Block: New Relic Block

Run NRQL queries and list alert policies through the New Relic NerdGraph API. Use this block whenever a workflow needs to pull live telemetry data or inspect alerting configuration from a New Relic account.

Overview

Property	Value
Type	`new_relic`
Category	`tools`
Color	`#1CE783`

When to Use

Query transaction counts, error rates, or any custom event data using NRQL directly from a workflow step.
Aggregate or filter telemetry metrics to feed into a downstream AI analysis or notification block.
Enumerate all alert policies in a New Relic account for auditing or reporting purposes.
Trigger conditional workflow branches based on the number of query results or policy names returned.
Extract observability data to include in automatically generated incident reports.
Validate infrastructure health before proceeding with a deployment or automation task.

Configuration

Operation

Select which New Relic operation to perform. This dropdown controls which additional fields are shown.

Label	ID
NRQL query	`new_relic_nrql_query`
List alert policies	`new_relic_list_alert_policies`

Default: new_relic_nrql_query

Account ID

Sub-block id: accountId
Type: short-input
Required: yes
Placeholder: 1234567

The numeric New Relic account ID that the query or policy lookup will run against. Applies to both operations.

NRQL

Sub-block id: nrql
Type: long-input
Required: no (only shown when Operation is new_relic_nrql_query)
Placeholder: SELECT count(*) FROM Transaction SINCE 1 hour ago
Condition: visible only when operation = new_relic_nrql_query

The NRQL query string to execute. Supports any valid NRQL syntax accepted by the NerdGraph nrql resolver (SELECT, FROM, WHERE, SINCE, UNTIL, FACET, LIMIT, etc.).

API Key

Sub-block id: apiKey
Type: short-input (password)
Required: yes
Placeholder: NRAK-...

Your New Relic user API key (starts with NRAK-). Store it as a workspace secret and reference it as {{NEW_RELIC_API_KEY}} rather than pasting the raw value.

Inputs & Outputs

Inputs

operation (string) — Operation to perform (new_relic_nrql_query or new_relic_list_alert_policies)
apiKey (string) — New Relic user API key
accountId (number) — New Relic account ID
nrql (string) — NRQL query string (used only for the NRQL query operation)

Outputs

data (json) — Result array from New Relic. For NRQL queries this is the array of result rows; for List Alert Policies it is the array of policy objects (each with id, name, and incidentPreference).
metadata (json) — Response metadata containing count (number of items in data).

Tools

New Relic NRQL Query (new_relic_nrql_query) — Posts a NerdGraph GraphQL request to https://api.newrelic.com/graphql that executes a NRQL statement against the specified account. Params: apiKey (required), accountId (required), nrql (required). Returns data (NRQL result rows) and metadata.count.

New Relic List Alert Policies (new_relic_list_alert_policies) — Posts a NerdGraph GraphQL request that retrieves all alert policies for the specified account via alerts.policiesSearch. Params: apiKey (required), accountId (required). Returns data (array of policy objects with id, name, incidentPreference) and metadata.count.

YAML Example

new_relic_1:
  type: new_relic
  name: "Query Error Rate"
  inputs:
    operation: new_relic_nrql_query
    apiKey: "{{NEW_RELIC_API_KEY}}"
    accountId: "1234567"
    nrql: "SELECT count(*) FROM TransactionError SINCE 1 hour ago FACET error.class"
  connections:
    outgoing:
      - target: next-block-id

New Relic Block