# Instana

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## Overview

[IBM Instana Observability](https://www.ibm.com/products/instana) is a tool used for monitoring and performance management. Integrate Instana with Cortex allows you to pull in services from Instana.

## How to configure Instana with Cortex

### Prerequisite

Before getting started, [create an API token in Instana](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/instana-observability/current?topic=api-authenticating-instana-rest).

### Configure the integration in Cortex

1. In Cortex, navigate to the [Instana settings page](https://app.getcortexapp.com/admin/integrations/instana):
   1. Click **Integrations** from the main nav. Search for and select **Instana**.
2. Click **Add configuration**.
3. Configure the Instana integration form:
   * **Tenant endpoint**: Enter your tenant endpoint. This can be found in your Instana app URL.
   * **API token**: Enter the API token you generated in Instana.
4. Click **Save**.

To modify the integration configuration, see [Modifying an existing integration configuration](/ingesting-data-into-cortex/integrations.md#modifying-an-existing-integration-configuration).

## How to connect Cortex entities to Instana

### Import services from Instana

Cortex automatically syncs from Instana APM at 7 a.m. UTC.

See the [Create services documentation](/ingesting-data-into-cortex/entities-overview/entities/adding-entities/add-services.md#creating-services) for instructions on importing entities.

### Import Instana services from Discovery audit

Cortex will pull recent changes from Instana into the [discovered entities list](/ingesting-data-into-cortex/entities-overview/entities/discovery-audit.md). Here, you can find new entities in Instana that have not been imported into the catalog.

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The following options are available to get assistance from the Cortex Customer Engineering team:

* **Email**: <help@cortex.io>, or open a support ticket in the in app Resource Center
* **Slack**: Users with a connected Slack channel will have a workflow added to their account. From here, you can either @CortexTechnicalSupport or add a `:ticket:` reaction to a question in Slack, and the team will respond directly.

Don’t have a Slack channel? Talk with your Customer Success Manager.


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