consul/.changelog/8877.txt

```release-note:improvement
telemetry: add counter `consul.api.http` with labels for each HTTP path and method. This is intended to replace `consul.http...`
```
```release-note:improvement
telemetry: add config flag `telemetry { disable_compat_1.9 = (true|false) }` to disable deprecated metrics in 1.9
```
```release-note:deprecation
telemetry: The measurements in all of the `consul.http...` prefixed metrics have been migrated to `consul.api.http`. `consul.http...` prefixed metrics will be removed in a future version of Consul.
```