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Connect your logs to external platforms

Learn how to integrate Maxim with external observability platforms using data connectors for enhanced log analysis and monitoring.

Export your logs to external observability platforms to analyze and monitor application behavior in your preferred tools. Connect your logs to these platforms:

  • New Relic
  • Any OpenTelemetry (OTLP) collector

Navigate to your log repository, click the top-right menu, and select "Set up data connectors" to manage your connections.

Connect to New Relic

Select "New Relic" as your platform in the data connectors setup dialog.

Name your connector - for example, Production connector.

Enter your New Relic API key from your account settings.

Configure your New Relic connection settings

Connect to an OTLP collector

Select "Other OTel collector" in the data connectors setup dialog

Name your connector

Configure the OTLP endpoint:

Configure headers:

  • Add authentication headers (Example: x-api-key)
  • Include additional headers as needed

Configure your OTLP collector settings

How we protect your data

  • We encrypt all credentials in storage
  • We transmit data securely using HTTPS encryption
  • We recommend using dedicated API keys with minimal permissions

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