Render integration: connect services, databases and disks to Polylane
Connect Render services, databases, disks and deploys to Polylane with an API key. Read service logs and metrics alongside infrastructure changes.
Get started for freeHow to set up Render
The product guide says resource discovery can take a few minutes; a measured total setup duration is not available.
- Open Render Dashboard → Account Settings → API Keys and create an API key.
- Choose Render in Polylane and paste the complete rnd_ key, not a deploy-hook token.
- Wait for validation and connect. Open the account after discovery; use Sync in the account header to request a refresh.
Permissions and access
The connection accepts a Render account API key and does not ask for named OAuth scopes or offer a read-only/full-access selector. The console does not constrain the key’s provider-side privileges. Sync reads inventory; the available Render API tool is separate from inventory collection. Review the key’s access in Render rather than assuming an unscoped key is read-only.
Discovery, refresh and the connected view
Inventory refreshes are scheduled every 15 minutes. Render webhooks also request resyncs with a two-minute debounce. Projects, environments, web and private services, static sites, background workers, cron jobs, Postgres, key-value stores and persistent disks are mapped. Service pages and investigations combine configuration with deploy history, events, logs and metrics.
Disconnect and revoke access
Disconnect the Render account in Polylane, then revoke its API key in Render Account Settings. If validation later fails, check key revocation before retrying discovery.
Provider credentials and Polylane’s access mode are separate. Where write-capable tools exist, the connected account’s Settings page offers a Read-only switch. Turning it off permits writes subject to review and confirmation, but cannot add permissions to the provider credential. Agent-connected Kubernetes clusters stay read-only.
In the graph.
Every Render resource Polylane picks up sits in the graph with its connections, config and history.
Project Environment Web Service Static Site Private Service Background Worker Cron Job Workflow Custom Domain Postgres Database Key-Value Store Persistent Disk Environment Group Tools for the investigation.
What Polylane can do with Render while it investigates. Every call is recorded in the transcript.
Render Polylane MCP -
renderApiCall any Render REST API endpoint that lacks a dedicated tool -
renderGetLogsGet logs for a Render service -
renderDeploysList a Render service's deploys, or get one deploy's full detail -
renderGetServiceEventsGet audit events for a Render service -
renderGetMetricsGet metrics for a Render service
Render setup and troubleshooting
Docker context deadline exceeded
Common questions.
How does Polylane connect to my Render account?
Open Render Dashboard → Account Settings → API Keys and create an API key. Choose Render in Polylane and paste the complete rnd_ key, not a deploy-hook token. Wait for validation and connect. Open the account after discovery; use Sync in the account header to request a refresh.
What Render resources does Polylane sync?
Inventory refreshes are scheduled every 15 minutes. Render webhooks also request resyncs with a two-minute debounce. Projects, environments, web and private services, static sites, background workers, cron jobs, Postgres, key-value stores and persistent disks are mapped. Service pages and investigations combine configuration with deploy history, events, logs and metrics.