kibana/docs/apm/getting-started.asciidoc

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[[apm-getting-started]]
== Get started with the APM app

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<titleabbrev>Get started</titleabbrev>
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For a quick, high-level overview of the health and performance of your application,
start with:

* <<services>>
* <<traces>>
* <<dependencies>>
* <<service-maps>>

Notice something awry? Select a service or trace and dive deeper with:

* <<service-overview>>
* <<transactions>>
* <<spans>>
* <<errors>>
* <<metrics>>

TIP: Want to learn more about the Elastic APM ecosystem?
See the {apm-guide-ref}/apm-overview.html[APM Overview].

include::services.asciidoc[]

include::traces.asciidoc[]

include::dependencies.asciidoc[]

include::service-maps.asciidoc[]

include::service-overview.asciidoc[]

include::transactions.asciidoc[]

include::spans.asciidoc[]

include::errors.asciidoc[]

include::metrics.asciidoc[]