Disable Django APM agent

[Taras_Slyvka]

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Kibana version: 7.6

Elasticsearch version: 7.6

APM Server version: 7.6

APM Agent language and version: python, elastic-apm==5.5.2

Browser version: Google Chrome , Version 81.0.4044.138

Original install method (e.g. download page, yum, deb, from source, etc.) and version:

• elastic by docker, https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/apm/get-started/current/quick-start-overview.html
• agent by pip
  Fresh install or upgraded from other version?
• fresh

Django project that run in different environments (prod, staging, test, local). I want to disable APM agent in some envs.

• ELASTIC_APM['DISABLE_SEND'] = True - doesn't help. Still receive "response_code": 401, "error": "unauthorized" errors in APM server.
• ELASTIC_APM['ENABLED'] = False - (found this somewhere) - doesn't help too
• ELASTIC_APM['SERVER_URL'] = '' - not sure that its good idea, as agent still operate (probably).

What is the proper way to disable APM python agent?

[basepi (Colton Myers)]

Welcome @Taras_Slyvka!

The easiest way to completely disable the agent is actually one that you tried:

@Taras_Slyvka

ELASTIC_APM['ENABLED'] = False - (found this somewhere) - doesn't help too

This was introduced in v5.6.0. If you upgrade, it should work!

Hope that helps!

[Taras_Slyvka]

@Taras_Slyvka

ELASTIC_APM['DISABLE_SEND'] = True

Thank you for this response.

Should I use ELASTIC_APM['ENABLED'] = False in combination with ELASTIC_APM['DISABLE_SEND'] = True?

In case when only one flag being used ELASTIC_APM['ENABLED'] = False - there is trying to send data in the case when an error happens.

Thanks, Taras.

[basepi (Colton Myers)]

If you're on 5.6.0 and ENABLED is False, there should be no data sent by the agent. If you're still seeing agent activity, it's a bug, and we'd love to help solve it. Can you open an issue here?