New Relic Connector

New Relic is an observability platform for monitoring application and infrastructure performance. This component allows sending metrics, logs, and events to New Relic observability platform.

API Documentation

This component was built using the New Relic API.

Connections

API Key

Authenticate requests to New Relic using an API key.

After obtaining an API key from the New Relic Account Settings, the New Relic API key can be put directly into a New Relic connection.

Input	Comments	Default
API Key	Provide the API key from the developer console.
Region	Select the New Relic data center region for the account.	US

Actions

Raw Request

Send raw HTTP request to New Relic.

Input	Comments	Default
Connection	The New Relic connection to use.
Base URL	The base URL for the New Relic API.	https://api.newrelic.com/v2
URL	Input the path only (/labels.json). The base URL is already included (https://api.newrelic.com/v2). For example, to connect to https://api.newrelic.com/v2/labels.json, only /labels.json is entered in this field.
Method	The HTTP method to use.
Data	The HTTP body payload to send to the URL.
Form Data	The Form Data to be sent as a multipart form upload.
File Data	File Data to be sent as a multipart form upload.
File Data File Names	File names to apply to the file data inputs. Keys must match the file data keys above.
Query Parameter	A list of query parameters to send with the request. This is the portion at the end of the URL similar to ?key1=value1&key2=value2.
Header	A list of headers to send with the request.
Response Type	The type of data you expect in the response. You can request json, text, or binary data.	json
Timeout	The maximum time that a client will await a response to its request
Retry Delay (ms)	The delay in milliseconds between retries. This is used when 'Use Exponential Backoff' is disabled.	0
Retry On All Errors	If true, retries on all erroneous responses regardless of type. This is helpful when retrying after HTTP 429 or other 3xx or 4xx errors. Otherwise, only retries on HTTP 5xx and network errors.	false
Max Retry Count	The maximum number of retries to attempt. Specify 0 for no retries.	0
Use Exponential Backoff	Specifies whether to use a pre-defined exponential backoff strategy for retries. When enabled, 'Retry Delay (ms)' is ignored.	false

Send Detailed Logs

Use the Log API to send a detailed log using a custom request body to New Relic.

Input	Comments	Default
Message	A JSON object containing the message of logs to send.
Connection	The New Relic connection to use.

Send Event Data

Use the Event API to send custom event data to New Relic.

Input	Comments	Default
Event Type	The event type name used to categorize the event in NRDB. Allowed characters: alphanumeric, underscores, and colons.
Additional Attributes	Key-value pairs to include in the request body.
Account ID	The unique identifier of the New Relic Insights account.
Connection	The New Relic connection to use.

Send Logs

Use the Log API to send log data to New Relic.

Input	Comments	Default
Message	A JSON string containing the message of logs to send.
Timestamp	A valid UNIX timestamp to be passed alongside the logs.
Connection	The New Relic connection to use.

Send Metric Data

Use the Metric API to send custom metrics to New Relic.

Input	Comments	Default
Metric Name	The name of the metric to report.
Metric Type	The type of metric to report. See metric data types for details.
Metric Value	The numeric value to report for the metric.
Attributes	A map of key-value pairs associated with this specific metric. Values can be strings, JSON numbers, or booleans. Keys are case-sensitive and must be less than 255 characters.
Timestamp	A valid UNIX timestamp to be passed alongside the logs.
Connection	The New Relic connection to use.