You can interact with the Observe API by calling the endpoints directly, using Terraform, or using the MCP server or command line interface (CLI).
Call the Observe API endpoints
Make requests to the Observe API endpoints as described in the REST API documentation.
Before you many any API calls, make sure you have created an API token. See Observe API authentication.
Use Terraform to interact with the Observe API
You can use the official Observe Terraform Provider to access the API and manage Observe assets and workflows.
To get started, you will need to create an API token. See Observe API authentication.
Use the MCP server to interact with the Observe API
NoteThis is a private preview feature. Contact your Observe representative for more information or open Help > Contact support in the product and let us know.
Integrate your agentic tools with Observe's MCP server to your tools can investigate incidents, or explore logs, metrics or traces. The MCP server accesses the API on the back end to perform your workflows.
You don't need an API token to use the MCP server.
See MCP Server.
Use the CLI to interact with the Observe API
NoteThis is a private preview feature. Contact your Observe representative for more information or open Help > Contact support in the product and let us know.
Use the Observe CLI to run skills that access the API to perform your workflows.
You don't need an API token to use the CLI.
- See cli in GitHub for the CLI installation instructions and documentation.
- See skills in GitHub to view the skills repository.