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record_custom_event (Python agent API)

Syntax

newrelic.agent.record_custom_event(event_type, params, application=None)

Records a custom event for use in querying

Requirements

Python agent version 2.60.0.46 or higher.

Description

This records a custom event that can be viewed and queried in the New Relic UI. If you want to use this outside of the context of a monitored transaction, use the application parameter.

For custom machine learning events, see the record_ml_event page for more information.

Important

For limits and restrictions on event_type and params, see Limits and restricted characters and Reserved words.

Parameters

Parameter

Description

event_type

string

Required. The event_type defines the name (or type) of the custom event, and must be a string. No additional attributes recorded for the transaction are added to custom events.

params

dict

Required. Attaches custom attributes to the event. Only attributes passed in as params are added. No additional attributes recorded for the transaction are added to custom events.

application

object

Optional. If you want to record an event outside of the context of a monitored transaction, use this to associate the call with a specific application object. An application object can be obtained using the newrelic.agent.application function.

Return values

None.

Examples

Record custom event in background task

Here's an example of recording a custom event associated with a background task:

@newrelic.agent.background_task()
def bg_task():
# do some type of work in this background task...
application = newrelic.agent.application()
newrelic.agent.record_custom_event('your_event_type', {'param1':'value1'}, application)

Create a killed-query custom event

An example of creating a killed-query custom event inside a database-logging function:

application = newrelic.agent.register_application(timeout=10)
def task_runner():
event_type = "Killed_Query"
params = {'query_info':'select * from all_things;', 'killed_time': '2016-05-18 00:59:00', 'host': 'my_host'}
newrelic.agent.record_custom_event(event_type, params, application=application)
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