We are using the client-side javascript SDK (via the snippet-based integration) for Application Insights to track custom events

appInsights.trackEvent({name:"WinGame"});

How can I add custom properties to this? Something like this?!

appInsights.trackEvent({name:"WinGame", customProperties:{gameName:"Game 1", player:"my player 1"}});

We are using the client-side javascript SDK (via the snippet-based integration) for Application Insights to track custom events

appInsights.trackEvent({name:"WinGame"});

How can I add custom properties to this? Something like this?!

appInsights.trackEvent({name:"WinGame", customProperties:{gameName:"Game 1", player:"my player 1"}});

• javascript
• azure
• azure-application-insights

• No, the property is properties not customProperties. This is all in the documentation if you read it – Liam Commented Mar 11, 2021 at 13:09
• you dont mean "if you read it" but "if you find it"...thanks anyway – silent Commented Mar 11, 2021 at 13:15
• @Liam...Why it is different here: learn.microsoft./en-us/azure/azure-monitor/app/…? – Gaurav Mantri Commented Mar 11, 2021 at 13:22
• I don't know @GauravMantri , ask MS, their docs are always sketchy, especially around Azure. They seem to struggle to keep up with their own changes and documentation is often an after thought. A lot of the Azure function docs are still showing v1 screens despite the function SDK now being totally different since that incarnation. It's open source so you can always open a PR if you feel that strongly about it – Liam Commented Mar 11, 2021 at 13:38
• 1 I've submitted an issue on that document – Liam Commented Mar 11, 2021 at 14:10

1 Answer 1

As seen on the JS Azure appinsights github page:

Custom properties can be included in your telemetry through the properties named argument. This can be done with any of the Track APIs.

appInsights.trackEvent({   
    name: 'some event',  
    properties: { // accepts any type
       prop1: 'string',
       prop2: 123.45,
       prop3: { nested: 'objects are okay too' }   
    } 
});