Elastic APM -8.17 and Python Agent 6.17 drops most of the transactions when performance tests are conducted for the application under test

Dixit July 18, 2025, 9:03am 1

hi ,

We use Elastic APM 8.17 & Python agent 6.17, most the transactions are being dropped and no spans observed across. This happens when we run performance tests for Application under test.

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Elastic APM -8.17 and Python Agent 6.17 drops most of the transactions when performance tests are conducted for the application under test

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