Moesif API Observability and Monetization

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Understand and grow API usage with a powerful observability platform

Moesif API Observability and Monetization

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 Monetization

Customer Guidance

A list of Moesif plans can be found here.

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

Credentials and other sensitive values should not be committed to source-control. In Git exclude the .env file with: echo .env >> .gitignore.

For more information, see the Heroku Local article.

Using Moesif Dashboards

For more information on how to use Moesif, please see the Moesif docs.

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:

This cannot be undone!

$ 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

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