Dashboards API - PUT a dashboard

Updates the specified dashboard.

The request consumes and produces an application/json payload.

Early Adopter

This request is an Early Adopter release and may be changed in non-compatible way.

PUT	Managed 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}

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

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

Parameter	Type	Description	In	Required
id	string	The ID of the dashboard to be updated. The ID in the request body must match this ID.	path	required
body	Dashboard	The JSON body of the request. Contains updated parameters of the dashboard.	body	optional

Parameter

Type

Description

Required

string

The ID of the dashboard to be updated.

The ID in the request body must match this ID.

path

required

body

Dashboard

The JSON body of the request. Contains updated parameters of the dashboard.

body

optional

Request parameters JSON model

The Dashboard object

Configuration of a dashboard.

Element	Type	Description	Required
metadata	ConfigurationMetadata		optional
id	string	The ID of the dashboard.	optional
dashboardMetadata	DashboardMetadata		required
tiles	Tile[]	The list of tiles on the dashboard.	required

The Tile object

Configuration of a tile.

The actual set of fields depends on the type of the tile. See the description of the tileType field.

Element	Type	Description	Required
name	string	The name of the tile.	required
tileType	string	Defines the actual set of fields depending on the value. See one of the following objects: `CUSTOM_CHARTING` -> CustomChartingTile `DTAQL` -> UserSessionQueryTile `MARKDOWN` -> MarkdownTile `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` -> AssignedEntitiesTile The tileType element can hold these values.	required
configured	boolean	The tile is configured and ready to use (`true`) or just placed on the dashboard (`false`).	optional
bounds	TileBounds		required
tileFilter	TileFilter		optional

The TileFilter object

A filter applied to a tile.

It overrides dashboard's filter.

Element	Type	Description	Required
timeframe	string	The default timeframe of the tile.	optional
managementZone	EntityShortRepresentation		optional

The TileBounds object

The position and size of a tile.

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

The DashboardMetadata object

Parameters of a dashboard.

Element	Type	Description	Required
name	string	The name of the dashboard.	required
shared	boolean	The dashboard is shared (`true`) or private (`false`).	optional
owner	string	The owner of the dashboard.	optional
sharingDetails	SharingInfo		optional
dashboardFilter	DashboardFilter		optional
tags	string[]	A set of tags assigned to the dashboard.	optional
preset	boolean	The dashboard is a preset (`true`)	optional
validFilterKeys	string[]	A set of all possible global dashboard filters that can be applied to dashboard	optional

The DashboardFilter object

Filters, applied to a dashboard.

Element	Type	Description	Required
timeframe	string	The default timeframe of the dashboard.	optional
managementZone	EntityShortRepresentation		optional

The EntityShortRepresentation object

The short representation of a Dynatrace entity.

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

The SharingInfo object

Sharing configuration of a dashboard.

Element	Type	Description	Required
linkShared	boolean	If `true`, the dashboard is shared via link and authenticated users with the link can view.	optional
published	boolean	If `true`, the dashboard is published to anyone on this environment.	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 string version numbers of the configuration.	optional
clusterVersion	string	Dynatrace server version.	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.

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

Possible values

Possible values for the tileType element in the Tile object:

APPLICATION
APPLICATIONS
APPLICATION_METHOD
APPLICATION_WORLDMAP
AWS
BOUNCE_RATE
CUSTOM_APPLICATION
CUSTOM_CHARTING
DATABASE
DATABASES_OVERVIEW
DEM_KEY_USER_ACTION
DEVICE_APPLICATION_METHOD
DTAQL
HOST
HOSTS
LOG_ANALYTICS
MARKDOWN
MOBILE_APPLICATION
OPENSTACK
OPENSTACK_AV_ZONE
OPENSTACK_PROJECT
PROCESS_GROUPS_ONE
RESOURCES
SERVICES
SERVICE_VERSATILE
SESSION_METRICS
SLO
SYNTHETIC_HTTP_MONITOR
SYNTHETIC_SINGLE_EXT_TEST
SYNTHETIC_SINGLE_WEBCHECK
SYNTHETIC_TESTS
THIRD_PARTY_MOST_ACTIVE
UEM_CONVERSIONS_OVERALL
UEM_CONVERSIONS_PER_GOAL
UEM_JSERRORS_OVERALL
UEM_KEY_USER_ACTIONS
USERS
VIRTUALIZATION

Response format

Response parameters JSON model

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.

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

Response codes

Code	Description
201	Success. The new dashboard has been created. Response doesn't have a body.
204	Success. The dashboard has been updated. Response doesn't have a body
400	Failed. The input is invalid

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.

Early Adopter

This request is an Early Adopter release and may be changed in non-compatible way.

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

Early Adopter

This request is an Early Adopter release and may be changed in non-compatible way.

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

Example

In this example, the request adds the Service health tile to the Sample dashboard in the GET request example.

The tile shows the health of all services belonging to the Easytravel management zone. It is located next to the existing Host health tile and has the same size (304x304 pixels).

The API token is passed in the Authorization header.

Since the request body is lengthy, it is truncated in this example Curl section. See the full body in the Request body section. You can download or copy the example request body to try it out on your own. Be sure to change the ID and name of the Easytravel management zone to a management zone that exists in your environment or set this field to null.

Curl

curl -X PUT \
  https://mySampleEnv.live.dynatrace.com/api/config/v1/dashboards/2768e6ca-e199-4433-9e0d-2922aec2099b \
  -H 'Authorization: Api-token abcdefjhij1234567890' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{<truncated - see the Request body section >}'

Request URL

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

Request body

Download

{
  "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"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Service health",
      "tileType": "SERVICES",
      "configured": true,
      "bounds": {
        "top": 0,
        "left": 608,
        "width": 304,
        "height": 304
      },
      "tileFilter": {
        "managementZone": {
          "id": "9130632296508575249",
          "name": "Easytravel"
        }
      },
      "filterConfig": null,
      "chartVisible": true
    }
  ]
}

Response code

204

Result

Sample dashboard - modified