Unable to filter transaction with * in the name

[jebbench]

Integration

sentry

Java Version

17 & 21

Version

8.20

Steps to Reproduce

I have a healthcheck request that hits a "version" endpoint, I would like to filter these requests out so the spans are not sent to Sentry.

I filter other healthchecks using the "SENTRY_IGNORED_TRANSACTIONS" environment variable but I'm struggling to do the same for this one.

I'm not sure if I've got the wrong "name" or if it's the * in the name tripping me up.

I think the span name is: GET https://*/_db/_system/_api/version

My env variable is: "grpc.health.v1.Health/Check,PING,GET /api/v1/health,GET /healthz,GET https://\\*/_db/_system/_api/version"

I have also tried without escaping the *: "grpc.health.v1.Health/Check,PING,GET /api/v1/health,GET /healthz,GET https://*/_db/_system/_api/version"

Expected Result

The transaction should be filtered.

Actual Result

The transaction is not filtered.

[linear]

JAVA-157 Unable to filter transaction with * in the name

[lcian]

Hey @jebbench!
It's possible that the transaction name is changed by Relay, our ingestion service, to reduce cardinality. Therefore the transaction name you see in Sentry could be different from what the SDK sends out.
Either way, note that the pattern should be a regexp, not a glob pattern.
Therefore, please try https://.*/_db/_system/_api/version. That should work.

[lcian]

Sorry, GET https://.*/_db/_system/_api/version

[jebbench]

Thanks @lcian that sorted it!