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Overview

The integration uses Akamai Datastream2 to forward your CDN logs to our Agent Analytics API. Akamai Datastream2 is a service that enables reliable delivery of streaming data to various destinations including HTTP endpoints. For more information about Akamai Datastream2, visit the Akamai documentation.

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Prerequisites

  • An Akamai account with Datastream2 add-on
  • Access to your Akamai Datastream2 configuration
  • API credentials for the Profound Agent Analytics platform

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Configuration

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Step 1

Sign in to Akamai Control Center and navigate to DataStream in the left sidebar. Click Create a streamDataStream create stream Navigation
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Step 2

Select your property and click NextDataStream property selection
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Step 3

Select the following options in each section:Log Informationlog informationMessage Exchange Datamessage dataRequest Header Datarequest header dataNetwork Datanetwork dataLog Formatlog formatRead more about these fields in the Akamai documentation
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Step 4

Add authentication information:
  • From the Destination dropdown, select Custom HTTPS.
  • Select BASIC as the Authentication type.
  • Enter https://artemis.api.tryprofound.com/v1/logs/akamai as the URL.
  • Enter your organization name in the Username field.
  • Enter your API key in the Password field.
  • Check Send compressed data. authentication
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Step 5

Select JSON as the Log format.output format
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Step 6

Choose 30 seconds as the push frequency.push frequency
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Step 7

Review the configuration. It should look like the following:Review configurationWhen ready, click Save stream.
DataStream2 takes approximately 60 minutes to start sending logs.Please wait for 60 minutes before checking for logs.
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Step 8

After creating the stream, you will now be instructed to activate the stream.activate streamClick Proceed to Property Manager and select the property you created the stream for.
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Step 9

Click Edit a new version to add the stream to the property.Navigate to the Property Configuration Settings. Select Standard property behavior from the + Behavior dropdown.add behaviorSearch for DataStream and click Insert Behaviordatastream behavior
The behavior will show DataStream 1. Ignore this as you will select version 2 later.
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Step 10

Scroll down to the DataStream section and select:
  • DataStream2 from the Stream Version dropdown.
  • Toggle Enable to On.
  • Select the stream you created in the Stream Name.
  • Select a sample rate. 100% is recommended. datastream settings
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Step 11

Select Log Delivery from the left sidebar.Enable:
  • Log Host Header
  • Log Referer Header
  • Log User-Agent Header
Leave the other settings as their default values.log delivery settings
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Step 12

Save the configuration and activate the new version.
That’s it! Akamai will now send real-time logs to Profound. Data should begin appearing in your dashboard within 60 minutes of activating the stream.

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Troubleshooting

  • Ensure your stream is activated, connected to the property, and that the property has been updated
  • Ensure your API credentials are correct

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Additional Resources

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Security Considerations

  • Regularly rotate your API credentials
  • Monitor your log drain usage for unusual patterns or unexpected traffic spikes