How to retrive live metrics data from azure,localy on your machine

Question

I there a way to write a program or a script to access and retrieve azure application insights live metrics locally on your machine?

Answer 1

Hello,

Yes, you can retrieve the application insights live metrics from your machine.

You will need to install the Azure Monitor SDK in the language you prefer.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/overview/azure/monitor?view=azure-dotnet

Then query the API for the metrics you want.This is the related documentation : https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/app/api-custom-events-metrics

Once you have retrieved the live metrics data from Azure, you can process and display it locally on your machine. Depending on your requirements, you can choose to visualize the data in a console application, a web application, or any other suitable format.

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Regards

Answer 2

Hi Eugene,

You could build some reporting locally with PowerShell using Azure monitoring REST API:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/essentials/rest-api-walkthrough?tabs=powershell#retrieve-metric-definitions

Also, here is a walkthrough of creating a Service Principal and using it to call information:

https://adatum.no/azure/azure-monitor/working-with-azure-monitor-rest-api

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