Application anomaly detection API - PUT configuration

Updates the configuration of anomaly detection for applications.

The request consumes an application/json payload.

PUT	Managed https://{your-domain}/e/{your-environment-id}/api/config/v1/anomalyDetection/applications SaaS https://{your-environment-id}.live.dynatrace.com/api/config/v1/anomalyDetection/applications

Authentication

To execute this request, you need the Write configuration (WriteConfig) permission assigned to your API token. To learn how to obtain and use it, see Tokens and authentication.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	In	Required
body	ApplicationAnomalyDetectionConfig	The JSON body of the request, containing parameters of the application anomaly detection configuration.	body	optional

Request parameters JSON model

The ApplicationAnomalyDetectionConfig object

The configuration of anomaly detection for applications.

Element	Type	Required
metadata	ConfigurationMetadata	optional
responseTimeDegradation	ResponseTimeDegradationDetectionConfig	required
trafficDrop	TrafficDropDetectionConfig	required
trafficSpike	TrafficSpikeDetectionConfig	required
failureRateIncrease	FailureRateIncreaseDetectionConfig	required

The FailureRateIncreaseDetectionConfig object

Configuration of failure rate increase detection.

Element	Type	Description	Required
detectionMode	string	How to detect failure rate increase: automatically, or based on fixed thresholds, or do not detect. The detectionMode element can hold these values.	required
automaticDetection	FailureRateIncreaseAutodetectionConfig		optional
thresholds	FailureRateIncreaseThresholdConfig		optional

The FailureRateIncreaseThresholdConfig object

Fixed thresholds for failure rate increase detection.

Required if detectionMode is DETECT_USING_FIXED_THRESHOLDS. Not applicable otherwise.

Element Type Description Required

threshold

integer

Element	Type	Description	Required
threshold	integer	Failure rate during any 5-minute period to trigger an alert, %.	required
sensitivity	string	Sensitivity of the threshold. With `low` sensitivity, high statistical confidence is used. Brief violations (for example, due to a surge in load) won't trigger alerts. With `high` sensitivity, no statistical confidence is used. Each violation triggers alert. The sensitivity element can hold these values.	required

Failure rate during any 5-minute period to trigger an alert, %.

required

sensitivity

string

Sensitivity of the threshold.

With low sensitivity, high statistical confidence is used. Brief violations (for example, due to a surge in load) won't trigger alerts.

With high sensitivity, no statistical confidence is used. Each violation triggers alert.

The sensitivity element can hold these values.

required

The FailureRateIncreaseAutodetectionConfig object

Parameters of failure rate increase auto-detection. Required if detectionMode is DETECT_AUTOMATICALLY. Not applicable otherwise.

The absolute and relative thresholds both must exceed to trigger an alert.

Example: If the expected error rate is 1.5%, and you set an absolute increase of 1%, and a relative increase of 50%, the thresholds will be: Absolute: 1.5% + 1% = 2.5% Relative: 1.5% + 1.5% * 50% = 2.25%

Element	Type	Description	Required
failingServiceCallPercentageIncreaseAbsolute	integer	Absolute increase of failing service calls to trigger an alert, %.	required
failingServiceCallPercentageIncreaseRelative	integer	Relative increase of failing service calls to trigger an alert, %.	required

The TrafficSpikeDetectionConfig object

The configuration of traffic spikes detection.

Element	Type	Description	Required
enabled	boolean	The detection is enabled (`true`) or disabled (`false`).	required
trafficSpikePercent	integer	Alert if the observed traffic is more than X % of the expected value.	optional

The TrafficDropDetectionConfig object

The configuration of traffic drops detection.

Element	Type	Description	Required
enabled	boolean	The detection is enabled (`true`) or disabled (`false`).	required
trafficDropPercent	integer	Alert if the observed traffic is less than X % of the expected value.	optional

The ResponseTimeDegradationDetectionConfig object

Configuration of response time degradation detection.

Element	Type	Description	Required
detectionMode	string	How to detect response time degradation: automatically, or based on fixed thresholds, or do not detect. The detectionMode element can hold these values.	required
automaticDetection	ResponseTimeDegradationAutodetectionConfig		optional
thresholds	ResponseTimeDegradationThresholdConfig		optional

The ResponseTimeDegradationThresholdConfig object

Fixed thresholds for response time degradation detection.

Required if detectionMode is DETECT_USING_FIXED_THRESHOLDS. Not applicable otherwise.

Element	Type	Description	Required
responseTimeThresholdMilliseconds	integer	Response time during any 5-minute period to trigger an alert, in milliseconds.	required
slowestResponseTimeThresholdMilliseconds	integer	Response time of the 10% slowest during any 5-minute period to trigger an alert, in milliseconds.	required
loadThreshold	string	Minimal service load to detect response time degradation. Response time degradation of services with smaller load won't trigger alerts. The loadThreshold element can hold these values.	required
sensitivity	string	Sensitivity of the threshold. With `low` sensitivity, high statistical confidence is used. Brief violations (for example, due to a surge in load) won't trigger alerts. With `high` sensitivity, no statistical confidence is used. Each violation triggers an alert. The sensitivity element can hold these values.	required

The ResponseTimeDegradationAutodetectionConfig object

Parameters of the response time degradation auto-detection. Required if the detectionMode is DETECT_AUTOMATICALLY. Not applicable otherwise.

Violation of any criterion triggers an alert.

Element	Type	Description	Required
responseTimeDegradationMilliseconds	integer	Alert if the response time degrades by more than X milliseconds.	required
responseTimeDegradationPercent	integer	Alert if the response time degrades by more than X %.	required
slowestResponseTimeDegradationMilliseconds	integer	Alert if the response time of the slowest 10% degrades by more than X milliseconds.	required
slowestResponseTimeDegradationPercent	integer	Alert if the response time of the slowest 10% degrades by more than X %.	required
loadThreshold	string	Minimal service load to detect response time degradation. Response time degradation of services with smaller load won't trigger alerts. The loadThreshold element can hold these values.	required

The ConfigurationMetadata object

Metadata useful for debugging

Element	Type	Description	Required
currentConfigurationVersions	string[]	A Sorted list of string version numbers of the configuration.	optional
clusterVersion	string	Dynatrace server version.	optional
configurationVersions	integer[]	A Sorted list of the version numbers of the configuration.	optional

This is a model of the request body, showing the possible elements. It has to be adjusted for usage in an actual request. See the Example expandable section for working sample request.

      
  {
  "responseTimeDegradation": {
    "detectionMode": "DETECT_AUTOMATICALLY",
    "automaticDetection": {
      "responseTimeDegradationMilliseconds": 250,
      "responseTimeDegradationPercent": 90,
      "slowestResponseTimeDegradationMilliseconds": 500,
      "slowestResponseTimeDegradationPercent": 200,
      "loadThreshold": "ONE_REQUEST_PER_MINUTE"
    }
  },
  "trafficDrop": {
    "enabled": true,
    "trafficDropPercent": 95
  },
  "trafficSpike": {
    "enabled": false
  },
  "failureRateIncrease": {
    "detectionMode": "DETECT_USING_FIXED_THRESHOLDS",
    "thresholds": {
      "threshold": 10,
      "sensitivity": "LOW"
    }
  }
}

Possible values

Possible values for the sensitivity element in the ResponseTimeDegradationThresholdConfig object:

HIGH
LOW
MEDIUM

Possible values for the loadThreshold element in the ResponseTimeDegradationAutodetectionConfig object:

FIFTEEN_REQUESTS_PER_MINUTE
FIVE_REQUESTS_PER_MINUTE
ONE_REQUEST_PER_MINUTE
TEN_REQUESTS_PER_MINUTE

Possible values for the detectionMode element in the ResponseTimeDegradationDetectionConfig object:

DETECT_AUTOMATICALLY
DETECT_USING_FIXED_THRESHOLDS
DONT_DETECT

Response format

A successful request doesn't return any content.

Validate payload

We recommend that you validate the payload before submitting it with an actual request. A response code of 204 indicates a valid payload.

The request consumes an application/json payload.

POST	Managed https://{your-domain}/e/{your-environment-id}/api/config/v1/anomalyDetection/applications/validator SaaS https://{your-environment-id}.live.dynatrace.com/api/config/v1/anomalyDetection/applications/validator

Authentication

To execute this request, you need the Write configuration (WriteConfig) permission assigned to your API token. To learn how to obtain and use it, see Tokens and authentication.

Response codes

Code	Description
204	Validated. The submitted configuration is valid. Response does not have a body.
400	Failed. The input is invalid

Example

In this example, the request updates the configuration of anomaly detection for applications from the GET request example. It activates traffic spikes detection and sets the threshold of 200%.

The API token is passed in the Authorization header.

You can download or copy the example request body to try it out on your own. Be sure to create a backup copy of your current configuration with the GET application anomaly detection configuration call.

Curl

curl -X PUT \
  https://mySampleEnv.live.dynatrace.com/api/config/v1/anomalyDetection/applications \
  -H 'Authorization: Api-token abcdefjhij1234567890' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \  
  -d '{
  "responseTimeDegradation": {
    "detectionMode": "DETECT_AUTOMATICALLY",
    "automaticDetection": {
      "responseTimeDegradationMilliseconds": 100,
      "responseTimeDegradationPercent": 50,
      "slowestResponseTimeDegradationMilliseconds": 1000,
      "slowestResponseTimeDegradationPercent": 10,
      "loadThreshold": "TEN_REQUESTS_PER_MINUTE"
        }
    },
    "trafficDrop": {
      "enabled": true,
      "trafficDropPercent": 50
    },
    "trafficSpike": {
      "enabled": true,
      "trafficSpikePercent": 200
    },
    "failureRateIncrease": {
      "detectionMode": "DETECT_AUTOMATICALLY",
      "automaticDetection": {
        "failingServiceCallPercentageIncreaseAbsolute": 5,
        "failingServiceCallPercentageIncreaseRelative": 50
      }
    }
}
'

Request URL

https://mySampleEnv.live.dynatrace.com/api/config/v1/anomalyDetection/applications

Request body

Download

{
  "responseTimeDegradation": {
    "detectionMode": "DETECT_AUTOMATICALLY",
    "automaticDetection": {
      "responseTimeDegradationMilliseconds": 100,
      "responseTimeDegradationPercent": 50,
      "slowestResponseTimeDegradationMilliseconds": 1000,
      "slowestResponseTimeDegradationPercent": 10,
      "loadThreshold": "TEN_REQUESTS_PER_MINUTE"
        }
    },
    "trafficDrop": {
      "enabled": true,
      "trafficDropPercent": 50
    },
    "trafficSpike": {
      "enabled": true,
      "trafficSpikePercent": 200
    },
    "failureRateIncrease": {
      "detectionMode": "DETECT_AUTOMATICALLY",
      "automaticDetection": {
        "failingServiceCallPercentageIncreaseAbsolute": 5,
        "failingServiceCallPercentageIncreaseRelative": 50
      }
    }
}

Response code

204

Result

The updated configuration has the following parameters:

Anomaly detection config - apps - updated