How to Monitor AWS API Gateway Access Logs via Kinesis Data Firehose and Openobserve

Monitoring AWS API Gateway access logs through Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose and OpenObserve is crucial for evaluating API performance, identifying issues, and ensuring efficient resource usage. By integrating these services, users can seamlessly stream access logs for enhanced analysis, uncovering trends and detecting anomalies to improve API reliability and performance. Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose simplifies the process of capturing and streaming real-time log data to various AWS storage services without complex setups. The guide outlines the steps to set up a Lambda function for processing API Gateway events, create a REST API, configure a Kinesis Firehose delivery stream, enable custom access logs in API Gateway, and analyze logs within OpenObserve. Key features of the REST API access logs dashboard include status code distribution, requests by HTTP method, and requests over time, all of which aid in assessing API health and optimizing performance. The guide also addresses troubleshooting tips and emphasizes the importance of correct permissions and naming conventions for seamless integration and effective log monitoring.

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