Dashboards API - GET a dashboard

Gets parameters of the specified dashboard.

The request produces an application/json payload.

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

Authentication

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

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

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	In	Required
id	string	The ID of the required dashboard.	path	required

Response

Refer to Tile JSON models to find JSON models for each tile type.

Response codes

Code	Type	Description
200	Dashboard	Success. The response body contains parameters of the dashboard.

Response body objects

The `Dashboard` object

Configuration of a dashboard.

Element	Type	Description
dashboardMetadata	DashboardMetadata	Parameters of a dashboard.
id	string	The ID of the dashboard.
metadata	ConfigurationMetadata	Metadata useful for debugging
tiles	Tile[]	The list of tiles on the dashboard.

The `DashboardMetadata` object

Parameters of a dashboard.

Element	Type	Description
dashboardFilter	DashboardFilter	Filters, applied to a dashboard.
dynamicFilters	DynamicFilters	Dashboard filter configuration of a dashboard.
hasConsistentColors	boolean	The tile uses consistent colors when rendering its content.
name	string	The name of the dashboard.
owner	string	The owner of the dashboard.
preset	boolean	The dashboard is a preset (`true`) or a custom (`false`) dashboard.
shared	boolean	The dashboard is shared (`true`) or private (`false`).
tags	string[]	A set of tags assigned to the dashboard.
tilesNameSize	string	The general size of the tiles tile. Default value is medium The element can hold these values `small` `medium` `large`

The `DashboardFilter` object

Filters, applied to a dashboard.

Element	Type	Description
managementZone	EntityShortRepresentation	The short representation of a Dynatrace entity.
timeframe	string	The default timeframe of the dashboard.

The `EntityShortRepresentation` object

The short representation of a Dynatrace entity.

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

The `DynamicFilters` object

Dashboard filter configuration of a dashboard.

Element Type Description

filters

string[]

Element	Type	Description
filters	string[]	A set of all possible global dashboard filters that can be applied to a dashboard Currently supported values are: `OS_TYPE, SERVICE_TYPE, DEPLOYMENT_TYPE, APPLICATION_INJECTION_TYPE, PAAS_VENDOR_TYPE, DATABASE_VENDOR, HOST_VIRTUALIZATION_TYPE, HOST_MONITORING_MODE, KUBERNETES_CLUSTER, RELATED_CLOUD_APPLICATION, RELATED_NAMESPACE, SERVICE_TAG_KEY:<tagname>, HOST_TAG_KEY:<tagname>, APPLICATION_TAG_KEY:<tagname>, CUSTOM_DIMENSION:<key>, PROCESS_GROUP_TAG_KEY:<tagname>, PROCESS_GROUP_INSTANCE_TAG_KEY:<tagname>`
genericTagFilters	DashboardGenericTagFilter[]	A set of generic tag filters that can be applied to a dashboard

A set of all possible global dashboard filters that can be applied to a dashboard

Currently supported values are:

OS_TYPE,
SERVICE_TYPE,
DEPLOYMENT_TYPE,
APPLICATION_INJECTION_TYPE,
PAAS_VENDOR_TYPE,
DATABASE_VENDOR,
HOST_VIRTUALIZATION_TYPE,
HOST_MONITORING_MODE,
KUBERNETES_CLUSTER,
RELATED_CLOUD_APPLICATION,
RELATED_NAMESPACE,
SERVICE_TAG_KEY:<tagname>,
HOST_TAG_KEY:<tagname>,
APPLICATION_TAG_KEY:<tagname>,
CUSTOM_DIMENSION:<key>,
PROCESS_GROUP_TAG_KEY:<tagname>,
PROCESS_GROUP_INSTANCE_TAG_KEY:<tagname>

genericTagFilters

DashboardGenericTagFilter[]

A set of generic tag filters that can be applied to a dashboard

The `DashboardGenericTagFilter` object

Generic tag filters that can be applied to a dashboard.

Element	Type	Description
displayName	string	The display name used to identify this generic filter.
entityTypes	string[]	Entity types affected by tag.
suggestionsFromEntityType	string	The entity type for which the suggestions should be provided.
tagKey	string	The tag key for this filter.

The `ConfigurationMetadata` object

Metadata useful for debugging

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

The `Tile` object

Configuration of a tile.

The actual set of fields depends on the type of the tile. Find the list of actual objects in the description of the tileType field or see Dashboards API - Tile JSON models.

Element	Type	Description
bounds	TileBounds	The position and size of a tile.
configured	boolean	The tile is configured and ready to use (`true`) or just placed on the dashboard (`false`).
isAutoRefreshDisabled	boolean	The tile auto refresh is disabled. Only works for certain tile types.
name	string	The name of the tile.
nameSize	string	The size of the tile name. Default value is null. The element can hold these values `small` `medium` `large`
tileFilter	TileFilter	A filter applied to a tile. It overrides dashboard's filter.
tileType	string	Defines the actual set of fields depending on the value. See one of the following objects: `DATA_EXPLORER` -> DataExplorerTile `CUSTOM_CHARTING` -> CustomChartingTile `DTAQL` -> UserSessionQueryTile `MARKDOWN` -> MarkdownTile `IMAGE` -> ImageTile `HOSTS` -> FilterableEntityTile `APPLICATIONS` -> FilterableEntityTile `SERVICES` -> FilterableEntityTile `DATABASES_OVERVIEW` -> FilterableEntityTile `SYNTHETIC_TESTS` -> FilterableEntityTile `APPLICATION_WORLDMAP` -> AssignedEntitiesWithMetricTile `RESOURCES` -> AssignedEntitiesWithMetricTile `THIRD_PARTY_MOST_ACTIVE` -> AssignedEntitiesWithMetricTile `UEM_CONVERSIONS_PER_GOAL` -> AssignedEntitiesWithMetricTile `HOST` -> AssignedEntitiesWithMetricTile `PROCESS_GROUPS_ONE` -> AssignedEntitiesWithMetricTile `SYNTHETIC_SINGLE_WEBCHECK` -> SyntheticSingleWebcheckTile `APPLICATION` -> AssignedEntitiesTile `VIRTUALIZATION` -> AssignedEntitiesTile `AWS` -> AssignedEntitiesTile `SERVICE_VERSATILE` -> AssignedEntitiesTile `SESSION_METRICS` -> AssignedEntitiesTile `USERS` -> AssignedEntitiesTile `UEM_KEY_USER_ACTIONS` -> AssignedEntitiesTile `BOUNCE_RATE` -> AssignedEntitiesTile `UEM_CONVERSIONS_OVERALL` -> AssignedEntitiesTile `UEM_JSERRORS_OVERALL` -> AssignedEntitiesTile `MOBILE_APPLICATION` -> AssignedEntitiesTile `SYNTHETIC_SINGLE_EXT_TEST` -> AssignedEntitiesTile `SYNTHETIC_HTTP_MONITOR` -> AssignedEntitiesTile `DATABASE` -> AssignedEntitiesTile `CUSTOM_APPLICATION` -> AssignedEntitiesTile `APPLICATION_METHOD` -> AssignedEntitiesTile `LOG_ANALYTICS` -> AssignedEntitiesTile `OPENSTACK` -> AssignedEntitiesTile `OPENSTACK_PROJECT` -> AssignedEntitiesTile `OPENSTACK_AV_ZONE` -> AssignedEntitiesTile `DEVICE_APPLICATION_METHOD` -> AssignedEntitiesTile `DEM_KEY_USER_ACTION` -> AssignedEntitiesTile `SLO` -> AssignedEntitiesWithMetricTile `SCALABLE_LIST` -> ScalableListTile `HEADER` -> Tile `OPEN_PROBLEMS` -> ProblemTile `PURE_MODEL` -> Tile `DOCKER` -> Tile `NETWORK_MEDIUM` -> Tile `APPLICATIONS_MOST_ACTIVE` -> Tile `NETWORK` -> Tile `UEM_ACTIVE_SESSIONS` -> Tile `DCRUM_SERVICES` -> Tile The element can hold these values `APPLICATION` `APPLICATIONS` `APPLICATIONS_MOST_ACTIVE` `APPLICATION_METHOD` `APPLICATION_WORLDMAP` `AWS` `BOUNCE_RATE` `CUSTOM_APPLICATION` `CUSTOM_CHARTING` `DATABASE` `DATABASES_OVERVIEW` `DATA_EXPLORER` `DCRUM_SERVICES` `DEM_KEY_USER_ACTION` `DEVICE_APPLICATION_METHOD` `DOCKER` `DTAQL` `HEADER` `HOST` `HOSTS` `IMAGE` `LOG_ANALYTICS` `MARKDOWN` `MOBILE_APPLICATION` `NETWORK` `NETWORK_MEDIUM` `OPENSTACK` `OPENSTACK_AV_ZONE` `OPENSTACK_PROJECT` `OPEN_PROBLEMS` `PROCESS_GROUPS_ONE` `PURE_MODEL` `RESOURCES` `SCALABLE_LIST` `SERVICES` `SERVICE_VERSATILE` `SESSION_METRICS` `SLO` `SYNTHETIC_HTTP_MONITOR` `SYNTHETIC_SINGLE_EXT_TEST` `SYNTHETIC_SINGLE_WEBCHECK` `SYNTHETIC_TESTS` `THIRD_PARTY_MOST_ACTIVE` `UEM_ACTIVE_SESSIONS` `UEM_CONVERSIONS_OVERALL` `UEM_CONVERSIONS_PER_GOAL` `UEM_JSERRORS_OVERALL` `UEM_KEY_USER_ACTIONS` `USERS` `VIRTUALIZATION`

The `TileBounds` object

The position and size of a tile.

Element	Type	Description
height	integer	The height of the tile, in pixels.
left	integer	The horizontal distance from the top left corner of the dashboard to the top left corner of the tile, in pixels.
top	integer	The vertical distance from the top left corner of the dashboard to the top left corner of the tile, in pixels.
width	integer	The width of the tile, in pixels.

The `TileFilter` object

A filter applied to a tile.

It overrides dashboard's filter.

Element	Type	Description
managementZone	EntityShortRepresentation	The short representation of a Dynatrace entity.
timeframe	string	The default timeframe of the tile.

Response body JSON model

json
{
  "dashboardMetadata": {
    "dashboardFilter": {
      "managementZone": {
        "id": "3438779970106539862",
        "name": "Example Management Zone"
      },
      "timeframe": "l_72_HOURS"
    },
    "dynamicFilters": {
      "filters": [
        "SERVICE_TYPE"
      ]
    },
    "name": "Example Dashboard",
    "owner": "Example Owner",
    "shared": true
  },
  "metadata": {
    "clusterVersion": "Mock version",
    "configurationVersions": [
      4,
      2
    ]
  },
  "tiles": [
    {
      "bounds": {
        "height": 38,
        "left": 0,
        "top": 0,
        "width": 304
      },
      "configured": true,
      "name": "Hosts",
      "tileFilter": {},
      "tileType": "HEADER"
    },
    {
      "bounds": {
        "height": 38,
        "left": 304,
        "top": 0,
        "width": 304
      },
      "configured": true,
      "name": "Applications",
      "tileFilter": {},
      "tileType": "HEADER"
    },
    {
      "bounds": {
        "height": 304,
        "left": 0,
        "top": 38,
        "width": 304
      },
      "chartVisible": true,
      "configured": true,
      "name": "Host health",
      "tileFilter": {
        "managementZone": {
          "id": "3438779970106539862",
          "name": "Example Management Zone"
        }
      },
      "tileType": "HOSTS"
    },
    {
      "bounds": {
        "height": 304,
        "left": 304,
        "top": 38,
        "width": 304
      },
      "chartVisible": true,
      "configured": true,
      "name": "Application health",
      "tileFilter": {
        "managementZone": {
          "id": "3438779970106539862",
          "name": "Example Management Zone"
        }
      },
      "tileType": "APPLICATIONS"
    }
  ]
}

Example

In this example, the request lists the parameters of the Sample dashboard, which has the ID of 2768e6ca-e199-4433-9e0d-2922aec2099b.

The API token is passed in the Authorization header.

The dashboard looks like this in the UI:

Curl

bash
curl -X GET \
  https://mySampleEnv.live.dynatrace.com/api/config/v1/dashboards/2768e6ca-e199-4433-9e0d-2922aec2099b \
  -H 'Authorization: Api-Token dt0c01.abc123.abcdefjhij1234567890'

Request URL

plaintext
https://mySampleEnv.live.dynatrace.com/api/config/v1/dashboards/2768e6ca-e199-4433-9e0d-2922aec2099b

Response body

json
{
  "metadata": {
    "clusterVersion": "1.166.0.20190311-110828",
    "configurationVersions": [
      2
    ]
  },
  "id": "2768e6ca-e199-4433-9e0d-2922aec2099b",
  "dashboardMetadata": {
    "name": "Sample dashboard",
    "shared": true,
    "owner": "john.smith",
    "sharingDetails": {
      "linkShared": true,
      "published": true
    },
    "dashboardFilter": {
      "timeframe": "l_2_HOURS",
      "managementZone": null
    }
  },
  "tiles": [
    {
      "name": "Host health",
      "tileType": "HOSTS",
      "configured": true,
      "bounds": {
        "top": 0,
        "left": 304,
        "width": 304,
        "height": 304
      },
      "tileFilter": {
        "managementZone": {
          "id": "9130632296508575249",
          "name": "Easytravel"
        }
      },
      "filterConfig": null,
      "chartVisible": true
    },
    {
      "name": "User behavior",
      "tileType": "SESSION_METRICS",
      "configured": true,
      "bounds": {
        "top": 0,
        "left": 0,
        "width": 304,
        "height": 304
      },
      "tileFilter": {
        "managementZone": null
      },
      "assignedEntities": [
        "APPLICATION-8E41C8C247910758"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Response code

200

Dashboards API - GET a dashboard

Authentication

Parameters

Response

Response codes

Response body objects

The Dashboard object

The DashboardMetadata object

The DashboardFilter object

The EntityShortRepresentation object

The DynamicFilters object

The DashboardGenericTagFilter object

The ConfigurationMetadata object

The Tile object

The TileBounds object

The TileFilter object