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APM settings in Kibana

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APM settings in Kibana

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You do not need to configure any settings to use the APM app. It is enabled by default.

APM Indices

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Index defaults can be changed in Kibana. Navigate to APM > Settings > Indices. Index settings in the APM app take precedence over those set in kibana.yml.

APM app settings in Kibana

General APM settings

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If you’d like to change any of the default values, copy and paste the relevant settings into your kibana.yml configuration file.

xpack.apm.enabled
Set to false to disable the APM app. Defaults to true.
xpack.apm.ui.enabledlogo cloud
Set to false to hide the APM app from the menu. Defaults to true.
xpack.apm.ui.transactionGroupBucketSize logo cloud
Number of top transaction groups displayed in the APM app. Defaults to 1000.
xpack.apm.ui.maxTraceItems logo cloud
Maximum number of child items displayed when viewing trace details. Defaults to 1000.
apm_oss.indexPattern logo cloud
The index pattern used for integrations with Machine Learning and Query Bar. It must match all apm indices. Defaults to apm-*.
apm_oss.errorIndices logo cloud
Matcher for all error indices. Defaults to apm-*.
apm_oss.onboardingIndices
Matcher for all onboarding indices. Defaults to apm-*.
apm_oss.spanIndices logo cloud
Matcher for all span indices. Defaults to apm-*.
apm_oss.transactionIndices logo cloud
Matcher for all transaction indices. Defaults to apm-*.
apm_oss.metricsIndices
Matcher for all metrics indices. Defaults to apm-*.
apm_oss.sourcemapIndices
Matcher for all source map indices. Defaults to apm-*.
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