IMPORTANT: No additional bug fixes or documentation updates
will be released for this version. For the latest information, see the
current release documentation.
APM settings in Kibana
editAPM settings in Kibana
editThese settings allow the APM app to function, and specify the data that it surfaces. Unless you’ve customized your setup, you do not need to configure any settings to use the APM app. It is enabled by default.
APM indices
editIndex defaults can be changed in Kibana. Navigate to APM > Settings > Indices.
Index settings in the APM app take precedence over those set in kibana.yml.
General APM settings
editIf you’d like to change any of the default values,
copy and paste the relevant settings into your kibana.yml configuration file.
Changing these settings may disable features of the APM App.
-
xpack.apm.enabled -
Set to
falseto disable the APM app. Defaults totrue. -
xpack.apm.ui.enabled
-
Set to
falseto hide the APM app from the menu. Defaults totrue. -
xpack.apm.ui.transactionGroupBucketSize
-
Number of top transaction groups displayed in the APM app. Defaults to
1000. -
xpack.apm.ui.maxTraceItems
-
Maximum number of child items displayed when viewing trace details. Defaults to
1000. -
xpack.observability.annotations.index
-
Index name where Observability annotations are stored. Defaults to
observability-annotations. -
apm_oss.indexPattern
-
The index pattern used for integrations with Machine Learning and Query Bar.
It must match all apm indices. Defaults to
apm-*. -
apm_oss.errorIndices
-
Matcher for all error indices. Defaults to
apm-*. -
apm_oss.onboardingIndices -
Matcher for all onboarding indices. Defaults to
apm-*. -
apm_oss.spanIndices
-
Matcher for all span indices. Defaults to
apm-*. -
apm_oss.transactionIndices
-
Matcher for all transaction indices. Defaults to
apm-*. -
apm_oss.metricsIndices -
Matcher for all metrics indices. Defaults to
apm-*. -
apm_oss.sourcemapIndices -
Matcher for all source map indices. Defaults to
apm-*.