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Datadog Rule

Only hosts generating traces are billable APM hosts

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Kind
Counting
Statement
A billable APM host actively generates traces submitted to Datadog (including an OpenTelemetry Collector); hosts running uninstrumented services do not count even if APM is enabled.
Applies when
APM enabled on hosts running uninstrumented services
Applies to
APM, APM Pro, APM Enterprise
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