# monitor back end mobile app requests

**URL:** <https://community.dynatrace.com/t/monitor-back-end-mobile-app-requests/49726>\
**Category:** Dynatrace Managed\
**Tags:** dynatrace-managed\
**Created:** [January 15, 2025, 8:44am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/monitor-back-end-mobile-app-requests/49726 "2025-01-15T08:44:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![IslamEsmail](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/dynatrace/user_avatar/community.dynatrace.com/islamesmail/32/30725_2.png) [@IslamEsmail](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/IslamEsmail)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2025, 8:44am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/monitor-back-end-mobile-app-requests/49726/1 "2025-01-15T08:44:18Z")

</div>

Hi i have a case need your assistance, i have back-end server which host API\Requests for web and mobile app…once i deploy the OA the API/Requests of web app discover but not the mobile app, my questions is :  
do i have to instrument the Mobile app in order to discover its API/Requests?

Regards,

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![erh\_inetum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/48db29/32.png) [@erh\_inetum](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/erh_inetum)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2025, 10:38am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/monitor-back-end-mobile-app-requests/49726/2 "2025-01-15T10:38:23Z")

</div>

Hi Islam,

As far as I know it’s necessary instrument Mobile app to discover API and requests:

> **[Analyze web requests for mobile applications in RUM Classic](https://docs.dynatrace.com/docs/observe/digital-experience/rum-classic/mobile-applications/analyze-and-use/analyze-web-requests-mobile)**
>
> Leverage Dynatrace to monitor web requests for your mobile applications.

For a Managed environment you’ll have to install a cluster AG ([https://docs.dynatrace.com/managed/shortlink/public-managed-sgw](https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.dynatrace.com%2Fmanaged%2Fshortlink%2Fpublic-managed-sgw&data=05%7C02%7Celena.renedo%40inetum.com%7C8a0069bfb79748f0f2fa08dd2ff7fe74%7C14cb4ab462b845a2a944e225383ee1f9%7C0%7C0%7C638719464346857151%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=nGaAIYSkqr5Njh6PceDzGLEPwvUfR3Uu%2BgtjKVgVfFI%3D&reserved=0)&nbsp;,

[https://docs.dynatrace.com/managed/shortlink/activegate-requirements-linux#hardware-requirements](https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.dynatrace.com%2Fmanaged%2Fshortlink%2Factivegate-requirements-linux%23hardware-requirements&data=05%7C02%7Celena.renedo%40inetum.com%7C8a0069bfb79748f0f2fa08dd2ff7fe74%7C14cb4ab462b845a2a944e225383ee1f9%7C0%7C0%7C638719464346869636%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=hSv%2Fsw1KiYUnlMelEiil%2BsgGH4h5GrXCV5wyAFro21k%3D&reserved=0),

[https://docs.dynatrace.com/managed/shortlink/activegate-requirements-linux#space-requirements](https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.dynatrace.com%2Fmanaged%2Fshortlink%2Factivegate-requirements-linux%23space-requirements&data=05%7C02%7Celena.renedo%40inetum.com%7C8a0069bfb79748f0f2fa08dd2ff7fe74%7C14cb4ab462b845a2a944e225383ee1f9%7C0%7C0%7C638719464346882196%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=twxKRIGe%2FjHhxm4lTLs3tgECvERTbWpHD4ax%2BH0rl%2FU%3D&reserved=0),

[https://docs.dynatrace.com/managed/shortlink/managed-deployment-scenarios#scenario-2-pure-dynatrace-managed-setup](https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.dynatrace.com%2Fmanaged%2Fshortlink%2Fmanaged-deployment-scenarios%23scenario-2-pure-dynatrace-managed-setup&data=05%7C02%7Celena.renedo%40inetum.com%7C8a0069bfb79748f0f2fa08dd2ff7fe74%7C14cb4ab462b845a2a944e225383ee1f9%7C0%7C0%7C638719464346894626%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=nOxkGJTtjwNuIhgKXsKhJ7qD2CL%2F72mxLwBMnd4jKfQ%3D&reserved=0)) and instrument your application:

- Android: [https://docs.dynatrace.com/docs/observe/digital-experience/mobile-applications/instrument-android-app](https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.dynatrace.com%2Fdocs%2Fobserve%2Fdigital-experience%2Fmobile-applications%2Finstrument-android-app&data=05%7C02%7Celena.renedo%40inetum.com%7C8a0069bfb79748f0f2fa08dd2ff7fe74%7C14cb4ab462b845a2a944e225383ee1f9%7C0%7C0%7C638719464346907223%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=bpqvFHnVcFAnftYrsI2oK7Y%2B2f4EaUOcpLFfcY7I8mY%3D&reserved=0)
- IOS: [https://docs.dynatrace.com/docs/observe/digital-experience/mobile-applications/instrument-ios-app](https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.dynatrace.com%2Fdocs%2Fobserve%2Fdigital-experience%2Fmobile-applications%2Finstrument-ios-app&data=05%7C02%7Celena.renedo%40inetum.com%7C8a0069bfb79748f0f2fa08dd2ff7fe74%7C14cb4ab462b845a2a944e225383ee1f9%7C0%7C0%7C638719464346919306%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=LdqgXt9jzUBsE3ncyRXNtqknZzcb6YKesJ6weCzn4LM%3D&reserved=0)
- Hybrid application: [https://docs.dynatrace.com/docs/observe/digital-experience/mobile-applications/instrument-hybrid-app#tabgroup--oneagent--android](https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.dynatrace.com%2Fdocs%2Fobserve%2Fdigital-experience%2Fmobile-applications%2Finstrument-hybrid-app%23tabgroup--oneagent--android&data=05%7C02%7Celena.renedo%40inetum.com%7C8a0069bfb79748f0f2fa08dd2ff7fe74%7C14cb4ab462b845a2a944e225383ee1f9%7C0%7C0%7C638719464346931595%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=hWCcvdO%2BOb2g2KCji00QZYRXv%2BTDYJ3Wjprt8wftaLs%3D&reserved=0)
- Cross-platform-frameworks: [https://docs.dynatrace.com/docs/observe/digital-experience/mobile-applications/cross-platform-frameworks](https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.dynatrace.com%2Fdocs%2Fobserve%2Fdigital-experience%2Fmobile-applications%2Fcross-platform-frameworks&data=05%7C02%7Celena.renedo%40inetum.com%7C8a0069bfb79748f0f2fa08dd2ff7fe74%7C14cb4ab462b845a2a944e225383ee1f9%7C0%7C0%7C638719464346948975%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Sng7GcTC%2Fz2xH6NR%2B0KZaiVIFPCAdVldFZwH6TCZHxI%3D&reserved=0)

and create the new mobile application it in Dynatrace tenant.

Hope it helps.

Regards,

Elena.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![MostafaHussein](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/dynatrace/user_avatar/community.dynatrace.com/mostafahussein/32/2785_2.png) [@MostafaHussein](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/MostafaHussein)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2025, 2:12pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/monitor-back-end-mobile-app-requests/49726/3 "2025-01-15T14:12:07Z")

</div>

Hello&nbsp;[@IslamEsmail](https://community.dynatrace.com/user/68530)&nbsp;,

make sure that x-dynatrace header is included in all outbound requests from the mobile itself. you can check it using Logcat&nbsp;[https://developer.android.com/studio/debug/logcat](https://developer.android.com/studio/debug/logcat)&nbsp;from android studio to catch it. also make sure that dynatrace tenant is allowed and not trimming the x-dynatrace header.

Thanks,  
Mostafa Hussein.
