Use synthetic monitoring's API tests to monitor your API endpoint to ensure it is functioning correctly. New Relic uses the http-request module internally to make HTTP calls to your endpoint and validate the results.
Here we present some example functions showing how to use the $http object to submit your request. For detailed documentation on the options available for this object, see the http-request readme.
Tip
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Use API http-request module
API tests are powered by the http-request module, which is available through the $http object. Once each frequency interval, New Relic queries your endpoint from each of your selected locations. For instructions on creating a monitor, see Adding monitors.
For SSL and agentOptions: If you are setting SSL options or providing an agentOptions object, the agent property in the request options object will need to be set to $globalAgents.https or $globalAgents.http to ensure your HTTP requests use the instrumented global agent.
Here's an example of using a SSL option or agentOptions:
This example uses agentOptions:
//Declare optional metadata
var options = {
//Specify the endpoint URL
url: 'https://api-endpoint.example.com',
//Specify optional headers
headers: {
'Endpoint-Key': 'uqNTC57Phe72pnnB8JuJmwAr7b09nKSKSz',
'Additional-Header': 'Additional-Header-Data'
}
//Specify global agent as the http agent
agent: $globalAgents.https,
//Set SSL option
strictSSL: true,
//Specify http agent options
agentOptions: {
maxVersion: 'TLSv1.1'
},
};
Send a GET request
To make a GET request, use the $http.get method to submit your request. Define your request options, make your request using $http.get, then validate the response to ensure your endpoint is returning the correct results.
This example queries the Insights API by using GET:
//Define your authentication credentials
var myAccountID = '{YOUR_ACCOUNT_ID}';
var myQueryKey = '{YOUR_QUERY_KEY}';
var options = {
//Define endpoint URI
uri: 'https://insights-api.newrelic.com/v1/accounts/'+myAccountID+'/query?nrql=SELECT%20average(amount)%20FROM%20SyntheticsEvent',
//Define query key and expected data type.
headers: {
'X-Query-Key': myQueryKey,
'Accept': 'application/json'
}
};
//Define expected results using callback function.
function callback (err, response, body){
//Log JSON results from endpoint to Synthetics console.
console.log(JSON.parse(body));
console.log('done with script');
}
//Make GET request, passing in options and callback.
$http.get(options,callback);
Send a POST request
To make a POST request, use the $http.post method to submit your request. Define your request options, make your request using $http.post, then validate the response to ensure your endpoint is returning the correct results.
//Define your authentication credentials.
var myAccountID = '{YOUR_ACCOUNT_ID}';
var myInsertKey = '{INSERT_KEY}';
//Import the 'assert' module to validate results.
var assert = require('assert');
var options = {
//Define endpoint URL.
url: "https://insights-collector.newrelic.com/v1/accounts/"+myAccountID+"/events",
//Define body of POST request.
body: '[{"eventType":"SyntheticsEvent","integer1":1000,"integer2":2000}]',
//Define insert key and expected data type.
headers: {
'X-Insert-Key': myInsertKey,
'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}
};
//Define expected results using callback function.
function callback(error, response, body) {
//Log status code to Synthetics console.
console.log(response.statusCode + " status code")
//Verify endpoint returns 200 (OK) response code.
assert.ok(response.statusCode == 200, 'Expected 200 OK response');
//Parse JSON received from Insights into variable.
var info = JSON.parse(body);
//Verify that `info` contains element named `success` with a value of `true`.
assert.ok(info.success == true, 'Expected True results in Response Body, result was ' + info.success);
//Log end of script.
console.log("End reached");
}
//Make POST request, passing in options and callback.
$http.post(options, callback);
Validate results
To validate your results, import the assert module to define your test case. Call an assert method to validate your endpoint's response. If any assert functions fail, the entire monitor will be considered a failed check. This may trigger alert notifications and affect your metrics.
Important
Synthetic monitoring does not allow thrown exceptions. Thrown exceptions result in script failure. Use the assert module to validate your results, and use console.log() to log results to the synthetic's console.
This example POSTs to the Insights API, then validates that the response is {"success":true}:
