Skip/Ignore certain requests in Node.js analytics

The setAnalyticsSkip function helps you exclude specific API requests (such as health-related requests) from being sent to Atatus.

Compatibility

Requires Node.js agent version 1.6.1 or higher.

Syntax

atatus.setAnalyticsSkip(fn)

Parameter

Parameter	Type	Description
fn	Function (Required)	Skip any requests from being monitored in Analytics

Example

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import atatus from "atatus-nodejs";

atatus.setAnalyticsSkip((event) => {
  // Skip certain transactions
  if (event.name === 'GET /health' || event.name === 'POST /cron/report') {
    return true;
  }
  // Skip content type text/html
  if (event.responseHeaders['content-type'].includes('text/html')) {
    return true;
  }
  return false;
});