APIM ID Log

Question

we need to be able to trace requests that passed through APIM.
In my knowledge a standard way would be by using something like a correlation-id.
i have checked this doc : https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/api-management/api-management-policy-expressions

is there any other way to add corelation id so that in logs it can be traced ?

Answer 1

Hi @Upasana Ghosh Thanks for reaching out. Yes, you can use a correlation ID to trace requests through Azure API Management.
To add a correlation ID to requests passing through APIM, you can use a policy expression in the inbound section of your API's policy. Here's an example of how you can do this:

Navigate to inbound policy on API or Operation layer, do the following changes:

• Create a GUID for your API request,
• Use <set-header> to create a GUID for the ‘correlation-id’
• Add a <trace> policy to trace the information inside your APIM Application Insights.

You could refer to the statement of above <message> and <metadata> from this link: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/api-management/api-management-advanced-policies#elements-15

do let me know incase of further queries, I would be happy to assist you.

Please 'Accept as answer' and ‘Upvote’ if it helped so that it can help others in the community looking for help on similar topics.