Events API v2 - GET an event type

Gets the properties of an event type.

The request produces an application/json payload.

GET	ManagedDynatrace for Government	`https://{your-domain}/e/{your-environment-id}/api/v2/eventTypes/{eventType}`
	SaaS	`https://{your-environment-id}.live.dynatrace.com/api/v2/eventTypes/{eventType}`
	Environment ActiveGate	`https://{your-activegate-domain}/e/{your-environment-id}/api/v2/eventTypes/{eventType}`

Authentication

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

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

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	In	Required
eventType	string	The event type you're inquiring.	path	required

Response

Response codes

Code	Type	Description
200	EventType	Success

Response body objects

The `EventType` object

Configuration of an event type.

Element	Type	Description
severityLevel	string	The severity level associated with the event type. The element can hold these values `AVAILABILITY` `CUSTOM_ALERT` `ERROR` `INFO` `MONITORING_UNAVAILABLE` `PERFORMANCE` `RESOURCE_CONTENTION`
displayName	string	The display name of the event type.
type	string	The event type.
description	string	A short description of the event type.

Response body JSON model

json
{
  "severityLevel": "PERFORMANCE",
  "displayName": "High CPU",
  "type": "OSI_HIGH_CPU",
  "description": "string"
}

Example

In this example, the request queries the properties of the APPLICATION_SLOWDOWN type.

The API token is passed in the Authorization header.

Curl

bash
curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://mySampleEnv.live.dynatrace.com/api/v2/eventTypes/APPLICATION_SLOWDOWN' \
  --header 'Authorization: Api-Token dt0c01.abc123.abcdefjhij1234567890'

Request URL

plaintext
https://mySampleEnv.live.dynatrace.com/api/v2/eventTypes/APPLICATION_SLOWDOWN

Response body

json
{
  "type": "APPLICATION_SLOWDOWN",
  "displayName": "Application slowdown",
  "severityLevel": "PERFORMANCE",
  "description": "User action duration degradation"
}

Response code

200