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########## website/blog/2022/04/17/md.md: ########## @@ -0,0 +1,313 @@ +--- +title: "API Observability with Apache APISIX Plugins" +keywords: +- Apache APISIX +description: In this blog post, we can leverage the power of some [Apache APISIX ](https://apisix.apache.org/)Observability Plugins and take a look at how to set up these plugins, how to use them to understand API behavior, and later solve problems that impact our users. +tags: [Events] +--- + +> In this blog post, we can leverage the power of some [Apache APISIX](https://apisix.apache.org/)Observability Plugins and take a look at how to set up these plugins, how to use them to understand API behavior, and later solve problems that impact our users. + +<!--truncate--> + +  + + [#api](https://dev.to/t/api) [#plugins](https://dev.to/t/plugins) [#monitoring](https://dev.to/t/monitoring) [#opensource](https://dev.to/t/opensource) + +In this blog post, we can leverage the power of some [Apache APISIX](https://apisix.apache.org/)Observability Plugins and take a look at how to set up these plugins, how to use them to understand API behavior, and later solve problems that impact our users. + +## APIs are everywhere + +APIs — by now, we're all familiar with the term. Every service we use today either uses an API or is an API itself. APIs are central in building and delivering your services. Also, you know that the success of your services depends on the integrity, availability, and performance of your APIs. + +Nowadays **API Observability** is already a part of every API development as it addresses many problems related to API consistency, reliability, and the ability to quickly iterate on new API features. When you design for full-stack observability, you get everything you need to find issues and catch breaking changes. + +API observability can help every team in your organization: + +* Sales and growth teams to monitor your API usage, free trials, observe expansion opportunities and ensure that API serves the correct data. + +* Engineering teams to monitor and troubleshoot API issues. + +* Product teams to understand API usage and business value. + +* Security teams to detect and protect from API threats. + +[](https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--ItJyrD63--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/h9jrwx2p2zx7nj6a4ixj.jpg) + +## A central point for observation + +We know that an API gateway offers a central control point for incoming traffic to a variety of destinations but it can also be a central point for observation as well since it is uniquely qualified to know about all the traffic moving between clients and our service networks. Instead of spending time integrating your services with other many APIs and technologies to improve observability, you can easily manage all work with [Apache APISIX Plugins](https://apisix.apache.org/plugins). + +[](https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--VsqAUhDr--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/tnfl87lnii0x93qyy30n.jpg) + +Most observability platforms like (Prometheus, Skywalking, and Opentelemetry) provide pre-built connectors that you can easily integrate with Apache APISIX. You can leverage these connectors to ingest log data from your API gateways to further derive useful metrics and gain complete visibility into the usage, manage performance, and security of your APIs in your environment. + +The core of observability breaks down into _three key areas_: structured logs, metrics, and traces. Let’s break down each pillar of API observability and learn how with Apache APISIX Plugins we can simplify these tasks and provides a solution that you can use to better understand API usage. + +[](https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--B3oq78c6--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/a7arrpcc7j95auh7gi2u.jpg) + +* * * Review Comment: ```suggestion ``` -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: notifications-unsubscr...@apisix.apache.org For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: us...@infra.apache.org
