APM
Planned: link slow pages to the server work behind them
Noxtica is building an OpenTelemetry-compatible intake for backend traces, metrics and logs. It is planned to connect that telemetry to browser sessions in the console.
WHAT IS PLANNED
Planned capabilities
These items describe the design direction. None of them is a commitment on scope or date.
In development
Browser session
A slow page load
Collected by the Noxtica browser script.
Standard W3C trace context headers
Would let a browser session point to the backend trace behind it.
Backend trace
The server work behind that page load
From services that already emit OpenTelemetry data.
Traces, metrics and logs
The intake is planned to accept OpenTelemetry traces, metrics and logs over HTTP and gRPC. Release markers would show which deployment a change belongs to.
Linked to browser sessions
Standard W3C trace context would let a browser session point to the backend trace behind a slow page load.
Keys and tenant scoping
An operator would issue a telemetry key for the tenant in the console. Trace context would link data but would not decide which tenant it belongs to.
PLANNED APPROACH
Planned approach
These steps describe the intended design, not a released workflow.
Console
Issue a telemetry key
An operator would create a telemetry key for the tenant in the Noxtica console.
In development
Your services
Send OpenTelemetry data
Traces, metrics and logs
Services that already emit OpenTelemetry data would send it to the Noxtica intake with that key.
In development
Console
Review beside browser sessions
Backend telemetry
Operators would read traces, metrics, logs and releases next to browser session data.
In development
Issue a telemetry key
An operator would create a telemetry key for the tenant in the Noxtica console.
Send OpenTelemetry data
Services that already emit OpenTelemetry data would send traces, metrics and logs to the Noxtica intake with that key.
Review in the console
Operators would read traces, metrics, logs and releases in the console, next to browser session data.
WHERE IT WOULD FIT
Questions it is planned to help answer
Fit depends on what the finished scope turns out to be.
Slow page, unclear cause
Teams could follow a slow page load to the backend request behind it.
Behavior after a deployment
Release markers could help teams compare behavior before and after a deployment.
Session and server data together
Teams that already use Noxtica for browser monitoring could review backend telemetry beside it.
HOW TEAMS WOULD CONNECT IT
Planned connection model
Nothing here is a supported setup today.
- Teams with services that already emit OpenTelemetry data would point them at a Noxtica intake with a console-issued key.
- Browser sessions collected by the Noxtica browser script could be linked to backend traces through standard trace context headers.
- Results would be read in the Noxtica console, in views for traces, metrics, logs and releases.
LIMITS
Status and boundaries
Read this page as a description of intent.
- APM is in development and is not generally available. Nothing on this page is a commitment on scope or date.
- The planned focus would be linking telemetry to browser sessions, not infrastructure monitoring, general log management or continuous profiling.
- No performance or capacity claims are made on this page. Any such claim would need measurement before publication.
- Traces and logs can carry personal data. Customers would remain responsible for notice, consent, retention and what their services send.
Monitoring and replay must follow your notices, consent and masking settings, and our acceptable use rules.Read the acceptable use policy
FAQ
Questions about APM
Can I use APM today?
No. It is in development and not generally available. You can ask about early access.
Which standards is it planned to use?
The design uses OpenTelemetry transports and W3C trace context. Details could change before any release.
Will it replace other monitoring tools?
That is not the planned focus. The aim is to connect backend telemetry to browser sessions.
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Ask about early access
Early access, if offered, would be agreed directly with Noxtica. Contact the team to ask about APM and describe your use case.