Table of Contents

• What is it?
• What do I get out of the box?
• Which monitoring systems does Micrometer support?
• The distinction between metrics and tracing
• The importance of dimensionality
• Meter filters
• Why the /actuator/metrics endpoint changed in Spring Boot 2
• Get involved

What is it?

Micrometer is a dimensional-first metrics collection facade whose aim is to allow you to time, count, and gauge your code with a vendor neutral API. Through classpath and configuration, you may select one or several monitoring systems to export your metrics data to. Think of it like SLF4J, but for metrics!

Micrometer is the metrics collection facility included in Spring Boot 2’s Actuator. It has also been backported…