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Azure Application Insights SDK for .NET. Application performance monitoring and observability resource management.

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SKILL.md

Azure.ResourceManager.ApplicationInsights (.NET)

Azure Resource Manager SDK for managing Application Insights resources for application performance monitoring.

Installation

bash
dotnet add package Azure.ResourceManager.ApplicationInsights
dotnet add package Azure.Identity

Pin a supported tested SDK version and verify each operation against its API reference; package and ARM API versions differ. These independent fragments are not a single compiled program.

Environment Variables

bash
AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID=<your-subscription-id>
AZURE_RESOURCE_GROUP=<your-resource-group>
AZURE_APPINSIGHTS_NAME=<your-appinsights-component>

Authentication

csharp
using Azure.Identity;
using Azure.ResourceManager;
using Azure.ResourceManager.ApplicationInsights;
ArmClient client = new ArmClient(new DefaultAzureCredential());

Resource Hierarchy

Subscription
└── ResourceGroup
└── ApplicationInsightsComponent # App Insights resource
├── ApplicationInsightsComponentApiKey # API keys for programmatic access
├── ComponentLinkedStorageAccount # Linked storage for data export
└── (via component ID)
├── WebTest # Availability tests
├── Workbook # Workbooks for analysis
├── WorkbookTemplate # Workbook templates
└── MyWorkbook # Private workbooks

Select the intended tenant/subscription and verify the credential/roles. Create/update/delete operations and scheduled tests require target-specific authorization, cost review and rollback/retention planning. Avoid logging telemetry content or keys. Workspace-based retention is governed by the linked workspace/table configuration; component fields alone do not establish effective retention or application SDK sampling. Private Link requires the complete scope, DNS and access policy setup.

Core Workflows

1. Create Application Insights Component (Workspace-based)
csharp
using Azure.ResourceManager.ApplicationInsights;
using Azure.ResourceManager.ApplicationInsights.Models;
using Azure;
using Azure.Core;
using Azure.ResourceManager.Resources;
string subscriptionId = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID")
?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Missing subscription");
SubscriptionResource subscription = client.GetSubscriptionResource(
new ResourceIdentifier($"/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}"));
ResourceGroupResource resourceGroup = (await subscription
.GetResourceGroupAsync("my-resource-group")).Value;
ApplicationInsightsComponentCollection components = resourceGroup.GetApplicationInsightsComponents();
// Workspace-based Application Insights (recommended)
ApplicationInsightsComponentData data = new ApplicationInsightsComponentData(
AzureLocation.EastUS,
ApplicationInsightsApplicationType.Web)
{
Kind = "web",
WorkspaceResourceId = new ResourceIdentifier(
"/subscriptions/<sub-id>/resourceGroups/<rg>/providers/Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/<workspace-name>"),
IngestionMode = IngestionMode.LogAnalytics,
PublicNetworkAccessForIngestion = PublicNetworkAccessType.Enabled,
PublicNetworkAccessForQuery = PublicNetworkAccessType.Enabled,
RetentionInDays = 90,
SamplingPercentage = 100,
DisableIPMasking = false,
ImmediatePurgeDataOn30Days = false,
Tags =
{
{ "environment", "production" },
{ "application", "mywebapp" }
}
};
ArmOperation<ApplicationInsightsComponentResource> operation = await components
.CreateOrUpdateAsync(WaitUntil.Completed, "my-appinsights", data);
ApplicationInsightsComponentResource component = operation.Value;
Console.WriteLine($"Component created: {component.Data.Name}");
// Keep ingestion identifiers in approved configuration; do not log them.
// Pass the connection string to approved configuration without logging.
2. Get Connection String and Keys
csharp
ApplicationInsightsComponentResource component = await resourceGroup
.GetApplicationInsightsComponentAsync("my-appinsights");
// Get connection string for SDK configuration
string connectionString = component.Data.ConnectionString;
string instrumentationKey = component.Data.InstrumentationKey;
string appId = component.Data.AppId;
// Do not print connectionString.
// Do not print instrumentationKey.
Console.WriteLine($"App ID: {appId}");
3. Telemetry Query Authentication

Prefer supported Microsoft Entra authentication and least-privilege query roles. Do not create or log legacy telemetry-query API keys; verify the current query API/authentication lifecycle before migrating existing clients. Management-plane credentials are separate from ingestion and query access.

4. Availability Monitoring

Use supported Standard availability tests for new deployments. The former URL Ping XML example was deprecated, and multi-step .webtest tests retired in2024. Inspect current region/location identifiers, pricing, request/response validation, retry policy and TLS settings before enabling a scheduled test. For a multi-request journey, choose an explicitly supported synthetic runner with test-only credentials; this skill does not supply one. Never assume {{TestPassword}} interpolation is provided by the ARM SDK.

6. Create Workbook
csharp
WorkbookCollection workbooks = resourceGroup.GetWorkbooks();
WorkbookData workbookData = new WorkbookData(AzureLocation.EastUS)
{
DisplayName = "Application Performance Dashboard",
Category = "workbook",
Kind = WorkbookSharedTypeKind.Shared,
SerializedData = """
{
"version": "Notebook/1.0",
"items": [
{
"type": 1,
"content": {
"json": "# Application Performance\n\nThis workbook shows application performance metrics."
},
"name": "header"
},
{
"type": 3,
"content": {
"version": "KqlItem/1.0",
"query": "requests\n| summarize count() by bin(timestamp, 1h)\n| render timechart",
"size": 0,
"title": "Requests per Hour",
"timeContext": {
"durationMs": 86400000
},
"queryType": 0,
"resourceType": "microsoft.insights/components"
},
"name": "requestsChart"
}
],
"isLocked": false
}
""",
SourceId = component.Id,
Tags =
{
{ "environment", "production" }
}
};
// Note: Workbook ID should be a new GUID
string workbookId = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
ArmOperation<WorkbookResource> operation = await workbooks
.CreateOrUpdateAsync(WaitUntil.Completed, workbookId, workbookData);
WorkbookResource workbook = operation.Value;
Console.WriteLine($"Workbook created: {workbook.Data.DisplayName}");
7. Link Storage Account
csharp
ApplicationInsightsComponentResource component = await resourceGroup
.GetApplicationInsightsComponentAsync("my-appinsights");
ComponentLinkedStorageAccountCollection linkedStorage = component.GetComponentLinkedStorageAccounts();
ComponentLinkedStorageAccountData storageData = new ComponentLinkedStorageAccountData
{
LinkedStorageAccount = new ResourceIdentifier(
"/subscriptions/<sub-id>/resourceGroups/<rg>/providers/Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/<storage-account>")
};
ArmOperation<ComponentLinkedStorageAccountResource> operation = await linkedStorage
.CreateOrUpdateAsync(WaitUntil.Completed, StorageType.ServiceProfiler, storageData);
8. List and Manage Components
csharp
// List all Application Insights components in resource group
await foreach (ApplicationInsightsComponentResource component in
resourceGroup.GetApplicationInsightsComponents())
{
Console.WriteLine($"Component: {component.Data.Name}");
Console.WriteLine($" App ID: {component.Data.AppId}");
Console.WriteLine($" Type: {component.Data.ApplicationType}");
Console.WriteLine($" Ingestion Mode: {component.Data.IngestionMode}");
Console.WriteLine($" Retention: {component.Data.RetentionInDays} days");
}
// List web tests
await foreach (WebTestResource webTest in resourceGroup.GetWebTests())
{
Console.WriteLine($"Web Test: {webTest.Data.WebTestName}");
Console.WriteLine($" Enabled: {webTest.Data.IsEnabled}");
Console.WriteLine($" Frequency: {webTest.Data.Frequency}s");
}
// List workbooks
await foreach (WorkbookResource workbook in resourceGroup.GetWorkbooks())
{
Console.WriteLine($"Workbook: {workbook.Data.DisplayName}");
}
9. Update Component
csharp
ApplicationInsightsComponentResource component = await resourceGroup
.GetApplicationInsightsComponentAsync("my-appinsights");
// Update using full data (PUT operation)
ApplicationInsightsComponentData updateData = component.Data;
updateData.RetentionInDays = 180;
updateData.SamplingPercentage = 50;
updateData.Tags["updated"] = "true";
ArmOperation<ApplicationInsightsComponentResource> operation = await resourceGroup
.GetApplicationInsightsComponents()
.CreateOrUpdateAsync(WaitUntil.Completed, "my-appinsights", updateData);
10. Delete Resources
csharp
// Delete Application Insights component
ApplicationInsightsComponentResource component = await resourceGroup
.GetApplicationInsightsComponentAsync("my-appinsights");
await component.DeleteAsync(WaitUntil.Completed);
// Delete web test
WebTestResource webTest = await resourceGroup.GetWebTestAsync("webtest-homepage");
await webTest.DeleteAsync(WaitUntil.Completed);

Key Types Reference

TypePurpose
ApplicationInsightsComponentResourceApp Insights component
ApplicationInsightsComponentDataComponent configuration
ApplicationInsightsComponentCollectionCollection of components
ApplicationInsightsComponentApiKeyResourceAPI key for programmatic access
WebTestResourceAvailability/web test
WebTestDataWeb test configuration
WorkbookResourceAnalysis workbook
WorkbookDataWorkbook configuration
ComponentLinkedStorageAccountResourceLinked storage for exports

Application Types

TypeEnum Value
Web ApplicationWeb
iOS ApplicationiOS
Java ApplicationJava
Node.js ApplicationNodeJS
.NET ApplicationMRT
OtherOther

Web Test Locations

Location IDRegion
us-ca-sjc-azrWest US
us-tx-sn1-azrSouth Central US
us-il-ch1-azrNorth Central US
us-va-ash-azrEast US
emea-gb-db3-azrUK South
emea-nl-ams-azrWest Europe
emea-fr-pra-edgeFrance Central
apac-sg-sin-azrSoutheast Asia
apac-hk-hkn-azrEast Asia
apac-jp-kaw-edgeJapan East
latam-br-gru-edgeBrazil South
emea-au-syd-edgeAustralia East

Best Practices

  1. Use workspace-based — Workspace-based App Insights is the current standard
  2. Link to Log Analytics — Store data in Log Analytics for better querying
  3. Set appropriate retention — Balance cost vs. data availability
  4. Use sampling — Reduce costs for high-volume applications
  5. Store connection string securely — Use Key Vault or managed identity
  6. Enable multiple test locations — For accurate availability monitoring
  7. Use workbooks — For custom dashboards and analysis
  8. Set up alerts — Based on availability tests and metrics
  9. Tag resources — For cost allocation and organization
  10. Use private endpoints — For secure data ingestion

Error Handling

csharp
using Azure;

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