Azure credentials API - POST new credentials

Creates a new Azure credentials configuration.

The body must not provide an ID. The Dynatrace server automatically assigns an ID.

The request consumes and produces an application/json payload.

POST	ManagedDynatrace for Government	`https://{your-domain}/e/{your-environment-id}/api/config/v1/azure/credentials`
	SaaS	`https://{your-environment-id}.live.dynatrace.com/api/config/v1/azure/credentials`
	Environment ActiveGate	`https://{your-activegate-domain}/e/{your-environment-id}/api/config/v1/azure/credentials`

Authentication

To execute this request, you need an access token with WriteConfig scope.

To learn how to obtain and use it, see Tokens and authentication.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	In	Required
body	AzureCredentialsCreation	The JSON body of the request. Contains parameters of the new Azure credentials configuration.	body	optional

Request body objects

The `AzureCredentialsCreation` object

Configuration of Azure app-level credentials.

Element	Type	Description	Required
metadata	ConfigurationMetadata	Metadata useful for debugging	optional
id	string	The Dynatrace entity ID of the Azure credentials configuration.	optional
label	string	The unique name of the Azure credentials configuration. Allowed characters are letters, numbers, and spaces. Also the special characters `.+-_` are allowed.	required
appId	string	The application ID (also referred to as client ID). The field is required when creating a new credentials configuration. The field is ignored during an update, the old value remains unaffected.	required
directoryId	string	The directory ID (also referred to as tenant ID). The field is required when creating a new credentials configuration. The field is ignored during an update, the old value remains unaffected.	required
key	string	The secret key associated with the application ID. For security reasons, GET requests return this field as `null`. Submit your key on creation or update of the configuration. The field is required when creating a new credentials configuration. If the field is omitted during an update, the old value remains unaffected.	required
active	boolean	The monitoring is enabled (`true`) or disabled (`false`). If not set on creation, the `true` value is used. If the field is omitted during an update, the old value remains unaffected.	optional
autoTagging	boolean	The automatic capture of Azure tags is on (`true`) or off (`false`).	required
monitorOnlyTaggedEntities	boolean	Monitor only resources that have specified Azure tags (`true`) or all resources (`false`).	required
monitorOnlyTagPairs	CloudTag[]	A list of Azure tags to be monitored. You can specify up to 20 tags. A resource tagged with any of the specified tags is monitored. Only applicable when the monitorOnlyTaggedEntities parameter is set to `true`.	optional
monitorOnlyExcludingTagPairs	CloudTag[]	A list of Azure tags to be excluded from monitoring. You can specify up to 20 tags. A resource tagged with any of the specified tags will not be monitored. Only applicable when the monitorOnlyTaggedEntities parameter is set to `true`.	optional
supportingServices	AzureSupportingService[]	Deprecated. To manage services use /azure/credentials/{id}/services operation. Built-in services are not supported here. A list of Azure services to be monitored. Available services are listed by /azure/supportedServices operation. For each service, a list of metrics and dimensions can be specified. A list of supported metrics and dimensions for a given service can be checked in documentation. List of metrics can be skipped (set to null), resulting in recommended (default) set of metrics and dimensions being chosen for monitoring.	optional

The `ConfigurationMetadata` object

Metadata useful for debugging

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

The `CloudTag` object

A cloud tag.

Element Type Description Required

name

string

Element	Type	Description	Required
name	string	The name of the tag.	optional
value	string	The value of the tag. If set to `null`, then resources with any value of the tag are monitored.	optional

The name of the tag.

optional

value

string

The value of the tag.

If set to null, then resources with any value of the tag are monitored.

optional

The `AzureSupportingService` object

A service to be monitored.

Element	Type	Description	Required
name	string	The name of the service. Valid supported service names can be discovered using /azure/supportedServices restAPI	required
monitoredMetrics	AzureMonitoredMetric[]	A list of metrics to be monitored for this service. It must include all the recommended metrics. If the list is null then recommended list of metrics for this service will be monitored.	optional

The `AzureMonitoredMetric` object

A metric of service to be monitored.

Element	Type	Description	Required
name	string	The name of the metric of the service.	required
dimensions	string[]	A list of metric's dimensions names. It must include all the recommended dimensions.	required

Request body JSON model

This is a model of the request body, showing the possible elements. It has to be adjusted for usage in an actual request.

json
{
  "metadata": {
    "configurationVersions": [
      4,
      2
    ],
    "currentConfigurationVersions": [
      "1.0.4",
      "1.23"
    ],
    "clusterVersion": "1.192.1"
  },
  "id": "string",
  "label": "string",
  "appId": "string",
  "directoryId": "string",
  "key": "string",
  "active": true,
  "autoTagging": true,
  "monitorOnlyTaggedEntities": true,
  "monitorOnlyTagPairs": [
    {
      "name": "string",
      "value": "string"
    }
  ],
  "monitorOnlyExcludingTagPairs": [
    {}
  ],
  "supportingServices": [
    {
      "name": "string",
      "monitoredMetrics": [
        {
          "name": "string",
          "dimensions": [
            "string"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Response

Response codes

Code	Type	Description
201	EntityShortRepresentation	Success. The new Azure credentials configuration has been created. The response body contains the ID of the configuration.
400	ErrorEnvelope	Failed. The input is invalid.

Response body objects

The `EntityShortRepresentation` object

The short representation of a Dynatrace entity.

Element	Type	Description
id	string	The ID of the Dynatrace entity.
name	string	The name of the Dynatrace entity.
description	string	A short description of the Dynatrace entity.

Response body JSON model

json
{
  "id": "6a98d7bc-abb9-44f8-ae6a-73e68e71812a",
  "name": "Dynatrace entity",
  "description": "Dynatrace entity for the REST API example"
}

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	ManagedDynatrace for Government	`https://{your-domain}/e/{your-environment-id}/api/config/v1/azure/credentials/validator`
	SaaS	`https://{your-environment-id}.live.dynatrace.com/api/config/v1/azure/credentials/validator`
	Environment ActiveGate	`https://{your-activegate-domain}/e/{your-environment-id}/api/config/v1/azure/credentials/validator`

Authentication

To execute this request, you need an access token with WriteConfig scope.

To learn how to obtain and use it, see Tokens and authentication.

Response

Response codes

Code	Type	Description
204		Validated. The submitted configuration is valid. The response doesn't have a body.
400	ErrorEnvelope	Failed. The input is invalid.

Example

In this example, the request creates a new configuration of Azure app-level credentials.

The API token is passed in the Authorization header.

Because the request body is lengthy, it is truncated in this example Curl section. See the full body in the Request body section.

Curl

bash
curl -X POST \
  https://mySampleEnv.live.dynatrace.com/api/config/v1/azure/credentials \
  -H 'Authorization: Api-Token dt0c01.abc123.abcdefjhij1234567890' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{<truncated - see the Request body section >}'

Request URL

plaintext
https://mySampleEnv.live.dynatrace.com/api/config/v1/azure/credentials

Request body

json
{
  "label": "Booking application",
  "appId": "c4431dec-34fe-4d4c-ad93-aea38b4f944e",
  "directoryId": "f836b63d-8c92-4ad8-a314-bb1eeka46aa1",
  "key": "fzksjdfsjdfghsrtgbh",
  "active": true,
  "autoTagging": true,
  "monitorOnlyTaggedEntities": true,
  "monitorOnlyTagPairs": [
    {
      "name": "bookingApp",
      "value": "mobile"
    },
    {
      "name": "bookingApp",
      "value": "browser"
    }
  ]
}

Response body

json
{
    "id": "AZURE_CREDENTIALS-357FDA338DAAF338",
    "name": "Booking application"
}

Response code

201

Azure credentials API - POST new credentials

Authentication

Parameters

Request body objects

The AzureCredentialsCreation object

The ConfigurationMetadata object

The CloudTag object

The AzureSupportingService object

The AzureMonitoredMetric object

Request body JSON model

Response

Response codes

Response body objects

The EntityShortRepresentation object

Response body JSON model

Validate payload

Authentication

Response

Response codes

Example

Curl

Request URL

Request body

Response body

Response code

The `AzureCredentialsCreation` object

The `ConfigurationMetadata` object

The `CloudTag` object

The `AzureSupportingService` object

The `AzureMonitoredMetric` object

The `EntityShortRepresentation` object