Action history

To view the details of action runs, click Automation > Action History in the Instana UI. For the selected time range, all action runs are displayed sorted from latest to earliest start time. You can sort the action history by any fields in the table.

In addition to sorting the action history, you can filter the table by using the Type and Status filters. You can also search for an action run by its Name, Event Name, Initiator or Action Instance ID by using the Search field.

If you click an action run, a new window opens with the following tabs:

Properties tab contains the following information:

  • Action Instance Id: The ID of the action run.
  • Event: A link with event name to access the details of the event associated with this action run.
  • Initiator: A link to access the details of the user or policy who ran the action.
  • Return Code: The return code of the action run.
  • Start Time: The start time of the action run.
  • End Time: The end time of the action run.
  • Action: A link to access the action details.
  • Host: A link to access the target agent host for this action run.
  • Error Message: If the action run failed, a short error message is displayed. For more details about the failure, review the action output logs.

Output tab contains the following information:

This tab displays the output of the action run.

Input Parameters tab contains the following information:

This tab displays a table with the input parameters used for this action run

Action History Delete

You can delete an action run using the delete action instance icon. Alternately, you can delete the action runs using the delete Action History REST API.