Attribute Descriptions

KeyLocationTypeExampleRequiredDescription
appd-endpoint

otlphttp exporter

string

https://acme.saas.appdynamics.com/otis/ingest/

Yes

Your Splunk AppDynamics endpoint for your region where the OpenTelemetry Collector sends the ingested traces.

x-api-key otlphttp exporterstring <alpha numeric key> Yes

Your Splunk AppDynamics API key must be defined as an HTTP header.

To obtain your unique x-api-key

appdynamics.controller.account resource attributestring acme Yes

Splunk AppDynamics Controller account name.

appdynamics.controller.host resource attributestring acme.saas.appdynamics.com Yes

Splunk AppDynamics Controller host used by OpenTelemetry.

Note: Do not include http:// or https://.
appdynamics.controller.port resource attributestring 443 Yes

Splunk AppDynamics Controller port number.

service.name resource attributestring shoppingcart Yes

Logical name of the service; equivalent to your Splunk AppDynamics tier name. Set the corresponding service.name resource attribute for every service being monitored using either the SDK, or by setting the OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES environment variable.

Must be the same for all instances of horizontally scaled services.

service.namespace resource attributestring Shop Yes

A namespace for the service.name; equivalent to your Splunk AppDynamics application name. Set the corresponding service.namespace resource attribute for every service being monitored using either the SDK, or by setting the OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES environment variable.

A non-null, non-empty string value for service.namespace is required.