API Analytics Getting Started Guide

API Manager offers analytics as a cloud service. Therefore, you need to register with the analytics cloud in order to use API Manager Analytics. Follow the instructions below to get started with analytics:

Step 1 - Sign in to Choreo

Follow the instructions below to sign in to Choreo.

  1. Navigate to Choreo using the following URL.

    https://console.choreo.dev.

  2. Sign-in to Choreo.

    Choreo sign-in options

Step 2 - Register your environment

Follow the instructions below to register your on-premise environment:

  1. Click the Settings on the bottom left corner.

    Settings Menu

  2. If you are a member of multiple organizations, select the appropriate organization from the top left-hand corner.

    For more information on handling users with role-based access control in organizations, see Role-based Access Control for API Analytics.

    Org Selector

  3. Select the On-prem Keys tab and click Generate keys.

    On-prem Key

  4. Enter a suitable name for your environment (e.g., customer1-dev).

  5. Click Generate.

    Info

    The validity period of the key and the number of keys that you are allowed to generate vary based on the type of user as explained below:

    User Type Descrption Validity Period Number of Keys Allowed
    Free user Refers to users who do not have a valid subscription for Choreo. 2 weeks

    NOTE: The validity of the keys can be temporarily extended by contacting sales and submitting a request.

    		 3 keys
    Subscription customers Refers to users who have a valid subscription for Choreo. 1 year unlimited

  6. Copy the key that was generated before closing the dialog box.

Step 3 - Configure the Gateway

The Gateway configuration process varies based on the Gateway that you are using.

If your system connects to the service through a proxy server/firewall, you need to grant access to the following endpoints to access the Choreo Analytics Cloud service to publish data.

Host Port Protocol
analytics-prod-incoming.servicebus.windows.net 5671 AMQP
analytics-prod-incoming.servicebus.windows.net 5672 AMQP
analytics-event-auth.choreo.dev 443 HTTPS

API Gateway

Follow the instructions below to publish analytics data to the analytics cloud via the API Gateway:

  1. Open the <API-M_HOME>/repository/conf/deployment.toml file and update the [apim.analytics] config segment as follows:

    [apim.analytics]
enable = true
config_endpoint = "https://analytics-event-auth.choreo.dev/auth/v1"
auth_token = "<use token that you generate>"

    Note

    • This is the basic configuration that you need to publish analytics data to the analytics cloud.

    • If you need to change the following default values of the Worker Thread Count, Queue Size or Client Flushing Delay, see the Advanced configurations.
      Parameter Default Value
      worker.thread.count 1 thread
      queue.size 20000 requests
      client.flushing.delay 10 seconds

  2. Enter the on-premise token, which you obtained via the Choreo Portal in the Register your environment step, as the Auth token field.

  3. Restart the API Gateway.

Step 4 - View the Analytics Dashboards

Invoke APIs and open Choreo Insights to view the dashboards.

For more detailed information on the Choreo Insights dashboards and their usage, go to the View API Insights page of the Choreo documentation.

What's Next?

Enterprises and companies who want to use the Choreo Insights collaboratively can utilize the organization concept in Choreo. For more information, see Role-based Access Control for API Analytics.

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