Monitor Azure Application Insight Data Ingestion

Question

I'm using Azure Application Insights to collect logs & custom metrics. I'm billed on amount of data ingested. Thus, I want to monitor that value.

Ideally i should be able:

1. See data ingestion statistics for the entire data retention period (90 days);
2. See how much data was ingested today (some delay is okay).

The closest thing i was able to find was a "Data volume trends" chart under "Usage and estimated costs" in the AI resource.

But:

1. That is very rough view (small chart, no way to filter/drill in);
2. It only shows last 30 days;
3. I have no idea how old "today" value is.

Googling around did not yield any useful results. Does anybody have an idea if what i need here is even possible?

Answer 1

You can use Metrics explorer to chart this information. Select "Metrics" and then fill in the below info:

• For "Metric Namespace", select "Log-based metrics"
• For "Metric", select "Data point volume"
• Click "Apply splitting" and select "Telemetry item type"

You can also change the chart to a Bar chart for better readability of this data.