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Dynatrace Entities API

Operations for querying monitored entities and entity types

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Dynatrace Entities API is one of 34 APIs that Dynatrace publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification and an AsyncAPI event-driven specification.

This API exposes 106 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Entities. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, authentication docs, a getting-started guide, an AsyncAPI specification, and 106 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 5 operations across 5 paths, and defines 12 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 2.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://{environmentId}.live.dynatrace.com/api/v2.

5 operations 5 paths 12 schemas 4 GET1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
2.0.0
Base URL
https://mySampleEnv.live.dynatrace.com/api/v2
Authentication
API Key
Contact
Dynatrace Support
License
Dynatrace Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Dynatrace Entities API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as Authorization (api-token). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • api-token — Dynatrace API token. Use the format: Api-Token {your-token} Required scopes: entities.read

Paths & Operations 5

Across 5 paths, the API surfaces 5 operations — 4 GET, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Entities 5

Operations for querying monitored entities and entity types

GET
/entities
Dynatrace List Entities
listEntities 7 params → 200400401403
GET
/entities/{entityId}
Dynatrace Get Entity
getEntity 4 params → 200400401403404
GET
/entityTypes
Dynatrace List Entity Types
listEntityTypes 2 params → 200400401403
GET
/entityTypes/{type}
Dynatrace Get Entity Type Definition
getEntityType 1 param → 200400401403404
POST
/entities/lookup
Dynatrace Look up Entity by Name
lookupEntity body → 200400401403404

Schemas 12

The contract defines 12 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Entity (10 properties), EntityType (6 properties), ConstraintViolation (4 properties), EntityCollection (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Error
object
Details of an API error.
3 properties
ManagementZone
object
A management zone reference.
2 properties
EntityType
object
Defines an entity type including its display name, available properties, and supported relationship types.
6 properties
EntityLookupRequest
object
Request body for looking up an entity by name and type.
2 properties 2 required
EntityCollection
object
A paginated collection of monitored entities.
4 properties
Entity
object
Represents a monitored entity in Dynatrace. Entities are the components of your monitored environment such as services, hosts, processes, and applications. Eac…
10 properties
ConstraintViolation
object
Details of a single constraint violation in a request.
4 properties
ErrorEnvelope
object
Error response envelope returned when a request fails.
1 property
EntityTypeCollection
object
A paginated collection of entity type definitions.
3 properties
EntityTypeProperty
object
Describes a single property of an entity type.
3 properties
EntityTypeRelationship
object
Describes a relationship type for an entity type.
2 properties
EntityTag
object
A tag applied to a monitored entity.
4 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

dynatrace-entities-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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API Details
ID
dynatrace:dynatrace-entities-api
Base URL
https://mySampleEnv.live.dynatrace.com/api/v2
Docs
https://docs.dynatrace.com/docs/dynatrace-api/environment-api
Provider
Dynatrace
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