Drop

Drop lets you discard unwanted telemetry that you don’t want to store and query, at runtime — no code changes, no redeploys, no policy updates. For example, if you need debug logs during an incident, just remove the drop rule. It’s a faster, simpler alternative to code-level governance.

Create a Drop Rule

Head to the Control Plane and click NEW RULE.

Step 1: Select Telemetry Type

Choose the type of telemetry you want to drop:

Telemetry	Filter By
Metrics	Metric name only
Logs	Attributes and resource attributes
Traces	Span attributes and resource attributes

Step 2: Define Filters

Add one or more filter conditions. Multiple filters are combined using AND logic — all conditions must match for data to be dropped.

Filter Operators

Operator	Symbol	Description
Equals	==	Exact match
Not Equals	!=	Does not match
Regex	=~	Pattern matching using regular expressions

Filter Keys (Logs & Traces)

For logs and traces, filter keys use the OpenTelemetry attribute format:

• attributes["key"] — Span or log attributes (e.g., attributes["http.status_code"])
• resource.attributes["key"] — Resource-level attributes (e.g., resource.attributes["service.name"])

Step 3: Preview & Verify

Before saving, use the preview button to verify matching data. The button label changes based on telemetry type:

• Metrics: Click VIEW IN DASHBOARD → Opens Grafana with matching metric query
• Logs: Click VIEW LOGS → Opens Logs Explorer with matching filters
• Traces: Click VIEW TRACES → Opens Traces Explorer with matching filters

Step 4: Name & Save

Give your rule a unique name and click SAVE. Rule names must be unique within your organization.

Examples

Drop debug logs from development environment

Field	Value
Telemetry	Logs
Filter 1	resource.attributes["deployment.environment"] == development
Filter 2	attributes["level"] == debug

Drop health check traces

Field	Value
Telemetry	Traces
Filter	attributes["http.route"] =~ .*/health.*

Drop specific metric

Field	Value
Telemetry	Metrics
Filter	Name == go_gc_duration_seconds

Manage Existing Rules

All your drop rules are displayed in a table below the create form. To manage a rule:

1. Click the three-dot menu (⋮) on the rule row
2. Select an action:
   • Edit: Opens the rule in the form for modification
   • Delete: Removes the rule (requires confirmation)

Constraints

• Unique names: Each drop rule must have a unique name
• AND logic only: Multiple filters are combined with AND (all must match)
• Ingestion limits: Your organization may have limits on the total number of ingestion rules
• Regex validation: When using the =~ operator, the value must be a valid regular expression

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Troubleshooting

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