Monitoring Python Starlette

Instana automatically monitors your Starlette applications.

You don't need any code changes, configuration changes, redeploys, or process starts.

Starlette

The Instana Python package bundles an ASGI middleware to provide request visibility into your asynchronous applications. For Starlette, this ASGI middleware is applied automatically to your Starlette-based applications.

Monitoring methods

To monitor your Starlette applications, you can either use the Instana AutoTrace webhook or install the Instana Python package.

The following table outlines the features of each method:

Features AutoTrace webhook Instana Python package
Automatic visibility Available Available
Code changes Not required Not required
Redeployment Not required Required
Process restart Not required Required
User steps Not required Not required
Configuration changes Not required Not required

AutoTrace webhook

Instana AutoTrace webhook is the default monitoring method, and you don't need any manual steps to activate monitoring. If you have the AutoTrace webhook installed, it remotely instruments and monitors your Starlette applications automatically.

For more information about installing the Instana AutoTrace webhook, see Installing the Instana AutoTrace webhook.

Instana Python package

You can manually instrument your Starlette applications by installing the Instana Python package. After you install and activate the package, Instana monitors your Starlette application. For more information about installing and activating the package, see Manual installation.

To check the supported versions of related components, see Supported components and versions.

Additional information