Logging incoming request referrer in azure
I have deployed few .net APIs and applications as app service to Azure which is being used internally and also some of them can be called externally. Also have set up an Azure Alert for one of the major app services (let's call it Service A) which sends email notification in case of 404 error.
Looking into AppInsights, I can see some requests that result in 404 error when calling one the services without any endpoint included in the url (service B https://serviceB.mydomain.com/) and of course Service B returns 404 however AppInsights doesn't display the request caller (request referer). To investigate the 404 error I need to know about the caller url.
I'm aware that programmatically I can read request referer but how it can be done for 404 error which caused by a request to an endpoint which doesn't exist moreover some requests may not have referer. How can I log the caller url [preferably in Azure app services/appInsights]?
azure httprequest alert azure-application-insights http-referer asked Nov 16 '18 at 3:33
Amir ChatrbahrAmir Chatrbahr
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I have deployed few .net APIs and applications as app service to Azure which is being used internally and also some of them can be called externally. Also have set up an Azure Alert for one of the major app services (let's call it Service A) which sends email notification in case of 404 error.
Looking into AppInsights, I can see some requests that result in 404 error when calling one the services without any endpoint included in the url (service B https://serviceB.mydomain.com/) and of course Service B returns 404 however AppInsights doesn't display the request caller (request referer). To investigate the 404 error I need to know about the caller url.
I'm aware that programmatically I can read request referer but how it can be done for 404 error which caused by a request to an endpoint which doesn't exist moreover some requests may not have referer. How can I log the caller url [preferably in Azure app services/appInsights]?
azure httprequest alert azure-application-insights http-referer asked Nov 16 '18 at 3:33
Amir ChatrbahrAmir Chatrbahr
1,4061323
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I have deployed few .net APIs and applications as app service to Azure which is being used internally and also some of them can be called externally. Also have set up an Azure Alert for one of the major app services (let's call it Service A) which sends email notification in case of 404 error.
Looking into AppInsights, I can see some requests that result in 404 error when calling one the services without any endpoint included in the url (service B https://serviceB.mydomain.com/) and of course Service B returns 404 however AppInsights doesn't display the request caller (request referer). To investigate the 404 error I need to know about the caller url.
I'm aware that programmatically I can read request referer but how it can be done for 404 error which caused by a request to an endpoint which doesn't exist moreover some requests may not have referer. How can I log the caller url [preferably in Azure app services/appInsights]?
azure httprequest alert azure-application-insights http-referer asked Nov 16 '18 at 3:33
Amir ChatrbahrAmir Chatrbahr
1,4061323
I have deployed few .net APIs and applications as app service to Azure which is being used internally and also some of them can be called externally. Also have set up an Azure Alert for one of the major app services (let's call it Service A) which sends email notification in case of 404 error.
Looking into AppInsights, I can see some requests that result in 404 error when calling one the services without any endpoint included in the url (service B https://serviceB.mydomain.com/) and of course Service B returns 404 however AppInsights doesn't display the request caller (request referer). To investigate the 404 error I need to know about the caller url.
I'm aware that programmatically I can read request referer but how it can be done for 404 error which caused by a request to an endpoint which doesn't exist moreover some requests may not have referer. How can I log the caller url [preferably in Azure app services/appInsights]?
azure httprequest alert azure-application-insights http-referer azure httprequest alert azure-application-insights http-referer asked Nov 16 '18 at 3:33
Amir ChatrbahrAmir Chatrbahr
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asked Nov 16 '18 at 3:33
Amir ChatrbahrAmir Chatrbahr
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edited Nov 16 '18 at 3:39
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asked Nov 16 '18 at 3:33
Amir ChatrbahrAmir Chatrbahr
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asked Nov 16 '18 at 3:33
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asked Nov 16 '18 at 3:33
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So far I was not able to find any facility in Azure portal to configure the AppInsights however it can be configured programmatically to track the referer and of course if the request doesn't have referer in the header for some reason, it can not be captured.
This link explains how AppInsight configuration can be done in codes to track the Referer.
UPDATE - And the root of issue:
Turned out "ALWAYS ON" feature in Azure Application Settings was ON for the Service B which means it sends request to the base url to keep it active and avoid recycling. For more info about Always On you can refer to here
answered Nov 20 '18 at 0:56
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One of the main reason for this would be that you might configure the availability test in App Insights
To be particularly this will be a URL ping test
This will hit the configured URL frequently at the location you configured
answered Nov 18 '18 at 15:59
JayendranJayendran
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Thanks @Jayendran for the hint. I checked all the existing AppInsights but it wasn't the case. Also the request is not on a regular time intervals. More likely one of the internal/external services is pinging the url but can't track it.
– Amir Chatrbahr
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So far I was not able to find any facility in Azure portal to configure the AppInsights however it can be configured programmatically to track the referer and of course if the request doesn't have referer in the header for some reason, it can not be captured.
This link explains how AppInsight configuration can be done in codes to track the Referer.
UPDATE - And the root of issue:
Turned out "ALWAYS ON" feature in Azure Application Settings was ON for the Service B which means it sends request to the base url to keep it active and avoid recycling. For more info about Always On you can refer to here
answered Nov 20 '18 at 0:56
Amir ChatrbahrAmir Chatrbahr
1,4061323
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So far I was not able to find any facility in Azure portal to configure the AppInsights however it can be configured programmatically to track the referer and of course if the request doesn't have referer in the header for some reason, it can not be captured.
This link explains how AppInsight configuration can be done in codes to track the Referer.
UPDATE - And the root of issue:
Turned out "ALWAYS ON" feature in Azure Application Settings was ON for the Service B which means it sends request to the base url to keep it active and avoid recycling. For more info about Always On you can refer to here
answered Nov 20 '18 at 0:56
Amir ChatrbahrAmir Chatrbahr
1,4061323
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So far I was not able to find any facility in Azure portal to configure the AppInsights however it can be configured programmatically to track the referer and of course if the request doesn't have referer in the header for some reason, it can not be captured.
This link explains how AppInsight configuration can be done in codes to track the Referer.
UPDATE - And the root of issue:
Turned out "ALWAYS ON" feature in Azure Application Settings was ON for the Service B which means it sends request to the base url to keep it active and avoid recycling. For more info about Always On you can refer to here
answered Nov 20 '18 at 0:56
Amir ChatrbahrAmir Chatrbahr
1,4061323
So far I was not able to find any facility in Azure portal to configure the AppInsights however it can be configured programmatically to track the referer and of course if the request doesn't have referer in the header for some reason, it can not be captured.
This link explains how AppInsight configuration can be done in codes to track the Referer.
UPDATE - And the root of issue:
Turned out "ALWAYS ON" feature in Azure Application Settings was ON for the Service B which means it sends request to the base url to keep it active and avoid recycling. For more info about Always On you can refer to here
answered Nov 20 '18 at 0:56
Amir ChatrbahrAmir Chatrbahr
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edited Nov 22 '18 at 1:22
answered Nov 20 '18 at 0:56
Amir ChatrbahrAmir Chatrbahr
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answered Nov 20 '18 at 0:56
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answered Nov 20 '18 at 0:56
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One of the main reason for this would be that you might configure the availability test in App Insights
To be particularly this will be a URL ping test
This will hit the configured URL frequently at the location you configured
answered Nov 18 '18 at 15:59
JayendranJayendran
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Thanks @Jayendran for the hint. I checked all the existing AppInsights but it wasn't the case. Also the request is not on a regular time intervals. More likely one of the internal/external services is pinging the url but can't track it.
– Amir Chatrbahr
Nov 18 '18 at 22:32
add a comment |
One of the main reason for this would be that you might configure the availability test in App Insights
To be particularly this will be a URL ping test
This will hit the configured URL frequently at the location you configured
answered Nov 18 '18 at 15:59
JayendranJayendran
3,49331541
Thanks @Jayendran for the hint. I checked all the existing AppInsights but it wasn't the case. Also the request is not on a regular time intervals. More likely one of the internal/external services is pinging the url but can't track it.
– Amir Chatrbahr
Nov 18 '18 at 22:32
add a comment |
One of the main reason for this would be that you might configure the availability test in App Insights
To be particularly this will be a URL ping test
This will hit the configured URL frequently at the location you configured
answered Nov 18 '18 at 15:59
JayendranJayendran
3,49331541
One of the main reason for this would be that you might configure the availability test in App Insights
To be particularly this will be a URL ping test
This will hit the configured URL frequently at the location you configured
answered Nov 18 '18 at 15:59
JayendranJayendran
3,49331541
answered Nov 18 '18 at 15:59
JayendranJayendran
3,49331541
answered Nov 18 '18 at 15:59
JayendranJayendran
3,49331541
answered Nov 18 '18 at 15:59
JayendranJayendran
3,49331541
3,49331541
Thanks @Jayendran for the hint. I checked all the existing AppInsights but it wasn't the case. Also the request is not on a regular time intervals. More likely one of the internal/external services is pinging the url but can't track it.
– Amir Chatrbahr
Nov 18 '18 at 22:32
add a comment |
Thanks @Jayendran for the hint. I checked all the existing AppInsights but it wasn't the case. Also the request is not on a regular time intervals. More likely one of the internal/external services is pinging the url but can't track it.
– Amir Chatrbahr
Nov 18 '18 at 22:32
Thanks @Jayendran for the hint. I checked all the existing AppInsights but it wasn't the case. Also the request is not on a regular time intervals. More likely one of the internal/external services is pinging the url but can't track it.
– Amir Chatrbahr
Nov 18 '18 at 22:32
Thanks @Jayendran for the hint. I checked all the existing AppInsights but it wasn't the case. Also the request is not on a regular time intervals. More likely one of the internal/external services is pinging the url but can't track it.
– Amir Chatrbahr
Nov 18 '18 at 22:32
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