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Description​

New Relic is an observability platform for monitoring application and infrastructure performance. This component allows sending metrics, logs, and events to New Relic observability platform.

API Documentation​

This component was built using the New Relic API.

Connections​

API Key​

key: apiKey

After obtaining an API key from the New Relic Account Settings, the New Relic API key can be put directly into a New Relic connection.

InputNotesExample
API Key

Provide the API key from the developer console.

example187843230995241
Region

Select the New Relic data center region for the account.

US

Actions​

Raw Request​

Send raw HTTP request to New Relic. | key: rawRequest

InputNotesExample
Base URL

The base URL for the New Relic API.

https://api.newrelic.com/v2
Connection

The New Relic connection to use.

Data

The HTTP body payload to send to the URL.

{"exampleKey": "Example Data"}
File Data

File Data to be sent as a multipart form upload.

[{key: "example.txt", value: "My File Contents"}]
File Data File Names

File names to apply to the file data inputs. Keys must match the file data keys above.

Form Data

The Form Data to be sent as a multipart form upload.

[{"key": "Example Key", "value": new Buffer("Hello World")}]
Header

A list of headers to send with the request.

User-Agent: curl/7.64.1
Max Retry Count

The maximum number of retries to attempt. Specify 0 for no retries.

0
Method

The HTTP method to use.

Query Parameter

A list of query parameters to send with the request. This is the portion at the end of the URL similar to ?key1=value1&key2=value2.

Response Type

The type of data you expect in the response. You can request json, text, or binary data.

json
Retry On All Errors

If true, retries on all erroneous responses regardless of type. This is helpful when retrying after HTTP 429 or other 3xx or 4xx errors. Otherwise, only retries on HTTP 5xx and network errors.

false
Retry Delay (ms)

The delay in milliseconds between retries. This is used when 'Use Exponential Backoff' is disabled.

0
Timeout

The maximum time that a client will await a response to its request

2000
URL

Input the path only (/labels.json). The base URL is already included (https://api.newrelic.com/v2). For example, to connect to https://api.newrelic.com/v2/labels.json, only /labels.json is entered in this field.

/labels.json
Use Exponential Backoff

Specifies whether to use a pre-defined exponential backoff strategy for retries. When enabled, 'Retry Delay (ms)' is ignored.

false

Send Detailed Logs​

Use the Log API to send a detailed log using a custom request body to New Relic. | key: sendDetailedLogs

InputNotesExample
Message

A JSON object containing the message of logs to send.

{
  "timestamp": 1562767499238,
  "message": {
    "service-name": "my-service",
    "user": {
      "id": 123,
      "name": "alice"
    }
  },
  "service-name": "my-service",
  "user": {
    "id": 123,
    "name": "alice"
  }
}
Connection

The New Relic connection to use.

Example Payload for Send Detailed Logs⤓
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Send Event Data​

Use the Event API to send custom event data to New Relic. | key: sendEventData

InputNotesExample
Account ID

The unique identifier of the New Relic Insights account.

8439034
Additional Attributes

Key-value pairs to include in the request body.

Event Type

The event type name used to categorize the event in NRDB. Allowed characters: alphanumeric, underscores, and colons.

Purchase
Connection

The New Relic connection to use.

Example Payload for Send Event Data⤓
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Send Logs​

Use the Log API to send log data to New Relic. | key: sendLogs

InputNotesExample
Message

A JSON string containing the message of logs to send.

{"service-name": "my-service", "user": {"id": 123, "name": "alice"}}
Connection

The New Relic connection to use.

Timestamp

A valid UNIX timestamp to be passed alongside the logs.

1562767499238
Example Payload for Send Logs⤓
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Send Metric Data​

Use the Metric API to send custom metrics to New Relic. | key: sendMetrics

InputNotesExample
Attributes

A map of key-value pairs associated with this specific metric. Values can be strings, JSON numbers, or booleans. Keys are case-sensitive and must be less than 255 characters.

memory.heap
Metric Name

The name of the metric to report.

memory.heap
Metric Type

The type of metric to report. See metric data types for details.

gauge
Metric Value

The numeric value to report for the metric.

2.3
Connection

The New Relic connection to use.

Timestamp

A valid UNIX timestamp to be passed alongside the logs.

1562767499238
Example Payload for Send Metric Data⤓
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Changelog​

2026-08-11​

  • Added EU region support with a Region dropdown on the API Key connection for routing requests to the correct US or EU data center
  • Added inline action calling support across all actions for improved example output during configuration
  • Added output schemas to the Send Logs, Send Detailed Logs, Send Metric Data, and Send Event Data actions for improved field mapping during configuration

2026-04-30​

Updated spectral version

2026-04-07​

Added global debug support across all actions for improved troubleshooting

2026-03-31​

Various modernizations and documentation updates