Master Java Web Services and REST API with Spring Boot- Step 23 - Monitoring APIs with Spring Boot Actuator

The video tutorial discusses the importance of monitoring services and APIs, especially in microservices architectures. It introduces Spring Boot Actuator as a tool for monitoring, explaining how to set it up and configure it. The tutorial covers security considerations for Actuator endpoints and demonstrates how to use Actuator for API monitoring. It also explains how to analyze metrics and traces to identify issues in services.

What information can be obtained from the health endpoint of an application?

How can metrics help in monitoring individual services?

What steps would you take to troubleshoot a failing service using Spring Boot Actuator?