Custom tags API - DELETE tags

Deletes the specified custom tag from the specified monitored entities.

The request produces an application/json payload.

Early Adopter

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

DELETE

Managed https://{your-domain}/e/{your-environment-id}/api/v2/tags
SaaS https://{your-environment-id}.live.dynatrace.com/api/v2/tags

Authentication

To execute this request, you need the Write entities using API V2 (entities.write) permission assigned to your API token. To learn how to obtain and use it, see Tokens and authentication.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	In	Required
key	string	The tag to be deleted.	query	required
value	string	The tag to be deleted.	query	optional
deleteAllWithKey	boolean	The tag to be deleted.	query	optional
entitySelector	string	Specifies the entities where you want to delete tags. You need to set one of these criteria: Entity type: `type("value")`. Dynatrace entity ID: `entityId("id")`. You can specify several IDs, separated by a comma (`entityId("id-1","id-2")`). And you can add one or several of the following criteria: Tag: `tag("value")`. Tags in `[context]key:value`, `key:value`, and `value` formats are detected and parsed automatically. If a value-only tag has a colon (`:`) in it, you must escape the colon with a backslash(`\`). Otherwise, the tag will be parsed as a `key:value` tag. All tag values are case-sensitive. Management zone ID: `mzId("ID")` Management zone name: `mzName("value")`. Management zone names are case-sensitive. Dynatrace entity name: `entityName("value")`. You can specify several entity names, separated by a comma (`entityName("name-1","name-2")`). Entity names are case-sensitive. Health state (HEALTHY,UNHEALTHY): `healthState("HEALTHY")` Further information can be found here. To set several criteria, separate them with a comma (`,`). For example, `type("HOST"),healthState("HEALTHY")`. Only results matching all criteria are included in response. The length of the string is limited to 10,000 characters.	query	required

Response format

Response parameters JSON model

The DeletedEntityTags object

Deleted custom tag.

Element	Type	Description
matchedEntitiesCount	integer	The number of monitored entities where the tag has been deleted.

    
{
  "matchedEntitiesCount": 2
}

Example

In this example, the request deletes the REST-test custom tag creates in the POST request example. Again the entitySelector query parameter is set to type("HOST"),tag("easyTravel").

The API token is passed in the Authorization header.

Curl

curl -L -X DELETE 'https://mySampleEnv.live.dynatrace.com/api/v2/tags?entitySelector=type(%22HOST%22),tag(%22easyTravel%22)&tag=REST-test' \
-H 'Authorization: Api-Token abcdefjhij1234567890'

Request URL

https://mySampleEnv.live.dynatrace.com/api/v2/tags?entitySelector=type(%22HOST%22),tag(%22easyTravel%22)&tag=REST-test

Response body

{
  "deletedTag": {
    "context": "CONTEXTLESS",
    "key": "REST-test",
    "stringRepresentation": "REST-test"
  },
  "matchedEntitiesCount": 3
}

Response code

200