---
title: JAX-RS configuration options
description: By default, the agent will scan for @Path annotations on the whole class hierarchy, recognizing a class as a JAX-RS resource if the class or any of its...
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/apm/agents/java/config-jax-rs
products:
  - APM Agent
  - APM Java Agent
applies_to:
  - Serverless Observability projects: Generally available
  - Elastic Stack: Generally available
  - Application Performance Monitoring Agent for Java: Generally available
---

# JAX-RS configuration options
## `enable_jaxrs_annotation_inheritance` (performance)

By default, the agent will scan for @Path annotations on the whole class hierarchy, recognizing a class as a JAX-RS resource if the class or any of its superclasses/interfaces has a class level @Path annotation. If your application does not use @Path annotation inheritance, set this property to *false* to only scan for direct @Path annotations. This can improve the startup time of the agent.

| Default | Type    | Dynamic |
|---------|---------|---------|
| `true`  | Boolean | false   |


| Java System Properties                            | Property file                         | Environment                                       |
|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| `elastic.apm.enable_jaxrs_annotation_inheritance` | `enable_jaxrs_annotation_inheritance` | `ELASTIC_APM_ENABLE_JAXRS_ANNOTATION_INHERITANCE` |


## `use_jaxrs_path_as_transaction_name`

<applies-to>
  - Application Performance Monitoring Agent for Java: Generally available since 1.8
</applies-to>

By default, the agent will use `ClassName#methodName` for the transaction name of JAX-RS requests. If you want to use the URI template from the `@Path` annotation, set the value to `true`.

| Default | Type    | Dynamic |
|---------|---------|---------|
| `false` | Boolean | false   |


| Java System Properties                           | Property file                        | Environment                                      |
|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| `elastic.apm.use_jaxrs_path_as_transaction_name` | `use_jaxrs_path_as_transaction_name` | `ELASTIC_APM_USE_JAXRS_PATH_AS_TRANSACTION_NAME` |