# APM custom metrics from node.js app

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-custom-metrics-from-node-js-app/211559>\
**Category:** APM\
**Tags:** nodejs\
**Created:** [December 12, 2019, 4:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-custom-metrics-from-node-js-app/211559 "2019-12-12T04:53:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![joappdev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e36b37/32.png) [@joappdev](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/joappdev)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2019, 4:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-custom-metrics-from-node-js-app/211559/1 "2019-12-12T04:53:49Z")

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Hi

I would like to use `elastic-apm-node` to send custom metrics (ex. WebSocket connection count) to APM server. But I cannot find agent API to support it.

Or should I use other elastic cloud service?

Using elastic cloud service & node.js app.

Thanks,  
Jo

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 12:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-custom-metrics-from-node-js-app/211559/2 "2020-01-02T00:53:51Z")

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