This add-on is operated by Moesif Inc

Understand and grow API usage with a powerful observability platform

Last updated May 15, 2024

Grow and Monetize API Products with the Moesif for Heroku

Overview

Understand and monetize API usage with a powerful analytics and billing platform

API Observability

• API Product Analytics
• API Logs and Metrics
• API Monitoring
• Custom Dashboards

API Monetization

• Usage-Based Billing
• Quotas and Governance
• Open-Source Developer Portal

Customer Guidance

• User Behavioral Emails
• Embedded API Logs and Metrics

Provisioning the add-on

The server integration installs in minutes to automatically monitor customer API traffic. Moesif automatically analyzes REST, GraphQL, XML/SOAP, RPC, and other APIs.

1. Install the Add-on

Moesif can be attached to a Heroku application via the CLI:

$ heroku addons:create moesif
-----> Adding moesif to sharp-mountain-4005... done, v18 (free)

During provisioning, a MOESIF_APPLICATION_ID config var is added to your Heroku app’s configuration. It contains the write-only API token that identifies your application with Moesif. You can confirm the variable exists via the heroku config:get command:

$ heroku config:get MOESIF_APPLICATION_ID
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

2. Install the server integration

• Go to your Heroku dashboard and open Moesif from under “Installed add-ons”
• The onboarding flow will walk you through installing a server integration which takes about 15 minutes.
• When initializing the SDK, use the environment variable MOESIF_APPLICATION_ID for the application id.

Local setup

After you provision the add-on, you need to locally replicate your config vars so your development environment can operate against the service.

Use the Heroku Local command-line tool to configure, run, and manage process types specified in your app’s Procfile. Heroku Local reads configuration variables from a .env file. To view all of your app’s config vars, type heroku config. Use the following command for each value that you want to add to your .env file:

$ heroku config:get MOESIF_APPLICATION_ID -s  >> .env

For more information, see the Heroku Local article.

Using Moesif Dashboards

You can open the Moesif web portal in a browser via the CLI:

$ heroku addons:open moesif
Opening moesif for sharp-mountain-4005

or by visiting the Heroku Dashboard and selecting the application in question. Select Moesif from the Add-ons menu.

Switching Moesif plans

Use the heroku addons:upgrade command to migrate to a new plan.

$ heroku addons:upgrade moesif:pro
-----> Upgrading moesif:newplan to sharp-mountain-4005... done, v18 ($550/mo)
       Your plan has been updated to: moesif:newplan

Removing the Moesif add-on

You can remove Moesif via the CLI:

$ heroku addons:destroy moesif
-----> Removing moesif from sharp-mountain-4005... done, v20 (free)

Moesif Terms of Service

By provisioning a Moesif add-on, you are agreeing to Moesif’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

Support

All Moesif support and runtime issues should be submitted via email to support@moesif.com