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add_custom_attribute (Python agent API)

Syntax

newrelic.agent.add_custom_attribute(key, value)

Adds a custom attribute to a transaction.

Description

This call records a custom attribute (a key/value pair attached to your transaction).

Attributes may be found in APM if the transaction is associated with an error or if a transaction trace is generated for that transaction. Attributes can also be found and queried in the New Relic UI.

Important

Before you create custom attributes, review our list of reserved terms used by NRQL.

Attributes

Attribute

Description

key

string

Required. The key name. Only the first 255 characters are retained.

value

string, integer, float, boolean

Required. The string value to add to the current transaction. Only the first 255 characters are retained.

Return values

Returns True if attribute was added successfully. 

Examples

Adding custom attributes to background task

An example of adding custom attributes to a background task:

@newrelic.agent.background_task()
def send_request():
response = requests.post('http://URL_path', headers=headers, data=data)
newrelic.agent.add_custom_attribute('url_path_status_code', response.status_code)

Using custom attributes to troubleshoot

You can also use custom attributes to troubleshoot performance issues. For example, you might see occasional slow response times from a pool of memcache instances, but you don't know what instance is causing the problem. You might add an attribute to the transaction indicating the server, like so:

# Set server_ip to be the current server processing the transaction
newrelic.agent.add_custom_attribute("memcache_query_frontend_lookup", server_ip)
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