# Can I create watcher for data stream created by APM

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-create-watcher-for-data-stream-created-by-apm/361107>\
**Category:** APM\
**Tags:** open-telemetry\
**Created:** [June 9, 2024, 2:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-create-watcher-for-data-stream-created-by-apm/361107 "2024-06-09T14:46:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![mahesh\_basapur](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mahesh_basapur/32/135158_2.png) [@mahesh\_basapur](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mahesh_basapur)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2024, 2:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-create-watcher-for-data-stream-created-by-apm/361107/1 "2024-06-09T14:46:27Z")

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Hi

I am planning adopt Open cemetery and APM to monitor Traces and Metrics

I leaned that APM creates datastreams

My question, will I be able to create Watcher alerts on such datastreams?

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**Author:** ![Alex\_Salgado-Elastic](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/alex_salgado-elastic/32/103081_2.png) [@Alex\_Salgado-Elastic](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Alex_Salgado-Elastic)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2024, 3:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-create-watcher-for-data-stream-created-by-apm/361107/2 "2024-06-11T15:17:13Z")

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> [@mahesh\_basapur](#):
>
> I am planning adopt Open cemetery and APM to monitor Traces and Metrics
> 
> I leaned that APM creates datastreams
> 
> My question, will I be able to create Watcher alerts on such datastreams?

Yes, you can create Watcher alerts on data streams generated by APM. These links may be useful:

- [Application Performance Monitoring (APM) with Elastic Observability | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/observability/application-performance-monitoring)
- [Watcher | Elasticsearch Guide [8.14] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/xpack-alerting.html)