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X-Ray examples using AWS CLI

The following code examples show you how to perform actions and implement common scenarios by using the AWS Command Line Interface with X-Ray.

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The following code example shows how to use batch-traces-get.

AWS CLI

To get a list of traces

The following batch-get-traces example retrieves a list of traces specified by an ID. The full trace includes a document for each segment, compiled from all of the segment documents received with the same trace ID.

aws xray batch-get-traces \
    --trace-ids 1-5d82881a-0a9126e92a73e971eed891b9

Output:

{
    "Traces": [
        {
            "Id": "1-5d82881a-0a9126e92a73e971eed891b9",
            "Duration": 0.232,
            "Segments": [
                {
                    "Id": "54aff5735b12dd28",
                    "Document": "{\"id\":\"54aff5735b12dd28\",\"name\":\"Scorekeep\",\"start_time\":1.568835610432E9,\"end_time\":1.568835610664E9,\"http\":{\"request\":{\"url\":\"http://scorekeep-env-1.m4fg2pfzpv.us-east-2.elasticbeanstalk.com/api/user\",\"method\":\"POST\",\"user_agent\":\"curl/7.59.0\",\"client_ip\":\"52.95.4.28\",\"x_forwarded_for\":true},\"response\":{\"status\":200}},\"aws\":{\"elastic_beanstalk\":{\"version_label\":\"Sample Application-1\",\"deployment_id\":3,\"environment_name\":\"Scorekeep-env-1\"},\"ec2\":{\"availability_zone\":\"us-east-2b\",\"instance_id\":\"i-0e3cf4d2de0f3f37a\"},\"xray\":{\"sdk_version\":\"1.1.0\",\"sdk\":\"X-Ray for Java\"}},\"service\":{\"runtime\":\"OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM\",\"runtime_version\":\"1.8.0_222\"},\"trace_id\":\"1-5d82881a-0a9126e92a73e971eed891b9\",\"origin\":\"AWS::ElasticBeanstalk::Environment\",\"subsegments\":[{\"id\":\"2d6900034ccfe558\",\"name\":\"DynamoDB\",\"start_time\":1.568835610658E9,\"end_time\":1.568835610664E9,\"http\":{\"response\":{\"status\":200,\"content_length\":61}},\"aws\":{\"table_name\":\"scorekeep-user\",\"operation\":\"UpdateItem\",\"request_id\":\"TPEIDNDUROMLPOV17U4A79555NVV4KQNSO5AEMVJF66Q9ASUAAJG\",\"resource_names\":[\"scorekeep-user\"]},\"namespace\":\"aws\"}]}"
                },
                {
                    "Id": "0f278b6334c34e6b",
                    "Document": "{\"id\":\"0f278b6334c34e6b\",\"name\":\"DynamoDB\",\"start_time\":1.568835610658E9,\"end_time\":1.568835610664E9,\"parent_id\":\"2d6900034ccfe558\",\"inferred\":true,\"http\":{\"response\":{\"status\":200,\"content_length\":61}},\"aws\":{\"table_name\":\"scorekeep-user\",\"operation\":\"UpdateItem\",\"request_id\":\"TPEIDNDUROMLPOV17U4A79555NVV4KQNSO5AEMVJF66Q9ASUAAJG\",\"resource_names\":[\"scorekeep-user\"]},\"trace_id\":\"1-5d82881a-0a9126e92a73e971eed891b9\",\"origin\":\"AWS::DynamoDB::Table\"}"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "UnprocessedTraceIds": []
}

For more information, see Using the AWS X-Ray API with the AWS CLI in the AWS X-Ray Developer Guide.

The following code example shows how to use create-group.

AWS CLI

To create a group

The following create-group example creates a group resource named AdminGroup. The group gets a filter expression that defines the criteria of the group as a segment related to a specific service causing a fault or an error.

aws xray create-group \
   --group-name "AdminGroup" \
   --filter-expression "service(\"mydomain.com\") {fault OR error}"

Output:

{
    "GroupName": "AdminGroup",
    "GroupARN": "arn:aws:xray:us-west-2:123456789012:group/AdminGroup/123456789",
    "FilterExpression": "service(\"mydomain.com\") {fault OR error}"
}

For more information, see Configuring Sampling, Groups, and Encryption Settings with the AWS X-Ray API in the AWS X-Ray Developer Guide.

  • For API details, see CreateGroup in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use create-sampling-rule.

AWS CLI

To create a sampling rule

The following create-sampling-rule example creates a rule to control sampling behavior for instrumented applications. The rules are provided by a JSON file. The majority of the sampling rule fields are required to create the rule.

aws xray create-sampling-rule \
    --cli-input-json file://9000-base-scorekeep.json

Contents of 9000-base-scorekeep.json:

{
    "SamplingRule": {
        "RuleName": "base-scorekeep",
        "ResourceARN": "*",
        "Priority": 9000,
        "FixedRate": 0.1,
        "ReservoirSize": 5,
        "ServiceName": "Scorekeep",
        "ServiceType": "*",
        "Host": "*",
        "HTTPMethod": "*",
        "URLPath": "*",
        "Version": 1
    }
}

Output:

{
    "SamplingRuleRecord": {
        "SamplingRule": {
            "RuleName": "base-scorekeep",
            "RuleARN": "arn:aws:xray:us-west-2:123456789012:sampling-rule/base-scorekeep",
            "ResourceARN": "*",
            "Priority": 9000,
            "FixedRate": 0.1,
            "ReservoirSize": 5,
            "ServiceName": "Scorekeep",
            "ServiceType": "*",
            "Host": "*",
            "HTTPMethod": "*",
            "URLPath": "*",
            "Version": 1,
            "Attributes": {}
        },
        "CreatedAt": 1530574410.0,
        "ModifiedAt": 1530574410.0
    }
}

For more information, see Configuring Sampling, Groups, and Encryption Settings with the AWS X-Ray API in the AWS X-Ray Developer Guide.

The following code example shows how to use delete-group.

AWS CLI

To delete a group

The following delete-group example deletes the specified group resource.

aws xray delete-group \
    --group-name "AdminGroup" \
    --group-arn "arn:aws:xray:us-east-2:123456789012:group/AdminGroup/123456789"

This command produces no output.

For more information, see Configuring Sampling, Groups, and Encryption Settings with the AWS X-Ray API in the AWS X-Ray Developer Guide.

  • For API details, see DeleteGroup in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use delete-sampling-rule.

AWS CLI

To delete a sampling rule

The following delete-sampling-rule example deletes the specified sampling rule. You can specify the group by using either the group name or group ARN.

aws xray delete-sampling-rule \
    --rule-name polling-scorekeep

Output:

{
    "SamplingRuleRecord": {
        "SamplingRule": {
            "RuleName": "polling-scorekeep",
            "RuleARN": "arn:aws:xray:us-west-2:123456789012:sampling-rule/polling-scorekeep",
            "ResourceARN": "*",
            "Priority": 5000,
            "FixedRate": 0.003,
            "ReservoirSize": 0,
            "ServiceName": "Scorekeep",
            "ServiceType": "*",
            "Host": "*",
            "HTTPMethod": "GET",
            "URLPath": "/api/state/*",
            "Version": 1,
            "Attributes": {}
        },
        "CreatedAt": 1530574399.0,
        "ModifiedAt": 1530574399.0
    }
}

For more information, see Configuring Sampling, Groups, and Encryption Settings with the AWS X-Ray API in the AWS X-Ray Developer Guide.

The following code example shows how to use get-encryption-config.

AWS CLI

To retrieve the encryption configuration

The following get-encryption-config example retrieves the current encryption configuration for your AWS X-Ray data.

aws xray get-encryption-config

Output:

{
    "EncryptionConfig": {
        "KeyId": "ae4aa6d49-a4d8-9df9-a475-4ff6d7898456",
        "Status": "ACTIVE",
        "Type": "NONE"
    }
}

For more information, see Configuring Sampling, Groups, and Encryption Settings with the AWS X-Ray API in the AWS X-Ray Developer Guide.

The following code example shows how to use get-group.

AWS CLI

To retrieve a group

The following get-group example displays details for the specified group resource. The details include the group name, the group ARN, and the filter expression that defines the criteria for that group. Groups can also be retrieved by ARN.

aws xray get-group \
    --group-name "AdminGroup"

Output:

{
    "Group": [
        {
            "GroupName": "AdminGroup",
            "GroupARN": "arn:aws:xray:us-west-2:123456789012:group/AdminGroup/123456789",
            "FilterExpression": "service(\"mydomain.com\") {fault OR error}"
        }
    ]
}

For more information, see Configuring Sampling, Groups, and Encryption Settings with the AWS X-Ray API in the AWS X-Ray Developer Guide.

  • For API details, see GetGroup in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use get-groups.

AWS CLI

To retrieve all groups

The following example displays details for all active group.

aws xray get-groups

Output:

{
    "Groups": [
        {
            "GroupName": "AdminGroup",
            "GroupARN": "arn:aws:xray:us-west-2:123456789012:group/AdminGroup/123456789",
            "FilterExpression": "service(\"example.com\") {fault OR error}"
        },
        {
            "GroupName": "SDETGroup",
            "GroupARN": "arn:aws:xray:us-west-2:123456789012:group/SDETGroup/987654321",
            "FilterExpression": "responsetime > 2"
        }
    ]
}

For more information, see Configuring Sampling, Groups, and Encryption Settings with the AWS X-Ray API in the AWS X-Ray Developer Guide.

  • For API details, see GetGroups in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use get-sampling-rules.

AWS CLI

To retrieve all sampling rules

The following get-sampling-rules example displays details for all available sampling rules.:

aws xray get-sampling-rules

Output:

{
    "SamplingRuleRecords": [
        {
            "SamplingRule": {
                "RuleName": "Default",
                "RuleARN": "arn:aws:xray:us-east-1::sampling-rule/Default",
                "ResourceARN": "*",
                "Priority": 10000,
                "FixedRate": 0.01,
                "ReservoirSize": 0,
                "ServiceName": "*",
                "ServiceType": "*",
                "Host": "*",
                "HTTPMethod": "*",
                "URLPath": "*",
                "Version": 1,
                "Attributes": {}
            },
            "CreatedAt": 0.0,
            "ModifiedAt": 1530558121.0
        },
        {
            "SamplingRule": {
                "RuleName": "base-scorekeep",
                "RuleARN": "arn:aws:xray:us-east-1::sampling-rule/base-scorekeep",
                "ResourceARN": "*",
                "Priority": 9000,
                "FixedRate": 0.1,
                "ReservoirSize": 2,
                "ServiceName": "Scorekeep",
                "ServiceType": "*",
                "Host": "*",
                "HTTPMethod": "*",
                "URLPath": "*",
                "Version": 1,
                "Attributes": {}
            },
            "CreatedAt": 1530573954.0,
            "ModifiedAt": 1530920505.0
        },
        {
            "SamplingRule": {
                "RuleName": "polling-scorekeep",
                "RuleARN": "arn:aws:xray:us-east-1::sampling-rule/polling-scorekeep",
                "ResourceARN": "*",
                "Priority": 5000,
                "FixedRate": 0.003,
                "ReservoirSize": 0,
                "ServiceName": "Scorekeep",
                "ServiceType": "*",
                "Host": "*",
                "HTTPMethod": "GET",
                "URLPath": "/api/state/*",
                "Version": 1,
                "Attributes": {}
            },
            "CreatedAt": 1530918163.0,
            "ModifiedAt": 1530918163.0
        }
    ]
}

For more information, see Using Sampling Rules with the X-Ray API in the AWS X-Ray Developer Guide.

The following code example shows how to use get-sampling-targets.

AWS CLI

To request a sampling quota

The following get-sampling-targets example requests a sampling quota for rules that the service is using to sample requests. The response from AWS X-Ray includes a quota that can be used instead of borrowing from the reservoir.

aws xray get-sampling-targets \
    --sampling-statistics-documents '[ { "RuleName": "base-scorekeep", "ClientID": "ABCDEF1234567890ABCDEF10", "Timestamp": "2018-07-07T00:20:06, "RequestCount": 110, "SampledCount": 20, "BorrowCount": 10 }, { "RuleName": "polling-scorekeep", 31, "BorrowCount": 0 } ]'

Output:

{
    "SamplingTargetDocuments": [
        {
            "RuleName": "base-scorekeep",
            "FixedRate": 0.1,
            "ReservoirQuota": 2,
            "ReservoirQuotaTTL": 1530923107.0,
            "Interval": 10
        },
        {
            "RuleName": "polling-scorekeep",
            "FixedRate": 0.003,
            "ReservoirQuota": 0,
            "ReservoirQuotaTTL": 1530923107.0,
            "Interval": 10
        }
    ],
    "LastRuleModification": 1530920505.0,
    "UnprocessedStatistics": []
}

For more information, see Using Sampling Rules with the X-Ray API in the AWS X-Ray Developer Guide.

The following code example shows how to use get-service-graph.

AWS CLI

To get a service graph

The following example displays a document within a specified time period that describes services processing incoming requests, and the downstream services that they call as a result.:

aws xray get-service-graph \
    --start-time 1568835392.0
    --end-time 1568835446.0

Output:

{
    "Services": [
        {
            "ReferenceId": 0,
            "Name": "Scorekeep",
            "Names": [
                "Scorekeep"
            ],
            "Root": true,
            "Type": "AWS::ElasticBeanstalk::Environment",
            "State": "active",
            "StartTime": 1568835392.0,
            "EndTime": 1568835446.0,
            "Edges": [
                {
                    "ReferenceId": 1,
                    "StartTime": 1568835392.0,
                    "EndTime": 1568835446.0,
                    "SummaryStatistics": {
                        "OkCount": 14,
                        "ErrorStatistics": {
                            "ThrottleCount": 0,
                            "OtherCount": 0,
                            "TotalCount": 0
                        },
                        "FaultStatistics": {
                            "OtherCount": 0,
                            "TotalCount": 0
                        },
                        "TotalCount": 14,
                        "TotalResponseTime": 0.13
                    },
                    "ResponseTimeHistogram": [
                        {
                            "Value": 0.008,
                            "Count": 1
                        },
                        {
                            "Value": 0.005,
                            "Count": 7
                        },
                        {
                            "Value": 0.009,
                            "Count": 1
                        },
                        {
                            "Value": 0.021,
                            "Count": 1
                        },
                        {
                            "Value": 0.038,
                            "Count": 1
                        },
                        {
                            "Value": 0.007,
                            "Count": 1
                        },
                        {
                            "Value": 0.006,
                            "Count": 2
                        }
                    ],
                    "Aliases": []
                },

                ... TRUNCATED FOR BREVITY ...

            ]
        }
    ],
    "StartTime": 1568835392.0,
    "EndTime": 1568835446.0,
    "ContainsOldGroupVersions": false
}

For more information, see Using the AWS X-Ray API with the AWS CLI in the AWS X-Ray Developer Guide.

The following code example shows how to use get-trace-summaries.

AWS CLI

To get a trace summary

The following get-trace-summaries example retrieves IDs and metadata for traces available within a specified time frame.

aws xray get-trace-summaries \
    --start-time 1568835392.0 \
    --end-time 1568835446.0

Output:

[
    "http://scorekeep-env-1.123456789.us-east-2.elasticbeanstalk.com/api/move/VSAE93HF/GSSD2NTB/DP0PCC09",
    "http://scorekeep-env-1.123456789.us-east-2.elasticbeanstalk.com/api/move/GCQ2B35P/FREELDFT/4LRE643M",
    "http://scorekeep-env-1.123456789.us-east-2.elasticbeanstalk.com/api/game/VSAE93HF/GSSD2NTB/starttime/1568835513",
    "http://scorekeep-env-1.123456789.us-east-2.elasticbeanstalk.com/api/move/4MQNA5NN/L99KK2RF/null"
]

For more information, see Using the AWS X-Ray API with the AWS CLI in the AWS X-Ray Developer Guide.

The following code example shows how to use put-encryption-config.

AWS CLI

To update the encryption configuration

The following put-encryption-config``example updates the encryption configuration for AWS X-Ray data to use the default AWS managed KMS key ``aws/xray.

aws xray put-encryption-config \
    --type KMS \
    --key-id alias/aws/xray

Output:

{
    "EncryptionConfig": {
        "KeyId": "arn:aws:kms:us-west-2:123456789012:key/c234g4e8-39e9-4gb0-84e2-b0ea215cbba5",
        "Status": "UPDATING",
        "Type": "KMS"
    }
}

For more information, see Configuring Sampling, Groups, and Encryption Settings with the AWS X-Ray API in the AWS X-Ray Developer Guide.

The following code example shows how to use put-trace-segments.

AWS CLI

To upload a segment

The following put-trace-segments example uploads segment documents to AWS X-Ray. The segment document is consumed as a list of JSON segment documents.

aws xray put-trace-segments \
    --trace-segment-documents "{\"id\":\"20312a0e2b8809f4\",\"name\":\"DynamoDB\",\"trace_id\":\"1-5832862d-a43aafded3334a971fe312db\",\"start_time\":1.479706157195E9,\"end_time\":1.479706157202E9,\"parent_id\":\"79736b962fe3239e\",\"http\":{\"response\":{\"content_length\":60,\"status\":200}},\"inferred\":true,\"aws\":{\"consistent_read\":false,\"table_name\":\"scorekeep-session-xray\",\"operation\":\"GetItem\",\"request_id\":\"SCAU23OM6M8FO38UASGC7785ARVV4KQNSO5AEMVJF66Q9ASUAAJG\",\"resource_names\":[\"scorekeep-session-xray\"]},\"origin\":\"AWS::DynamoDB::Table\"}"

Output:

{
    "UnprocessedTraceSegments": []
}

For more information, see Sending Trace Data to AWS X-Ray in the AWS X-Ray Developer Guide.

The following code example shows how to use update-group.

AWS CLI

To update a group

The following update-group example updates the criteria by which to accept traces into the group named AdminGroup. You can specify the desired group by using either the group name or group ARN.

aws xray update-group \
    --group-name "AdminGroup" \
    --group-arn "arn:aws:xray:us-west-2:123456789012:group/AdminGroup/123456789" \
    --filter-expression "service(\"mydomain.com\") {fault}"

Output:

{
    "GroupName": "AdminGroup",
    "GroupARN": "arn:aws:xray:us-east-2:123456789012:group/AdminGroup/123456789",
    "FilterExpression": "service(\"mydomain.com\") {fault}"
}

For more information, see Configuring Sampling, Groups, and Encryption Settings with the AWS X-Ray API in the AWS X-Ray Developer Guide.

  • For API details, see UpdateGroup in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use update-sampling-rule.

AWS CLI

To update a sampling rule

The following update-sampling-rule example modifies a sampling rule's configuration. The rules are consumed from a JSON file. Only the fields being updated are required.

aws xray update-sampling-rule \
   --cli-input-json file://1000-default.json

Contents of 1000-default.json:

{
    "SamplingRuleUpdate": {
        "RuleName": "Default",
        "FixedRate": 0.01,
        "ReservoirSize": 0
    }
}

Output:

{
    "SamplingRuleRecords": [
        {
            "SamplingRule": {
                "RuleName": "Default",
                "RuleARN": "arn:aws:xray:us-west-2:123456789012:sampling-rule/Default",
                "ResourceARN": "*",
                "Priority": 10000,
                "FixedRate": 0.01,
                "ReservoirSize": 0,
                "ServiceName": "*",
                "ServiceType": "*",
                "Host": "*",
                "HTTPMethod": "*",
                "URLPath": "*",
                "Version": 1,
                "Attributes": {}
            },
            "CreatedAt": 0.0,
            "ModifiedAt": 1529959993.0
        }
   ]
}

For more information, see Configuring Sampling, Groups, and Encryption Settings with the AWS X-Ray API in the AWS X-Ray Developer Guide.