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Stanislav Anisimov
Using APM (Datadog, New Relic, Prometheus)
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When the API becomes a critical part of business processes, it is important not only to fix errors, but to see a complete picture of system performance, load and behavior. We integrate APM (Application Performance Monitoring) solutions - such as Datadog, New Relic, Prometheus + Grafana - so you can track every delay, every load peak and every point of failure.

With APM, you get granular metrics, call tracing, real-time service monitoring and alerts, allowing you to react quickly and scale without loss.


What can be monitored via APM

ComponentWhat's being tracked
API MetricsResponse time, number of calls, error codes, payload-volumes
Service performanceCPU, Memory, Network Latency
Request tracingFull microservices query path
Errors and exceptionsFrequency, sources, stack trace, percentage of failed calls
Alerts and eventsCustom notifications for crashes, peak delays, unavailability

Technical implementation

Connecting agents or SDKs to your application/infrastructure

Integration with REST API and queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ, Redis)

Displaying data in Grafana, Datadog dashboards, New Relic UI

Support for exporting metrics to third-party services and log-store

Notifications in Slack, Telegram, Email, PagerDuty


APM Benefits for API Platform

Real-time incident response

Deep performance and bottleneck analysis

Ability to predict peak loads and scale ahead

Improve reliability, SLAs, and client trust

Centralized control of the entire architecture - from API to database


Where especially relevant

High-load iGaming or financial platforms

Microservice and event-driven architectures

Products with a large number of API integrations and external calls

SLA-centric infrastructure, scale and transparency


APM is a tool that allows you not only to monitor, but to understand how your API works. With Datadog, New Relic or Prometheus, you get control, crash warning and confidence in the scalability of your platform.

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