The Elastic APM integration became generally available in 7.16 — see the APM Guide for updated documentation. Standalone APM Server users can see the Legacy APM Overview and Legacy APM Server Reference.
Example Request Body
editExample Request Body
editA request body example containing one event for all currently supported event types.
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