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Instana Infrastructure Resources API

The Infrastructure Resources API from Instana — 5 operation(s) for infrastructure resources.

Instana Infrastructure Resources API is one of 62 APIs that Instana publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Infrastructure Resources. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 6 operations across 5 paths, and defines 9 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.1, at version 1.307.1417.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://{unit}-{tenant}.instana.io, https://{domain}.

6 operations 5 paths 9 schemas 5 GET1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.1
API Version
1.307.1417
Servers
https://{unit}-{tenant}.instana.io
https://{domain}
Authentication
API Key
Contact
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Instana Infrastructure Resources API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as authorization (ApiKeyAuth).

  • ApiKeyAuth — Example bash curl --request GET \ --url https://test-instana.instana.io/api/application-monitoring/catalog/metrics \ --header 'authorization: apiToken xxxxxxxx…

Paths & Operations 6

Across 5 paths, the API surfaces 6 operations — 5 GET, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Infrastructure Resources 6
GET
/api/infrastructure-monitoring/monitoring-state
Monitored host count
getMonitoringState → 200
GET
/api/infrastructure-monitoring/payloads/{snapshotId}/{payloadKey}
Get a payload for a snapshot
getPluginPayload 4 params → 200
GET
/api/infrastructure-monitoring/snapshots
Search snapshots
getSnapshots 6 params → 200
POST
/api/infrastructure-monitoring/snapshots
Get snapshot details for multiple snapshots
postSnapshots body → 200
GET
/api/infrastructure-monitoring/snapshots/{id}
Get snapshot details
getSnapshot 3 params → 200
GET
/api/infrastructure-monitoring/software/versions
Get installed software
softwareVersions 7 params → 200

Schemas 9

The contract defines 9 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are SnapshotItem (8 properties), SoftwareVersion (8 properties), MonitoringState (5 properties), SoftwareUser (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

PostSnapshotsResult
object
2 properties
SoftwareVersion
object
8 properties 7 required
MonitoringState
object
5 properties
SoftwareUser
object
4 properties
SnapshotResult
object
1 property
MonitoredEntitiesStats
object
Statistics of monitored entities.
3 properties
GetSnapshotsQuery
object
2 properties 1 required
TimeFrame
object
Time range for which the data should be retrieved.
2 properties
SnapshotItem
object
Detail information for requested snapshots.
8 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

instana-infrastructure-resources-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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