# A Pluggable Solution for API Observability on our PHP System

DevFeed: [A Pluggable Solution for API Observability on our PHP System](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/a-pluggable-solution-for-api-observability-on-our-php-system-29048.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://code.flickr.net/2022/01/04/a-pluggable-solution-for-api-observability-on-our-php-system/>)

Author: nickscheiblauer

Published: 2022-01-04T22:51:11Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Flickr](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/flickr.md>)

Topics: [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>), [observability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/observability.md>), [PHP](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/php.md>), [Back end](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/backend.md>)

Tags: [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [backend](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/backend.md>), [capture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/capture.md>), [observability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/observability.md>), [php](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/php.md>), [rest](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/rest.md>), [uncategorized](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/uncategorized.md>)

## AI overview

This article explains how Flickr used Akita to add observability to its legacy PHP system. Akita passively observes REST API traffic through packet capture, infers endpoint structure, monitors APIs, and detects potential issues and breaking changes; the product was in beta and supported REST APIs only.

## Source excerpt

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