Company
Date Published
Author
Abu Sakib
Word count
1878
Language
English
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None

Summary

Heroku offers a platform to deploy and scale applications, but understanding app performance and user interactions can be challenging without additional tools. Moesif provides enhanced API observability and analytics when integrated with Heroku, allowing developers to monitor API traffic, debug issues, and gain insights into customer behavior and app profitability. The integration process involves setting up a Django application on Heroku, deploying it, and then adding Moesif as an add-on through the Heroku Elements Marketplace. This setup allows for deep analysis of API endpoints, detection and prevention of API abuse, tracking business value, and improving API monetization through features like automated alerts and usage metering. Moesif captures detailed API request and response data without the need for manual instrumentation, offering a comprehensive view of API performance and user engagement to help developers refine their products and strategies.