How to use App insights connection string with Application Insights Logger Options class for logging?

Question

Packages used for web job.

I have been working on moving my webjob application insights settings from using an instrumentation key to using a connection string.  No matter what I try the instrumentation key logs to my app insights but when I set the configuration for app insights to use a connection string it does not fail but it does not log to my app insights.

 

The main reason I am trying to move from the instrumentation key to the connection string is because Microsoft will no longer be supporting instrumentation key in the future.

var appInsights = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("APPLICATIONINSIGHTS_CONNECTION_STRING");
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(appInsights))
{
var options = new ApplicationInsightsLoggerOptions { ConnectionString = appInsights };

b.AddApplicationInsightsWebJobs(o => o = options);
}

Answer 1

Hello Anoop Suryadevara

Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A and thank you for posting your questions here.

I understand that you are facing challenges on the configuration or initialization of the ApplicationInsightsLoggerOptions.

To configure Application Insights for a WebJob using a connection string instead of an instrumentation key, you need to ensure that you set up the Application Insights SDK correctly and use the connection string in the configuration.

Three major areas to look into are:

• Setting Connection String and format - https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/azure-monitor/app/sdk-connection-string
• Configuring Application Insights appropriately - https://docs.microsoft.com/aspnet/core/fundamentals/diagnostics/application-insights?view=aspnetcore-7.0 and WebJobs Integration - https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/azure-functions/functions-bindings-appinsights (This might have multiple links, check appropriate that related with your issue).
• Also, adding Required NuGet Packages - https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.ApplicationInsights/ and https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.ApplicationInsights/

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