Plugins API - POST a new plugin's endpoint
Creates a new endpoint for the specified ActiveGate plugin.
The request consumes and produces an application/json
payload.
Parameters
Parameter | Type | Description | In | Required |
---|---|---|---|---|
id | string |
The ID of the plugin where you want to create an endpoint. |
path | required |
body | RemotePluginEndpoint |
The JSON body of the request. Contains parameters of the new plugin endpoint. |
body | optional |
Body format
The RemotePluginEndpoint object
Configuration of a plugin endpoint.
Element | Type | Description | Required |
---|---|---|---|
id | string |
The ID of the endpoint. |
optional |
pluginId | string |
The ID of the plugin to which the endpoint belongs. |
optional |
name | string |
The name of the endpoint, displayed in Dynatrace. |
optional |
enabled | boolean |
The endpoint is enabled ( |
optional |
properties | object |
The list of endpoint parameters. Each parameter is a property-value pair. |
optional |
activeGatePluginModule | EntityShortRepresentation | required |
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 |
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.
{
"id": "-2183662974968812535",
"pluginId": "custom.remote.python.demo",
"name": "Demo endpoint",
"enabled": true,
"properties": {
"serverIp": "127.0.0.1",
"password": "",
"username": "dynatrace",
"dropdownProperty": "two"
},
"activeGatePluginModule": {
"id": "-8844900174269363000"
}
}
Response
Response codes
Code | Description |
---|---|
201 | Success. The plugin endpoint has been created. Response contains the ID of the new endpoint. |
400 | Failed. The input is invalid. |
Response body
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"
}
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 |
|
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
Response codes
Code | Description |
---|---|
204 | Validated. The submitted configuration is valid. Response doesn't have a body. |
400 | Failed. The input is invalid. |
Response body
A successful request doesn't return any content.
Example
In this example, the request creates a new endpoint for the SAP plugin which has the ID of custom.remote.python.sap.
The API token is passed in the Authorization header.
Curl
curl -X POST \
https://mySampleEnv.live.dynatrace.com/api/config/v1/plugins/custom.remote.python.sap/endpoints \
-H 'Authorization: Api-token abcdefjhij1234567890' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"pluginId": "custom.remote.python.sap",
"name": "RESTtest",
"enabled": false,
"properties": {
"clientno": "001",
"serverIp": "127.0.0.1",
"password": "",
"instance": "00",
"username": "DT"
},
"activeGatePluginModule": {
"id": "1768386982494938781"
}
}'
Request URL
https://mySampleEnv.live.dynatrace.com/api/config/v1/plugins/custom.remote.python.sap/endpoints
Request body
{
"pluginId": "custom.remote.python.sap",
"name": "RESTtest",
"enabled": false,
"properties": {
"clientno": "001",
"serverIp": "192.168.0.1",
"password": "",
"instance": "00",
"username": "DT"
},
"activeGatePluginModule": {
"id": "1768386982494938781"
}
}
Response body
{
"id": "8757307336635955682"
}
Response code
201
Result
The new endpoint looks like this in the UI: