Topic Insights

This reference describes the topic insight metrics and filters available in Self-Service, and where each one appears.

Goal

Understand a topic’s behaviour from its insight metrics.

Audience

Topic Owners and users with viewer access to the topic.

When to use

Use this reference when interpreting a topic’s insights or choosing filters in the Insights tab.

The sections below cover each area in this reference:

Insights on the Topic Card

When insights are enabled for a configured topic, the message rate appears on the Topic Card, with a message-rate graph below the card:

The Insights tab shows more granular metrics and the filters that control them:

The following metrics are available in the Insights tab:

The following filters are available in the Insights tab:

Environment: The environment for which metrics are shown.
Cluster: The cluster for which metrics are shown.
Time Filters: The time range for which metrics are shown.
- Relative Time Range: A time range from a preset option ending now.
- Absolute Time Range: A fixed date and time range.
Live Mode: Toggles periodic updates of the graph.

The filters apply to all available metrics.