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Dynatrace Events API

Operations for querying and ingesting custom events

Dynatrace Events 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 Event. 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 3 operations across 3 paths, and defines 9 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.

3 operations 3 paths 9 schemas 2 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
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Dynatrace Events 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: events.read (for GET operations), events.ingest (for POST /events/ingest)

Paths & Operations 3

Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 3 operations — 2 GET, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Events 3

Operations for querying and ingesting custom events

GET
/events
Dynatrace List Events
listEvents 7 params → 200400401403
GET
/events/{eventId}
Dynatrace Get Event by Id
getEvent 1 param → 200400401403404
POST
/events/ingest
Dynatrace Ingest a Custom Event
ingestEvent body → 201400401403

Schemas 9

The contract defines 9 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Event (8 properties), EventIngestPayload (7 properties), ConstraintViolation (4 properties), EventCollection (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Error
object
Details of an API error.
3 properties
EventIngestResultItem
object
The result of ingesting an event for a single entity.
2 properties
Event
object
Represents a single event in the Dynatrace environment. Events can be ingested via the API or detected automatically by Dynatrace.
8 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
EventIngestPayload
object
The payload for ingesting a custom event into Dynatrace. All events require at least an eventType and title. Custom events can target specific entities, includ…
7 properties 2 required
EventIngestResult
object
The result returned after successfully ingesting a custom event.
2 properties
EntityStub
object
A lightweight reference to a monitored entity.
3 properties
EventCollection
object
A paginated collection of events.
4 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

dynatrace-events-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Dynatrace publishes across the network.

Dynatrace Environment API
Dynatrace Synthetic API v2
Dynatrace Configuration API
Dynatrace OpenPipeline API
Dynatrace Automation API
Dynatrace Settings API 2.0
Dynatrace Extensions API 2.0
Dynatrace DQL/Grail Query API
Dynatrace Access Tokens API v2
Dynatrace Service-Level Objectives API
Dynatrace Releases API
Dynatrace Network Zones API
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