AppenderDynatrace: Log to Dynatrace via HTTP

In lgrExtra: Extra Appenders for 'lgr'

Log to Dynatrace via HTTP

Description

Log to Dynatrace via the Dynatrace log ingestion API.

Value

The ⁠$new()⁠ method returns an R6::R6 that inherits from lgr::Appender and can be uses as an appender by a lgr::Logger.

Super classes

lgr::Filterable -> lgr::Appender -> lgr::AppenderMemory -> AppenderDynatrace

Active bindings

url

a string url

api_key

a string api_key. Also referred to as "Api Token"

Methods

Public methods

• AppenderDynatrace$new()

• AppenderDynatrace$set_url()

• AppenderDynatrace$set_api_key()

• AppenderDynatrace$get_data()

• AppenderDynatrace$show()

• AppenderDynatrace$flush()

Inherited methods

• lgr::Filterable$add_filter()
• lgr::Filterable$filter()
• lgr::Filterable$remove_filter()
• lgr::Filterable$set_filters()
• lgr::Appender$set_layout()
• lgr::Appender$set_threshold()
• lgr::AppenderMemory$append()
• lgr::AppenderMemory$clear()
• lgr::AppenderMemory$format()
• lgr::AppenderMemory$set_buffer_size()
• lgr::AppenderMemory$set_flush_on_exit()
• lgr::AppenderMemory$set_flush_on_rotate()
• lgr::AppenderMemory$set_flush_threshold()
• lgr::AppenderMemory$set_should_flush()

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Method new()

Usage

AppenderDynatrace$new(
  url,
  api_key,
  threshold = NA_integer_,
  layout = DynatraceLayout,
  buffer_size = 0,
  flush_threshold = "error",
  flush_on_exit = TRUE,
  flush_on_rotate = TRUE,
  should_flush = NULL,
  filters = NULL
)

Arguments

url

see section Fields

threshold, flush_threshold, layout, buffer_size

see lgr::AppenderBuffer

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Method set_url()

Usage

AppenderDynatrace$set_url(url)

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Method set_api_key()

Usage

AppenderDynatrace$set_api_key(api_key)

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Method get_data()

Get log as data.frame: Not supported for Dynatrace

Usage

AppenderDynatrace$get_data(n = 20L, threshold = NA, result_type = "data.frame")

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Method show()

Show log in console: Not supported for Dynatrace

Usage

AppenderDynatrace$show(threshold = NA_integer_, n = 20)

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Method flush()

Usage

AppenderDynatrace$flush()

See Also

https://docs.dynatrace.com/docs/analyze-explore-automate/logs/lma-log-ingestion/lma-log-ingestion-via-api

Other Appenders: AppenderAWSCloudWatchLog, AppenderDbi, AppenderElasticSearch, AppenderGmail, AppenderPool, AppenderPushbullet, AppenderSendmail, AppenderSyslog

lgrExtra documentation built on Nov. 5, 2025, 7:13 p.m.