Application Insights data storage - Is telemetry stored in Log Analytics or Azure Monitor Metrics?

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Application Insights data storage - Is telemetry stored in Log Analytics or Azure Monitor Metrics?

Hary 20

I recently enabled Application Insights for my web application and selected a Log Analytics workspace during setup.

I'm a bit confused about where the telemetry data is actually stored. Are requests, exceptions, traces, and dependencies all stored in the Log Analytics workspace, or are some of them stored in Azure Monitor Metrics?

Also, what's the best way to verify where this data is being stored?

I'd appreciate any clarification. Thanks!

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Hello Hary,

Since you configured Application Insights with a Log Analytics workspace, your resource is using the workspace-based Application Insights model. In this configuration, telemetry data such as requests, exceptions, traces, dependencies, page views, and custom events is stored in the associated Log Analytics workspace and can be queried using KQL.

Azure Monitor Metrics is used to store and serve pre-aggregated metrics for fast visualization, dashboards, and alerting. While you may see metrics in the Metrics blade, the underlying detailed telemetry records are stored in Log Analytics.

To verify this, open your Application Insights resource and check the Workspace Resource ID under Properties. You can also navigate to Logs and run queries such as AppRequests, AppExceptions, or AppDependencies. If data is returned, the telemetry is being stored in the linked Log Analytics workspace.

I hope this helps clarify the storage model. Please let us know if you have any further questions.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/app/create-workspace-resource?tabs=portal

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/app/metrics-overview?tabs=standard

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