic-c-apm-application-error-systemtotalcpuprovider-failed-instantiating-performancecounter/200467)
**Author:** [@LordMathis](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/LordMathis)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2019, 3:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/basic-c-apm-application-error-systemtotalcpuprovider-failed-instantiating-performancecounter/200467 "2019-09-23T15:19:58Z")
Kibana version: 7.3 Elasticsearch version: 7.3 APM Server version: 7.3 Hello all, I am trying to implement a very basic C# apm application. This is the code in my main: When the line executes that tries to start … --- ## [How to Group Spans, Metadata and Transactions Together for Visualization](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-group-spans-metadata-and-transactions-together-for-visualization/200227)
**Author:** [@LordMathis](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/LordMathis)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2019, 2:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-group-spans-metadata-and-transactions-together-for-visualization/200227 "2019-09-23T14:07:35Z")
Kibana version: 7.3 Elasticsearch version: 7.3 APM Server version: 7.3 APM Agent language and version: Intake API (Building new agent) Hello, I am looking for a way to link spans, transactions and metadata all toget… --- ## [Apm server publishing data to single kakfa topic partition](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-server-publishing-data-to-single-kakfa-topic-partition/199113)
**Author:** [@Vishnu\_Singhal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vishnu_Singhal)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2019, 2:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-server-publishing-data-to-single-kakfa-topic-partition/199113 "2019-09-23T14:28:54Z")
If you are asking about a problem you are experiencing, please use the following template, as it will help us help you. If you have a different problem, please delete all of this text :slight\_smile: Kibana version:NA E… --- ## [Understand a span detail](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/understand-a-span-detail/200360)
**Author:** [@rijash](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rijash)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2019, 1:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/understand-a-span-detail/200360 "2019-09-23T13:01:41Z")
If you are asking about a problem you are experiencing, please use the following template, as it will help us help you. If you have a different problem, please delete all of this text :slight\_smile: Kibana version: 7.3.… --- ## [.NET core exception](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/net-core-exception/200485)
**Author:** [@apm\_user](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/apm_user)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2019, 8:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/net-core-exception/200485 "2019-09-20T20:20:58Z")
We noticed that the .Net core Agent throws an exception when some headers are repeated. In this specific case Content-Type header with a value "application/json" was specified twice in the request and resulted in an exce… --- ## [.Net Core Agent not showing transactions](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/net-core-agent-not-showing-transactions/199129)
**Author:** [@apm\_user](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/apm_user)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2019, 8:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/net-core-agent-not-showing-transactions/199129 "2019-09-20T20:12:16Z")
Kibana version: 6..8.0 Hi, I am trying to instrument a .net core web application using elastic and am running into some issues. I am able to see metric data ( cpu/ memory ) but am unable to see any transactions. I'm … --- ## [How to unhide redacted values using apm](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-unhide-redacted-values-using-apm/200438)
**Author:** [@zozo6015](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zozo6015)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2019, 3:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-unhide-redacted-values-using-apm/200438 "2019-09-20T15:14:16Z")
Kibana version: 7.3.0 Elasticsearch version: 7.3.0 APM Server version: 7.3.0 APM Agent language and version: java 1.8.0 Browser version: safari 13.0.1 Original install method (e.g. download page, yum, deb, from sour… [Previous page](https://discuss.elastic.co/c/observability/82.md?page=136) [Next page](https://discuss.elastic.co/c/observability/82.md?page=138)