examples

Instana Go Client Examples

This directory contains practical examples demonstrating how to use the Instana Go Client library with the proper API methods.

📁 Example File

Usage Examples

File: usage_examples.go

Demonstrates 5 comprehensive examples of using the Instana Go Client:

1. Basic Usage with User Agent - Using NewInstanaAPIWithUserAgent() for simple client creation
2. Advanced Configuration - Using NewInstanaAPIWithConfig() with comprehensive configuration options
3. Managing Alerting Channels - CRUD operations on alerting channels
4. Application Configurations - Working with application configs and alerts
5. API Tokens and Users - Managing API tokens, users, groups, roles, and teams

🚀 Quick Start

Prerequisites

go get github.com/instana/instana-go-client

📚 Available API Methods

The InstanaAPI interface provides access to all Instana resources:

• APITokens() - Manage API authentication tokens
• AlertingChannels() - Manage notification channels
• AlertingConfigurations() - Manage alert rules
• ApplicationAlertConfigs() - Application alert configurations
• ApplicationConfigs() - Application configurations
• AutomationActions() - Automation actions
• AutomationPolicies() - Automation policies
• CustomDashboards() - Custom dashboards
• CustomEventSpecifications() - Custom event specifications
• Groups() - RBAC groups
• InfraAlertConfigs() - Infrastructure alert configurations
• LogAlertConfigs() - Log alert configurations
• MaintenanceWindowConfigs() - Maintenance windows
• MobileAlertConfigs() - Mobile app alert configurations
• Roles() - RBAC roles
• SliConfigs() - SLI configurations
• SloAlertConfigs() - SLO alert configurations
• SloConfigs() - SLO configurations
• SyntheticAlertConfigs() - Synthetic alert configurations
• SyntheticTests() - Synthetic tests
• Teams() - RBAC teams
• Users() - Users (read-only)
• WebsiteAlertConfigs() - Website alert configurations
• WebsiteMonitoringConfigs() - Website monitoring configurations

💡 Best Practices

1. Use User Agent: Always set a meaningful user agent to track client usage
2. Configure Timeouts: Set appropriate connection and request timeouts
3. Enable Retry: Configure retry mechanism for better reliability
4. Rate Limiting: Enable rate limiting to avoid hitting API limits
5. Connection Pooling: Configure connection pooling for better performance

🆘 Need Help?

• GitHub Issues
• Main Documentation