# io.Insights **URL:** https://community.interop.io/c/io-insights/6.md [Latest](https://community.interop.io/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.interop.io/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.interop.io/tags.md) --- ## [io.Insights Session 1: Next Wednesday](https://community.interop.io/t/io-insights-session-1-next-wednesday/720)
**Author:** [@interop.io-Team](https://community.interop.io/u/interop.io-Team)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 12:00pm UTC](https://community.interop.io/t/io-insights-session-1-next-wednesday/720 "2026-10-08T12:00:57Z")
Next week we’re kicking off the io.Insights series, and wanted to share a bit more about some practical use cases we’ll start with. Platform health A trader says startup is taking minutes. How do you see whether this i… --- ## [Join our first io.Insights session and shape the series](https://community.interop.io/t/join-our-first-io-insights-session-and-shape-the-series/713)
**Author:** [@Martin](https://community.interop.io/u/Martin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 2:21pm UTC](https://community.interop.io/t/join-our-first-io-insights-session-and-shape-the-series/713 "2026-10-01T14:21:44Z")
Hi everyone, I’m Martin, PM for io.Insights, and on October 14 we are starting the new virtual event series with an intro to io.Insights use cases, how it works, and how it fits in the io.Connect environment. There’s a… --- ## [Tracking User Behavior in Applications with io.Insights Click Stream](https://community.interop.io/t/tracking-user-behavior-in-applications-with-io-insights-click-stream/650)
**Author:** [@aleksandar.filipov](https://community.interop.io/u/aleksandar.filipov)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.interop.io/t/tracking-user-behavior-in-applications-with-io-insights-click-stream/650 "2026-08-07T14:35:27Z")
One use case for io.Insights is determining whether an application started, crashed, or responded slowly. It’s important for improving performance and stability and is what developers, platform admins and CTOs are afte… --- ## [io.Connect Legacy Metrics vs. io.Insights (OpenTelemetry) comparison](https://community.interop.io/t/io-connect-legacy-metrics-vs-io-insights-opentelemetry-comparison/624)
**Author:** [@toni.petrov](https://community.interop.io/u/toni.petrov)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 7:27am UTC](https://community.interop.io/t/io-connect-legacy-metrics-vs-io-insights-opentelemetry-comparison/624 "2026-07-20T07:27:30Z")
When setting up telemetry in io.Connect Desktop, you may come across two different configuration styles: A "metrics" configuration that lists publishers, a rest endpoint, and filters (whitelist/blacklist). An "otel… --- ## [How to filter and reduce the volume of Legacy metrics published by io.Connect Desktop](https://community.interop.io/t/how-to-filter-and-reduce-the-volume-of-legacy-metrics-published-by-io-connect-desktop/626)
**Author:** [@toni.petrov](https://community.interop.io/u/toni.petrov)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2026, 7:07am UTC](https://community.interop.io/t/how-to-filter-and-reduce-the-volume-of-legacy-metrics-published-by-io-connect-desktop/626 "2026-07-15T07:07:19Z")
Applies to: legacy Metrics API Note: the legacy Metrics API is deprecated The legacy Metrics API described above is deprecated in favor of the OpenTelemetry-based io.Insights - see the Legacy io.Insights overview, whi… --- ## [\[FAQ\] How to Add Custom Labels/Attributes to interop.io OpenTelemetry Metrics](https://community.interop.io/t/faq-how-to-add-custom-labels-attributes-to-interop-io-opentelemetry-metrics/598)
**Author:** [@toni.petrov](https://community.interop.io/u/toni.petrov)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 7:23pm UTC](https://community.interop.io/t/faq-how-to-add-custom-labels-attributes-to-interop-io-opentelemetry-metrics/598 "2026-06-08T19:23:51Z")
Question How to add custom labels or attributes to the OpenTelemetry metrics exported by interop.io, to differentiate metrics by environment, internal platform version, or any other dimension relevant to your organizatio… --- ## [Ready-to-use Observability Grafana Dashboard](https://community.interop.io/t/ready-to-use-observability-grafana-dashboard/571)
**Author:** [@Martin](https://community.interop.io/u/Martin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2026, 11:33am UTC](https://community.interop.io/t/ready-to-use-observability-grafana-dashboard/571 "2026-05-08T11:33:04Z")
Few months ago there was a request in the Community for a ready-to-use io.Insights Dashboard for Grafana. So we’ve put together such a template built on top of io.Insights default metrics that you can import into your ow… --- ## [A Complete Walkthrough of the Grafana Observability Dashboard](https://community.interop.io/t/a-complete-walkthrough-of-the-grafana-observability-dashboard/573)
**Author:** [@Martin](https://community.interop.io/u/Martin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 2:56pm UTC](https://community.interop.io/t/a-complete-walkthrough-of-the-grafana-observability-dashboard/573 "2026-04-30T14:56:18Z")
Once you have imported the dashboard and connected your datasources, you are looking at a real-time window into your io.Connect deployment. Here is what each section tells you and how to make the most of it. Filtering … --- ## [\[FAQ\] OTEL unreachable and fallback](https://community.interop.io/t/faq-otel-unreachable-and-fallback/562)
**Author:** [@toni.petrov](https://community.interop.io/u/toni.petrov)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 8:31am UTC](https://community.interop.io/t/faq-otel-unreachable-and-fallback/562 "2026-04-21T08:31:06Z")
Question When using io.Insights how does io.Connect handle unreachable OTEL collectors? Answer When the endpoint configured in otel.metrics.url cannot accept metric exports, io.Connect relies on the underlying OTLP expo… --- ## [\[FAQ\] Monitoring io.Connect Desktop Startup Time and Runtime Performance](https://community.interop.io/t/faq-monitoring-io-connect-desktop-startup-time-and-runtime-performance/531)
**Author:** [@toni.petrov](https://community.interop.io/u/toni.petrov)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 10:20am UTC](https://community.interop.io/t/faq-monitoring-io-connect-desktop-startup-time-and-runtime-performance/531 "2026-03-20T10:20:20Z")
How can I measure io.Connect Desktop startup time? For ongoing data collection, particularly when trying to distinguish healthy versus unhealthy platform behavior, OTEL metrics are the preferred path. This data is expose… --- ## [Answering Questions with io.Insights Metrics and Grafana](https://community.interop.io/t/answering-questions-with-io-insights-metrics-and-grafana/153)
**Author:** [@VelkoN](https://community.interop.io/u/VelkoN)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2025, 2:19pm UTC](https://community.interop.io/t/answering-questions-with-io-insights-metrics-and-grafana/153 "2025-09-22T14:19:06Z")
This tutorial shows how to use metrics information from io.Insights to answer questions about user and application behavior across your enterprise. It’s a practical example of identifying the most frequently used applica… --- ## [Track down issues fast with io.Insights](https://community.interop.io/t/track-down-issues-fast-with-io-insights/9)
**Author:** [@VelkoN](https://community.interop.io/u/VelkoN)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2025, 3:43pm UTC](https://community.interop.io/t/track-down-issues-fast-with-io-insights/9 "2025-09-19T15:43:01Z")
Working in finance requires quick and precise identification of problems. In this article, we’ll walk through how to leverage io.Insights to utilize io.Connect telemetry data, specifically tracing and logging, to swiftly… --- ## [Getting Started with io.Insights](https://community.interop.io/t/getting-started-with-io-insights/55)
**Author:** [@VelkoN](https://community.interop.io/u/VelkoN)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2025, 1:39pm UTC](https://community.interop.io/t/getting-started-with-io-insights/55 "2025-09-06T13:39:42Z")
If you’re building apps or maintaining a platform running hundreds of apps across your enterprise, you might have run into a similar situation: something small breaks, performance tanks, or a user hits a weird and hard-t… --- ## [About the io.Insights category](https://community.interop.io/t/about-the-io-insights-category/11)
**Author:** [@toni.petrov](https://community.interop.io/u/toni.petrov)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2025, 11:42am UTC](https://community.interop.io/t/about-the-io-insights-category/11 "2025-08-04T11:42:21Z")
Use this category for questions, ideas, and discussions about io.Insights, telemetry (metrics, traces, logs) and OpenTelemetry-based configuration and integrations for interop.io products. New to io.Insights? Start here …