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Collect metrics, logs, and traces with the OpenTelemetry plugin

Uses: Kong Gateway deck
Deployment Platform
Related Documentation
Gateway Documentation decK Documentation
Tags
#analytics #monitoring
Related Resources
Send OpenTelemetry data to Grafana Cloud
Minimum Version
Kong Gateway - 3.13
TL;DR

For a basic configuration that sends traces, metrics, and logs to a locally running OpenTelemetry Collector, first set KONG_TRACING_INSTRUMENTATIONS=all and KONG_TRACING_SAMPLING_RATE=1.0 when deploying Kong Gateway to enable tracing. Then deploy OpenTelemetry Collector with the default configuration and enable the OTEL plugin with your OpenTelemetry Collector’s default OTLP endpoints.

Prerequisites

Kong Konnect

This is a Konnect tutorial and requires a Konnect personal access token.

  1. Create a new personal access token by opening the Konnect PAT page and selecting Generate Token.

  2. Export your token to an environment variable:

     export KONNECT_TOKEN='YOUR_KONNECT_PAT'

  3. Run the quickstart script to automatically provision a Control Plane and Data Plane, and configure your environment:

     curl -Ls https://get.konghq.com/quickstart | bash -s -- -k $KONNECT_TOKEN -e KONG_TRACING_INSTRUMENTATIONS=all -e KONG_TRACING_SAMPLING_RATE=1.0 --deck-output

    This sets up a Konnect Control Plane named quickstart, provisions a local Data Plane, and prints out the following environment variable exports:

     export DECK_KONNECT_TOKEN=$KONNECT_TOKEN
 export DECK_KONNECT_CONTROL_PLANE_NAME=quickstart
 export KONNECT_CONTROL_PLANE_URL=https://us.api.konghq.com
 export KONNECT_PROXY_URL='http://localhost:8000'

    Copy and paste these into your terminal to configure your session.

Kong Gateway running

This tutorial requires Kong Gateway Enterprise. If you don’t have Kong Gateway set up yet, you can use the quickstart script with an enterprise license to get an instance of Kong Gateway running almost instantly.

  1. Export your license to an environment variable:

     export KONG_LICENSE_DATA='LICENSE-CONTENTS-GO-HERE'

  2. Run the quickstart script:

    curl -Ls https://get.konghq.com/quickstart | bash -s -- -e KONG_LICENSE_DATA \
  -e KONG_TRACING_INSTRUMENTATIONS=all \
  -e KONG_TRACING_SAMPLING_RATE=1.0

    Once Kong Gateway is ready, you will see the following message:

     Kong Gateway Ready

decK   v1.43+

decK is a CLI tool for managing Kong Gateway declaratively with state files. To complete this tutorial, install decK version 1.43 or later.

This guide uses deck gateway apply, which directly applies entity configuration to your Gateway instance. We recommend upgrading your decK installation to take advantage of this tool.

You can check your current decK version with deck version.

Required entities

For this tutorial, you’ll need Kong Gateway entities, like Gateway Services and Routes, pre-configured. These entities are essential for Kong Gateway to function but installing them isn’t the focus of this guide. Follow these steps to pre-configure them:

  1. Run the following command:

    echo '
_format_version: "3.0"
services:
  - name: example-service
    url: http://httpbin.konghq.com/anything
routes:
  - name: example-route
    paths:
    - "/anything"
    service:
      name: example-service
' | deck gateway apply -

To learn more about entities, you can read our entities documentation.

OpenTelemetry Collector

In this tutorial, we’ll collect data in OpenTelemetry Collector. Use the following command to launch a Collector instance with default configuration that listens on port 4318 and writes its output to a text file:

docker run \
  -p 127.0.0.1:4318:4318 \
  otel/opentelemetry-collector:0.141.0 \
  2>&1 | tee collector-output.txt

In a new terminal, export the OTEL Collector host. In this example, use the following host:

export DECK_OTEL_HOST=host.docker.internal

Enable the OTEL plugin

In this tutorial, let’s configure the OpenTelemetry plugin to send Kong Gateway metrics, traces, and logs to OpenTelemetry Collector.

Enable the OTEL plugin with the OTEL Collector endpoints settings configured:

echo '
_format_version: "3.0"
plugins:
  - name: opentelemetry
    config:
      traces_endpoint: http://${{ env "DECK_OTEL_HOST" }}:4318/v1/traces
      access_logs_endpoint: http://${{ env "DECK_OTEL_HOST" }}:4318/v1/logs
      logs_endpoint: http://${{ env "DECK_OTEL_HOST" }}:4318/v1/logs
      metrics:
        endpoint: http://${{ env "DECK_OTEL_HOST" }}:4318/v1/metrics
      resource_attributes:
        service.name: kong-dev
' | deck gateway apply -

Validate

Send a POST request to generate traffic that we can use to validate that OpenTelemetry Collector is receiving the telemetry data:

curl -X POST "$KONNECT_PROXY_URL/anything" \
     --no-progress-meter --fail-with-body  \
     -H "Accept: application/json"\
     -H "Content-Type: application/json"

curl -X POST "http://localhost:8000/anything" \
     --no-progress-meter --fail-with-body  \
     -H "Accept: application/json"\
     -H "Content-Type: application/json"

You should see data in your OpenTelemetry Collector terminal. You can also search for kong-dev in the collector-output.txt output file. You should see the following data:

Resource attributes:
     -> service.name: Str(kong-dev)
     -> service.instance.id: Str(9343ac04-81d6-4ac8-bb5a-c7322c823368)
     -> service.version: Str(3.14.0.0)
ScopeSpans #0
ScopeSpans SchemaURL: 
InstrumentationScope kong-internal 0.1.0
Span #0
    Trace ID       : 111216d769f06a7486de78aaf6bb3056
    Parent ID      : 
    ID             : 7ddb4028163987aa
    Name           : kong
    Kind           : Server
    Start time     : 2025-12-12 10:47:13.299000064 +0000 UTC
    End time       : 2025-12-12 10:47:13.417065216 +0000 UTC
    Status code    : Unset
    Status message : 
Attributes:
     -> http.route: Str(/anything)
     -> http.host: Str(localhost)
     -> http.scheme: Str(http)
     -> http.client_ip: Str(192.168.107.1)
     -> kong.request.id: Str(319d1e4e7862095f704a7d6c60e63260)
     -> net.peer.ip: Str(192.168.107.1)
     -> http.status_code: Int(200)
     -> http.method: Str(POST)
     -> http.url: Str(http://localhost/anything)
     -> http.flavor: Str(1.1)
Span #1
    Trace ID       : 111216d769f06a7486de78aaf6bb3056
    Parent ID      : 7ddb4028163987aa
    ID             : 0534077d2df6b03d
    Name           : kong.router
    Kind           : Internal
    Start time     : 2025-12-12 10:47:13.300975616 +0000 UTC
    End time       : 2025-12-12 10:47:13.303639808 +0000 UTC
    Status code    : Unset
    Status message : 
Span #2
    Trace ID       : 111216d769f06a7486de78aaf6bb3056
    Parent ID      : 7ddb4028163987aa
    ID             : 6032aadc108feff0
    Name           : kong.access.plugin.opentelemetry
    Kind           : Internal
    Start time     : 2025-12-12 10:47:13.304194816 +0000 UTC
    End time       : 2025-12-12 10:47:13.30826752 +0000 UTC
    Status code    : Unset
    Status message : 
Span #3
    Trace ID       : 111216d769f06a7486de78aaf6bb3056
    Parent ID      : 7ddb4028163987aa
    ID             : b944a061d680c460
    Name           : kong.dns
    Kind           : Client
    Start time     : 2025-12-12 10:47:13.308358656 +0000 UTC
    End time       : 2025-12-12 10:47:13.34368896 +0000 UTC
    Status code    : Unset
    Status message : 
Attributes:
     -> dns.record.domain: Str(httpbin.konghq.com)
     -> dns.record.port: Double(80)
     -> dns.record.ip: Str(37.16.15.184)
Span #4
    Trace ID       : 111216d769f06a7486de78aaf6bb3056
    Parent ID      : 7ddb4028163987aa
    ID             : 70a90cfe6d86a90d
    Name           : kong.header_filter.plugin.opentelemetry
    Kind           : Internal
    Start time     : 2025-12-12 10:47:13.416722176 +0000 UTC
    End time       : 2025-12-12 10:47:13.416754944 +0000 UTC
    Status code    : Unset
    Status message : 
Span #5
    Trace ID       : 111216d769f06a7486de78aaf6bb3056
    Parent ID      : 7ddb4028163987aa
    ID             : a897ad034a5cd2ab
    Name           : kong.balancer
    Kind           : Client
    Start time     : 2025-12-12 10:47:13.344075008 +0000 UTC
    End time       : 2025-12-12 10:47:13.417065216 +0000 UTC
    Status code    : Unset
    Status message : 
Attributes:
     -> net.peer.ip: Str(37.16.15.184)
     -> net.peer.port: Double(80)
     -> net.peer.name: Str(httpbin.konghq.com)
     -> peer.service: Str(example-service)
     -> try_count: Double(1)
	{"resource": {"service.instance.id": "c8d7404a-6cca-4788-990f-b2cdf17cefc7", "service.name": "otelcol", "service.version": "0.141.0"}, "otelcol.component.id": "debug", "otelcol.component.kind": "exporter", "otelcol.signal": "traces"}
2025-12-12T10:47:14.496Z	info	ResourceLog #0
Resource SchemaURL: 
Resource attributes:
     -> service.name: Str(kong-dev)
     -> service.instance.id: Str(9343ac04-81d6-4ac8-bb5a-c7322c823368)
     -> service.version: Str(3.14.0.0)
ScopeLogs #0
ScopeLogs SchemaURL: 
InstrumentationScope api-access 0.1.0
LogRecord #0
ObservedTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:13.420526336 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:13.420526336 +0000 UTC
SeverityText: 
SeverityNumber: Unspecified(0)
Body: Str(POST /anything 200 119ms)
Attributes:
     -> url.path: Str(/anything)
     -> http.response.status_code: Int(200)
     -> url.query: Str()
     -> url.full: Str(http://localhost:8000/anything)
     -> http.request.header.host: Str(localhost:8000)
     -> http.response.size: Int(1004)
     -> http.request.size: Int(131)
     -> http.request.method: Str(POST)
     -> url.scheme: Str(http)
     -> kong.upstream.try.1.balancer_latency: Double(1)
     -> log.type: Str(access)
     -> kong.upstream.status_code: Int(200)
     -> kong.service.write_timeout: Int(60000)
     -> kong.service.retries: Int(5)
     -> client.address: Str(192.168.107.1)
     -> kong.service.read_timeout: Int(60000)
     -> kong.service.port: Int(80)
     -> kong.service.connect_timeout: Int(60000)
     -> kong.route.regex_priority: Int(0)
     -> kong.response.source: Str(upstream)
     -> kong.route.https_redirect_status_code: Int(426)
     -> http.response.header.server: Str(gunicorn/19.9.0)
     -> kong.upstream.uri: Str(/anything)
     -> http.response.header.content-length: Int(623)
     -> http.response.body.size: Int(623)
     -> kong.upstream.try.1.ip: Str(37.16.15.184)
     -> kong.upstream.try.1.balancer_latency_ns: Double(306688)
     -> kong.upstream.try.1.port: Int(80)
     -> kong.upstream.try.1.balancer_start: Double(1765536433343)
     -> kong.upstream.try.1.balancer_start_ns: Double(1765536433344075000)
     -> kong.upstream.try.1.target_id: Str(unknown)
     -> kong.route.name: Str(example-route)
     -> kong.upstream.try.1.keepalive: Bool(true)
     -> url.port: Double(8000)
     -> url.domain: Str(localhost)
     -> kong.latency.receive: Double(1)
     -> http.response.header.connection: Str(close)
     -> http.response.header.content-type: Str(application/json)
     -> http.response.header.x-kong-request-id: Str(319d1e4e7862095f704a7d6c60e63260)
     -> http.response.header.via: Str(1.1 kong/3.14.0.0-enterprise-edition)
     -> kong.latency.upstream: Double(72)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
     -> http.response.header.x-kong-proxy-latency: Double(45)
     -> http.response.header.access-control-allow-origin: Str(*)
     -> http.response.header.x-kong-upstream-latency: Double(72)
     -> http.response.header.date: Str(Fri, 12 Dec 2025 10:47:13 GMT)
     -> kong.service.ws_id: Str(5765984d-7e48-4a2d-a3ce-1357895f3a87)
     -> kong.service.created_at: Int(1765535849)
     -> kong.service.updated_at: Int(1765535849)
     -> kong.service.host: Str(httpbin.konghq.com)
     -> kong.service.protocol: Str(http)
     -> kong.service.enabled: Bool(true)
     -> kong.service.path: Str(/anything)
     -> kong.service.id: Str(2c87bb4c-beed-4805-a3d2-e23ae2477bb2)
     -> kong.latency.total: Double(119)
     -> kong.workspace.name: Str(default)
     -> kong.latency.client: Double(1.526784)
     -> kong.latency.third_party.http_client: Double(0)
     -> kong.latency.third_party.socket: Double(0)
     -> kong.latency.third_party.redis: Double(0)
     -> kong.latency.third_party.dns: Double(35.279616)
     -> kong.latency.third_party.total: Double(35.279616)
     -> kong.workspace.id: Str(5765984d-7e48-4a2d-a3ce-1357895f3a87)
     -> kong.service.name: Str(example-service)
     -> kong.route.request_buffering: Bool(true)
     -> kong.route.response_buffering: Bool(true)
     -> kong.route.strip_path: Bool(true)
     -> kong.route.preserve_host: Bool(false)
     -> kong.latency.internal: Double(45)
     -> kong.route.created_at: Int(1765535849)
     -> kong.route.updated_at: Int(1765535849)
     -> http.response.header.access-control-allow-credentials: Str(true)
     -> kong.route.ws_id: Str(5765984d-7e48-4a2d-a3ce-1357895f3a87)
     -> kong.route.path_handling: Str(v0)
     -> kong.route.id: Str(7e95f889-75ff-46ee-9ed1-64ba9a78af53)
     -> kong.route.service.id: Str(2c87bb4c-beed-4805-a3d2-e23ae2477bb2)
     -> kong.route.protocols.1: Str(http)
     -> kong.route.protocols.2: Str(https)
     -> kong.route.paths.1: Str(/anything)
     -> kong.request.id: Str(319d1e4e7862095f704a7d6c60e63260)
     -> http.request.header.accept: Str(application/json)
     -> http.request.header.content-type: Str(application/json)
     -> http.request.header.user-agent: Str(curl/8.7.1)
     -> http.request.header.traceparent: Str(00-111216d769f06a7486de78aaf6bb3056-a897ad034a5cd2ab-01)
     -> user_agent.original: Str(curl/8.7.1)
     -> kong.request.started_at: Double(1765536433299)
...
Resource attributes:
     -> service.name: Str(kong-dev)
     -> service.instance.id: Str(9343ac04-81d6-4ac8-bb5a-c7322c823368)
     -> service.version: Str(3.14.0.0)
ScopeMetrics #0
ScopeMetrics SchemaURL: 
InstrumentationScope kong-internal 0.1.0
Metric #0
Descriptor:
     -> Name: kong.db.entity.count
     -> Description: Shows the number of entities stored in the Kong database.
     -> Unit: {entity}
     -> DataType: Gauge
NumberDataPoints #0
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.785713408 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.154927872 +0000 UTC
Value: 6
Metric #1
Descriptor:
     -> Name: kong.nginx.connection.count
     -> Description: Measures the number of client connections in Nginx.
     -> Unit: {connection}
     -> DataType: Gauge
NumberDataPoints #0
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.connection.state: Str(accepted)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.776530176 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.150012416 +0000 UTC
Value: 75
NumberDataPoints #1
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.connection.state: Str(handled)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.776549632 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.150177792 +0000 UTC
Value: 75
NumberDataPoints #2
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.connection.state: Str(total)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.776566272 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.1501824 +0000 UTC
Value: 105
NumberDataPoints #3
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.connection.state: Str(active)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.776581632 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.150186752 +0000 UTC
Value: 12
NumberDataPoints #4
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.connection.state: Str(reading)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.776597504 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.150191872 +0000 UTC
Value: 0
NumberDataPoints #5
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.connection.state: Str(writing)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.776627968 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.1501952 +0000 UTC
Value: 12
NumberDataPoints #6
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.connection.state: Str(waiting)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.776761088 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.150198784 +0000 UTC
Value: 0
Metric #2
Descriptor:
     -> Name: kong.db.entity.error.count
     -> Description: Shows the number of errors seen during database entity count collection.
     -> Unit: {error}
     -> DataType: Sum
     -> IsMonotonic: true
     -> AggregationTemporality: Cumulative
NumberDataPoints #0
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.770924032 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.782457344 +0000 UTC
Value: 0
Metric #3
Descriptor:
     -> Name: kong.nginx.timer.count
     -> Description: Measures the number of scheduled timers Nginx is running in the background.
     -> Unit: {timer}
     -> DataType: Gauge
NumberDataPoints #0
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.timer.state: Str(pending)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.776779008 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.150206208 +0000 UTC
Value: 2
NumberDataPoints #1
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.timer.state: Str(running)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.776788992 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.15021312 +0000 UTC
Value: 257
Metric #4
Descriptor:
     -> Name: kong.ee.license.expiration
     -> Description: Shows the Unix epoch time in seconds when the license expires, subtracted by 24 hours to avoid timezone differences.
     -> Unit: s
     -> DataType: Gauge
NumberDataPoints #0
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.785829632 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.155048704 +0000 UTC
Value: 1766145600
Metric #5
Descriptor:
     -> Name: kong.ee.license.features
     -> Description: Indicates whether Kong can read or write entities in the database under the current license, where 1 means allowed and 0 means not allowed.
     -> Unit: 1
     -> DataType: Gauge
NumberDataPoints #0
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.ee.license.feature: Str(ee_entity_write)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.785869568 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.155072512 +0000 UTC
Value: 1
NumberDataPoints #1
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.ee.license.feature: Str(ee_entity_read)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.785861888 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.155066624 +0000 UTC
Value: 1
Metric #6
Descriptor:
     -> Name: kong.shared_dict.usage
     -> Description: Shows the current memory usage of a shared dict in bytes.
     -> Unit: By
     -> DataType: Gauge
NumberDataPoints #0
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.777533184 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.150955776 +0000 UTC
Value: 45056
NumberDataPoints #1
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_locks)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.777545728 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.150959616 +0000 UTC
Value: 61440
NumberDataPoints #2
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_healthchecks)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.777558016 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.1509632 +0000 UTC
Value: 40960
NumberDataPoints #3
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_cluster_events)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.777824 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.150966016 +0000 UTC
Value: 40960
NumberDataPoints #4
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_basic_auth_counters)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.77783808 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.1509696 +0000 UTC
Value: 86016
NumberDataPoints #5
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_rate_limiting_counters)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.7778496 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.15097216 +0000 UTC
Value: 86016
NumberDataPoints #6
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_ace_rate_limiting_counters)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.777860352 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.150975232 +0000 UTC
Value: 86016
NumberDataPoints #7
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_core_db_cache)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.777870336 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.150978048 +0000 UTC
Value: 802816
NumberDataPoints #8
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_core_db_cache_miss)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.777884672 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.150981632 +0000 UTC
Value: 86016
NumberDataPoints #9
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_db_cache)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.777955584 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.150984704 +0000 UTC
Value: 815104
NumberDataPoints #10
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_db_cache_miss)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.777966336 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.150989568 +0000 UTC
Value: 86016
NumberDataPoints #11
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_consumers_db_cache)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.77797504 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.150992384 +0000 UTC
Value: 794624
NumberDataPoints #12
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_consumers_db_cache_miss)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.778080512 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.150995456 +0000 UTC
Value: 86016
NumberDataPoints #13
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_secrets)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.778129408 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.150998528 +0000 UTC
Value: 40960
NumberDataPoints #14
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_vitals_counters)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.778374656 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.1510016 +0000 UTC
Value: 315392
NumberDataPoints #15
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_vitals_lists)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.778383872 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.15100416 +0000 UTC
Value: 16384
NumberDataPoints #16
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_vitals)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.7783936 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.151007488 +0000 UTC
Value: 16384
NumberDataPoints #17
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_counters)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.778400512 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.151010048 +0000 UTC
Value: 16384
NumberDataPoints #18
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_reports_consumers)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.778533632 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.151012864 +0000 UTC
Value: 73728
NumberDataPoints #19
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_reports_routes)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.77860096 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.15101568 +0000 UTC
Value: 16384
NumberDataPoints #20
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_reports_services)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.77860864 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.151019008 +0000 UTC
Value: 16384
NumberDataPoints #21
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_reports_workspaces)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.778614272 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.151021824 +0000 UTC
Value: 16384
NumberDataPoints #22
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_keyring)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.778620416 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.151024128 +0000 UTC
Value: 40960
NumberDataPoints #23
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_profiling_state)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.778626304 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.1510272 +0000 UTC
Value: 20480
NumberDataPoints #24
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_vaults_hcv)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.778631424 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.15102976 +0000 UTC
Value: 16384
NumberDataPoints #25
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_debug_session)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.778637824 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.151032064 +0000 UTC
Value: 16384
NumberDataPoints #26
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(prometheus_metrics)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.7786432 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.15103488 +0000 UTC
Value: 40960
NumberDataPoints #27
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(otel_metrics)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.778679808 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.151037696 +0000 UTC
Value: 40960
Metric #7
Descriptor:
     -> Name: kong.ee.license.error.count
     -> Description: Shows the number of errors occurred while collecting license information.
     -> Unit: {error}
     -> DataType: Sum
     -> IsMonotonic: true
     -> AggregationTemporality: Cumulative
NumberDataPoints #0
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.770968832 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.782564608 +0000 UTC
Value: 0
Metric #8
Descriptor:
     -> Name: kong.shared_dict.size
     -> Description: Shows the total memory size of a shared dict in bytes.
     -> Unit: By
     -> DataType: Gauge
NumberDataPoints #0
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.779246336 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.779247104 +0000 UTC
Value: 5242880
NumberDataPoints #1
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_locks)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.779255296 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.779255808 +0000 UTC
Value: 8388608
NumberDataPoints #2
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_healthchecks)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.779259392 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.77926016 +0000 UTC
Value: 5242880
NumberDataPoints #3
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_cluster_events)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.7792704 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.779271168 +0000 UTC
Value: 5242880
NumberDataPoints #4
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_basic_auth_counters)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.779289856 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.779290624 +0000 UTC
Value: 12582912
NumberDataPoints #5
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_rate_limiting_counters)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.779296256 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.779296768 +0000 UTC
Value: 12582912
NumberDataPoints #6
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_ace_rate_limiting_counters)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.779309824 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.779310592 +0000 UTC
Value: 12582912
NumberDataPoints #7
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_core_db_cache)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.77931392 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.779314432 +0000 UTC
Value: 134217728
NumberDataPoints #8
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_core_db_cache_miss)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.779318528 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.779319296 +0000 UTC
Value: 12582912
NumberDataPoints #9
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_db_cache)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.779325952 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.779332096 +0000 UTC
Value: 134217728
NumberDataPoints #10
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_db_cache_miss)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.779350016 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.779350784 +0000 UTC
Value: 12582912
NumberDataPoints #11
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_consumers_db_cache)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.779353856 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.779354624 +0000 UTC
Value: 134217728
NumberDataPoints #12
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_consumers_db_cache_miss)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.77935872 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.779359232 +0000 UTC
Value: 12582912
NumberDataPoints #13
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_secrets)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.779364352 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.77936512 +0000 UTC
Value: 5242880
NumberDataPoints #14
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_vitals_counters)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.7793728 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.779373568 +0000 UTC
Value: 52428800
NumberDataPoints #15
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_vitals)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.779398656 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.779399424 +0000 UTC
Value: 1048576
NumberDataPoints #16
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_counters)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.779405056 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.779405568 +0000 UTC
Value: 1048576
NumberDataPoints #17
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_reports_consumers)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.779410432 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.779410944 +0000 UTC
Value: 10485760
NumberDataPoints #18
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(otel_metrics)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.779468032 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.7794688 +0000 UTC
Value: 5242880
NumberDataPoints #19
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(prometheus_metrics)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.7794624 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.779462912 +0000 UTC
Value: 5242880
NumberDataPoints #20
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_debug_session)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.779458048 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.779458816 +0000 UTC
Value: 1048576
NumberDataPoints #21
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_vaults_hcv)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.779453696 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.779454208 +0000 UTC
Value: 1048576
NumberDataPoints #22
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_profiling_state)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.77944832 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.779448832 +0000 UTC
Value: 1572864
NumberDataPoints #23
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_keyring)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.779444736 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.779445248 +0000 UTC
Value: 5242880
NumberDataPoints #24
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_reports_workspaces)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.77942912 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.779429632 +0000 UTC
Value: 1048576
NumberDataPoints #25
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_reports_services)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.779421184 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.779421696 +0000 UTC
Value: 1048576
NumberDataPoints #26
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_reports_routes)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.77941376 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.779414272 +0000 UTC
Value: 1048576
NumberDataPoints #27
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.shared_dict.name: Str(kong_vitals_lists)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.77938304 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:37:15.779383808 +0000 UTC
Value: 1048576
Metric #9
Descriptor:
     -> Name: kong.memory.workers.lua_vm
     -> Description: Measures how much memory the worker Lua VM is using in bytes.
     -> Unit: By
     -> DataType: Gauge
NumberDataPoints #0
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.pid: Str(2732)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.778701056 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.151047168 +0000 UTC
Value: 67684407
NumberDataPoints #1
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.pid: Str(2733)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.778712064 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.151052032 +0000 UTC
Value: 66817031
NumberDataPoints #2
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.pid: Str(2734)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.778722304 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.151056384 +0000 UTC
Value: 66817707
NumberDataPoints #3
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.pid: Str(2735)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.778732288 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.151060992 +0000 UTC
Value: 66817031
NumberDataPoints #4
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.pid: Str(2736)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.778741504 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.151064064 +0000 UTC
Value: 66830855
NumberDataPoints #5
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.pid: Str(2737)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.77874944 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.151066624 +0000 UTC
Value: 66817031
NumberDataPoints #6
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.pid: Str(2738)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.778757632 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.151069952 +0000 UTC
Value: 66817031
NumberDataPoints #7
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.pid: Str(2739)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.778920704 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.151072512 +0000 UTC
Value: 71818907
NumberDataPoints #8
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.pid: Str(2740)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.778948864 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.15107584 +0000 UTC
Value: 66817031
NumberDataPoints #9
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.pid: Str(2741)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.77909504 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.151079168 +0000 UTC
Value: 76209463
NumberDataPoints #10
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.pid: Str(2742)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.77929472 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.151081984 +0000 UTC
Value: 66817031
NumberDataPoints #11
Data point attributes:
     -> kong.pid: Str(2743)
     -> kong.subsystem: Str(http)
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.779652608 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.151085056 +0000 UTC
Value: 66817031
Metric #10
Descriptor:
     -> Name: kong.db.connection.status
     -> Description: Shows whether Kong could connect to the database. A value of 1 means able to connect. A value of 0 means not able to connect.
     -> Unit: 1
     -> DataType: Gauge
NumberDataPoints #0
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.777023488 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.150394112 +0000 UTC
Value: 1
Metric #11
Descriptor:
     -> Name: kong.ee.license.signature
     -> Description: Shows the last 8 bytes of the Enterprise license signature as a number.
     -> Unit: 1
     -> DataType: Gauge
NumberDataPoints #0
StartTimestamp: 2025-12-12 10:39:30.785728512 +0000 UTC
Timestamp: 2025-12-12 10:47:51.154936576 +0000 UTC
Value: 1000461175230928640

Cleanup

Clean up Konnect environment

If you created a new control plane and want to conserve your free trial credits or avoid unnecessary charges, delete the new control plane used in this tutorial.

Destroy the Kong Gateway container

 
curl -Ls https://get.konghq.com/quickstart | bash -s -- -d
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