Supported Ruby frameworks and libraries
Validated libraries and frameworks
The following libraries and frameworks are supported by Observe APM and work with all Observe APM features.
Cache Client
| Library name | Supported versions | Trace Explorer | Service Catalog | Service Inspector | RED Metrics | Deployments | Service Maps | Error & Exception Tracking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redis | redis < 5.0 or redis-client supported, including redis >= 5.0 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Database Client
| Library name | Supported versions | Trace Explorer | Service Catalog | Service Inspector | RED Metrics | Database Statements | Service Maps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mysql2 (MySQL) | Not documented upstream; validated with mysql2 0.5.7 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| pg (PostgreSQL) | > 1.1.0 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
GraphQL
Library name | Supported versions | Trace Explorer | Service Catalog | Service Inspector | RED Metrics | Deployments | Service Maps | Error & Exception Tracking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GraphQL Ruby |
| ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
ORM
| Library name | Supported versions | Trace Explorer | Service Catalog | Service Inspector | RED Metrics | Database Statements | Service Maps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ActiveRecord | >= 7.0 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Web / HTTP
| Library name | Supported versions | Trace Explorer | Service Catalog | Service Inspector | RED Metrics | Deployments | Service Maps | Error & Exception Tracking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rack | >= 2.0 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Rails | >= 7.0 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Sinatra | >= 2.0; validated with Sinatra 4.2.1 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Other libraries and frameworks supported by Observe APM
The libraries and frameworks in this section are supported by OTel but may not work seamlessly with Observe APM features.
Cache Client
| Library name | Supported versions | Trace Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| Dalli (Memcached) | Not yet documented upstream | ✅ |
Cloud SDK
| Library name | Supported versions | Trace Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| AWS Lamda | Not yet documented upstream | ✅ |
| AWS SDK | Not yet documented upstream | ✅ |
Database Client
| Library name | Supported versions | Trace Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| LMDB | Not yet documented upstream | ✅ |
| MongoDB (mongo gem) | Not yet documented upstream | ✅ |
| Trilogy (MySQL) | Not yet documented upstream | ✅ |
GenAI
| Library name | Supported versions | Trace Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | Not yet documented upstream | ✅ |
HTTP Client
| Library name | Supported versions | Trace Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| Ethon | Not yet documented upstream | ✅ |
| Excon | Not yet documented upstream | ✅ |
| Faraday | Not yet documented upstream | ✅ |
| HTTP.rb | Not yet documented upstream | ✅ |
| HTTPClient | Not yet documented upstream | ✅ |
| HTTPX | Not yet documented upstream | ✅ |
| Koala (Facebook) | Not yet documented upstream | ✅ |
| RestClient | Not yet documented upstream | ✅ |
Messaging
| Library name | Supported versions | Trace Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| ActiveJob | >= 7.0 | ✅ |
| Sidekiq | >= 4.2.10 | ✅ |
| Bunny (RabbitMQ) | Not yet documented upstream | ✅ |
| Que | Not yet documented upstream | ✅ |
| Racecar | Not yet documented upstream | ✅ |
| rdkafka | Not yet documented upstream | ✅ |
| Resque | Not yet documented upstream | ✅ |
| ruby-kafka | Not yet documented upstream | ✅ |
Web / HTTP
| Library name | Supported versions | Trace Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| Grape | Not yet documented upstream | ✅ |
Web / RPC
| Library name | Supported versions | Trace Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| gRPC | Not yet documented upstream | ✅ |
| Gruf (gRPC) | Not yet documented upstream | ✅ |
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