Attribute Descriptions

Key Location Type Example Required Description
appd-endpoint

otlphttp exporter

 string

See Supported Regions.

 Yes

Your Splunk AppDynamics endpoint for your region where the OpenTelemetry Collector sends the ingested traces.
x-api-key otlphttp exporter string <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 attribute string acme Yes

Splunk AppDynamics Controller account name.
appdynamics.controller.host resource attribute string acme.saas.appdynamics.com Yes

Splunk AppDynamics Controller host used by OpenTelemetry.

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

Splunk AppDynamics Controller port number.
service.name resource attribute string 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 attribute string 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.