A computer implemented method for identifying an application topology includes identifying a sandbox environment corresponding to an application of interest, analyzing the sandbox environment to identify a set of communication links between services within the sandbox environment indicating a first topology, identifying a production system corresponding to the application of interest, querying the production system to identify a set of structural dependencies indicating a second topology, and creating a complete topology of the cloud application by combining the first topology and the second topology. A computer program product and computer system for identifying an application topology are additionally disclosed herein.