Vercel

This guide walks you through setting up the Vercel APM integration. These instructions can also be found on the Installation page in your Middleware Account. View example code here.

Prerequisites

1 Vercel Account

Vercel Pro or Enterprise Account

2 Next.js Version

Next.js version 13.4 or above. Check your Next.js version with the following command:

Shell

npx next --version

3 OpenTelemetry Package

@opentelemetry/api package installed. If not, run the following command:

Shell

npm install @opentelemetry/api@">=1.3.0 <1.5.0"

You can read detailed prerequisites and essential information about OpenTelemetry in Vercel's documentation. This information will be helpful when integrating Middleware with Vercel.

Install

Step 1: Add Middleware Integration

Step 1a: Access Vercel Marketplace

Add Middleware integration from Vercel Marketplace

Step 1b: Add Vercel Account

Select a Vercel Account to add the Integration to

Step 1c: Track Your Project

Select the Project you want to track

Step 1d: Allow Permissions and Add Integration

Step 1e: Login to Your Middleware Account

Step 1f: Check Your Integration

The below screen indicates you have successfully integrated Vercel and Middleware

Step 1g: Automatic Logs

After integrating Middleware with Vercel, you will be able to centralize your data in Middleware's Log page. Change your Vercel log collection configuration by navigating to Integrations, selecting Log Drains, and clicking Manage:

Step 1h: Enable Traces & Continuous Profiling

If you would like to enable traces and profiling within your application, navigate to Vercel and enable traces prior to deploying your project and completing steps two through six.

Step 2: Install Next.js APM Package

Run the following command in your terminal:

Shell

npm install @middleware.io/agent-apm-nextjs

Step 3: Modify Config File

Add the following code to your next.config.js file:

Next.js

const nextConfig = {
    // ...
    // Your existing config

     experimental: {
         instrumentationHook: true,
         serverComponentsExternalPackages: ['@middleware.io/agent-apm-nextjs']
     }

    // ...

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Step 4: Create Instrumentation File

Step 4a: Create instrumentation.ts (or .js) File

Create a custom instrumentation.ts (or .js) file in your project root directory or inside the src folder

Step 4b: Synchronize Instrumentation Filename

Synchronize your instrumentation filename if you are using the pagesExtension config option to add suffixes

Step 4c: Add Code Snippet

Add the below code snippet. The access token is your account key, which can be found on the Installation page:

// @ts-ignore
import tracker from '@middleware.io/agent-apm-nextjs';

export function register() {
    tracker.track({
        serviceName: "<SERVICE-NAME>",
        accessToken: "<MW_API_KEY>",
        target: "vercel"
    });
}

Step 4d: Integrate Before You Deploy

Integrate your APIs or Serverless functions prior to deployment. Vercel will treat your app as a static website during deployment if you have not integrated any APIs or Serverless functions and the instrumentation.ts file will not be invoked, resulting in the absence of traces or logs in your Middleware account.

Step 5: Enable Custom Logs [Optional]

Ingest custom logs by using the following functions based on desired log severity levels:

Next.js

// @ts-ignore
import tracker from '@middleware.io/agent-apm-nextjs';

export default async function handler(req, res) {
    // ...
    // Your existing code

    tracker.info("Info Sample");
    tracker.warn("Warn Sample", {
        "tester": "Alex",

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Step 6: Deploy on Vercel

Continuous Profiling

Continuous profiling captures real-time performance insights from your application to enable rapid identification of resource allocation, bottlenecks, and more. Navigate to the Continuous Profiling section to learn more about using Continuous Profiling with the Vercel APM.

Troubleshooting

If you do not see any data appear on the Middleware dashboard, redeploy your project on Vercel. This should ensure that the traces and profiling data are properly generated and collected by Middleware.