Is there any REST Api available to ingest custom logs/events to Application insights

Question

I was searching for a REST api which can help me insert logs and custom events into AppInsights by calling this REST api from anywhere i want.

I did came across this document below

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/application-insights/

But it seems that the APIs in the above document can only retrieve the data from App insights and not insert the data to App Insights.

Another document i came across is the Azure API management integration with Application Insights.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/api-management/api-management-howto-app-insights?tabs=rest

In this approach i need to create a Azure API management Instance and connect it with Application insights. And then use the Emit-event policy to ingest customEvents to the AppInsights. Has anyone used this approach before ?

PS: I know that we have the .net SDK available for ingesting data. But i dont want to write code. I want a REST endpoint which i could call from lets say ADF or Logic app using the HTTP connector

Please suggest if there is any approach available.

Thanks

Rohan

Answer 1

Hello Rohan ,

Yes, there is a REST API available to ingest custom logs and events into Application Insights. You can use the Application Insights core telemetry API to send custom events and metrics. This API allows you to track various user actions and monitor performance by sending telemetry data from different types of applications, including device and desktop apps, web clients, and web servers.

To get started, you need to add the Application Insights SDK to your project and use methods like TrackEvent to log user actions or other events.

References:

• Application Insights API for custom events and metrics

Please check if it helps you

Thanks

Deepanshu