Application Insights Data Plane

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This API exposes AI metric & event information and associated metadata

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

GET Execute an Analytics query

Executes an Analytics query for data

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/azure.com/applicationinsights-swagger/2018-04-20/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourcegroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Insights/components/{applicationName}/query?query=test&timespan=example&apiVersion=example

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/azure.com/applicationinsights-swagger/2018-04-20/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourcegroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Insights/components/{applicationName}/query?query=test&timespan=example&apiVersion=example"

import requests
params = {
    "query": "test",
    "timespan": "example",
    "apiVersion": "example"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/azure.com/applicationinsights-swagger/2018-04-20/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourcegroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Insights/components/{applicationName}/query",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/azure.com/applicationinsights-swagger/2018-04-20/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourcegroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Insights/components/{applicationName}/query');
url.searchParams.set('query', 'test');
url.searchParams.set('timespan', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('apiVersion', 'example');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/azure.com/applicationinsights-swagger/2018-04-20/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourcegroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Insights/components/{applicationName}/query")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("query", "test")
	q.Set("timespan", "example")
	q.Set("apiVersion", "example")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/azure.com/applicationinsights-swagger/2018-04-20/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourcegroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Insights/components/{applicationName}/query")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "query" => "test",
  "timespan" => "example",
  "apiVersion" => "example"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/azure.com/applicationinsights-swagger/2018-04-20/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourcegroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Insights/components/{applicationName}/query?" . http_build_query([
    "query" => "test",
    "timespan" => "example",
    "apiVersion" => "example"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Get OData metadata

Gets OData EDMX metadata describing the event data model

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/azure.com/applicationinsights-swagger/2018-04-20/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourcegroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Insights/components/{applicationName}/events/$metadata?apiVersion=example"

import requests
params = {
    "apiVersion": "example"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/azure.com/applicationinsights-swagger/2018-04-20/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourcegroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Insights/components/{applicationName}/events/$metadata",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/azure.com/applicationinsights-swagger/2018-04-20/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourcegroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Insights/components/{applicationName}/events/$metadata');
url.searchParams.set('apiVersion', 'example');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/azure.com/applicationinsights-swagger/2018-04-20/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourcegroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Insights/components/{applicationName}/events/$metadata")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("apiVersion", "example")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/azure.com/applicationinsights-swagger/2018-04-20/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourcegroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Insights/components/{applicationName}/events/$metadata")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "apiVersion" => "example"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/azure.com/applicationinsights-swagger/2018-04-20/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourcegroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Insights/components/{applicationName}/events/$metadata?" . http_build_query([
    "apiVersion" => "example"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Retrieve metric metadata

Gets metadata describing the available metrics

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/azure.com/applicationinsights-swagger/2018-04-20/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourcegroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Insights/components/{applicationName}/metrics/metadata?apiVersion=example"

import requests
params = {
    "apiVersion": "example"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/azure.com/applicationinsights-swagger/2018-04-20/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourcegroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Insights/components/{applicationName}/metrics/metadata",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/azure.com/applicationinsights-swagger/2018-04-20/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourcegroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Insights/components/{applicationName}/metrics/metadata');
url.searchParams.set('apiVersion', 'example');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/azure.com/applicationinsights-swagger/2018-04-20/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourcegroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Insights/components/{applicationName}/metrics/metadata")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("apiVersion", "example")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/azure.com/applicationinsights-swagger/2018-04-20/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourcegroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Insights/components/{applicationName}/metrics/metadata")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "apiVersion" => "example"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/azure.com/applicationinsights-swagger/2018-04-20/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourcegroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Insights/components/{applicationName}/metrics/metadata?" . http_build_query([
    "apiVersion" => "example"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

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What can you build with Application Insights Data Plane?

Application Insights Data Plane is a Cloud API. Developers commonly use cloud APIs for:

provisioning and managing cloud infrastructure
automating deployments and container orchestration
monitoring uptime and performance metrics
managing storage buckets and databases
setting up auto-scaling and load balancing

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. Application Insights Data Plane is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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