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AWS Lambda Extension

Version-1.34.0 · Experimental

The AWS Lambda collector collects AWS Lambda metrics and logs through the Lambda extension.

Installation

Adding a DataKit Layer

  • Create a Layer via Zip

    • Zip download links:

    • Open the Lambda console Layers page.

    • Select Create layer.
    • Under Layer configuration, enter the layer name in Name.
    • Choose Upload a .zip file. Then, select Upload to choose the local .zip file.
    • Select Create.

  • Add a Layer via ARN

    • Open the Lambda console Functions page.
    • Select the function you want to configure.
    • Under Layers, select Add Layer.
    • Under Select a layer, choose ARN as the layer source.
    • Enter the ARN in the text box, select Verify, and then choose Add.

Configure the Required Environment Variables

  • ENV_DATAWAY=https://openway.truewatch.com?token=<your-token>

Metrics

awslambda-metric

Tags & Fields Description
aws_account_id
(tag)		 AWS Account ID.
aws_lambda_function_memory_size
(tag)		 Configured memory size for the Lambda function.
aws_lambda_function_name
(tag)		 Lambda function name.
aws_lambda_function_version
(tag)		 Lambda function version.
aws_lambda_initialization_type
(tag)		 Initialization type of the Lambda function.
aws_region
(tag)		 AWS region where the function is executed.
billed_duration_ms Billed duration in milliseconds.
Type: int
Unit: time,ms
duration_ms Total duration in milliseconds.
Type: int
Unit: time,ms
errors Errors count.
Type: int
Unit: count
init_duration_ms Initialization duration in milliseconds.
Type: int
Unit: time,ms
invocations Invocation count.
Type: int
Unit: count
max_memory_used_mb Maximum memory used in MB.
Type: int
Unit: digital,Mb
memory_size_mb Memory size configured for the Lambda function in MB.
Type: int
Unit: digital,Mb
out_of_memory Out of memory errors count.
Type: int
Unit: count
post_runtime_duration Duration of the post-runtime phase in milliseconds.
Type: int
Unit: time,ms
produced_bytes Bytes produced.
Type: int
Unit: digital,B
response_duration_ms Response duration in milliseconds.
Type: int
Unit: time,ms
response_latency Response latency in milliseconds.
Type: int
Unit: time,ms
runtime_duration_ms Duration of the runtime in milliseconds.
Type: int
Unit: time,ms
timeouts Timeouts count.
Type: int
Unit: count

awslambda-logging

Tags & Fields Description
aws_log_from
(tag)		 log sources, currently only function are supported
message Log message.
Type: string
Unit: N/A

Collector Support

  • OpenTelemetry
  • statsd
  • ddtrace # Currently, only Go is supported. Due to special operations required by ddtrace in the lambda environment, you need to add tracer.WithLambdaMode(false).