Metrics API examples - Select full metric subtree

The GET metrics endpoint provides you the ability to select the full subtree of metrics with a trailing asterisk wildcard (*). The asterisk wildcard selects all the metrics of the parent without the need to specify every one of them.

This example shows how to fetch the descriptors of all host CPU metrics.

To make the response shorter, we'll query only the following parameters:

Metric key
Display name
Default aggregation

Of course, you can query the full descriptors of a metric. To learn how to do that, check the select multiple metrics example.

Configure the request

We have to set the following query parameters:

metricSelector to builtin:host.cpu.*.
fields to displayName,defaultAggregation. Note that metricId is omitted here, because it is always presented in the response.

You can get the response in two formats:

JSON: set the Accept header of the request to application/json.
CSV table: set the Accept header of the request to text/csv; header=present. If you're not interested in the header row, use text/csv; header=absent.

To authenticate the request, set the Authorization header of the request to Api-token {your-token}. The token must have the Read metrics (metrics.read) permission.

Curl

Here's the Curl code of the request. Make sure to use the URL of your own environment and a real API token.

JSON payload

bash
curl -L -X GET 'https://mySampleEnv.live.dynatrace.com/api/v2/metrics?fields=displayName,defaultAggregation&metricSelector=builtin:host.cpu.*' \
-H 'Authorization: Api-Token dt0c01.abc123.abcdefjhij1234567890' \
-H 'Accept: application/json'

CSV table payload

bash
curl -L -X GET 'https://mySampleEnv.live.dynatrace.com/api/v2/metrics?fields=displayName,defaultAggregation&metricSelector=builtin:host.cpu.*' \
-H 'Authorization: Api-Token dt0c01.abc123.abcdefjhij1234567890' \
-H 'Accept: text/csv; header=present'

Request URL

plaintext
https://mySampleEnv.live.dynatrace.com/api/v2/metrics?fields=displayName,defaultAggregation&metricSelector=builtin:host.cpu.*

Response

Both examples contain the full payload; nothing is truncated.

JSON payload

json
{
  "totalCount": 17,
  "nextPageKey": null,
  "metrics": [
    {
      "metricId": "builtin:host.cpu.entc",
      "displayName": "AIX Entitlement used",
      "defaultAggregation": {
        "type": "avg"
      }
    },
    {
      "metricId": "builtin:host.cpu.entConfig",
      "displayName": "AIX Entitlement configured",
      "defaultAggregation": {
        "type": "avg"
      }
    },
    {
      "metricId": "builtin:host.cpu.idle",
      "displayName": "CPU idle",
      "defaultAggregation": {
        "type": "avg"
      }
    },
    {
      "metricId": "builtin:host.cpu.iowait",
      "displayName": "CPU I/O wait",
      "defaultAggregation": {
        "type": "avg"
      }
    },
    {
      "metricId": "builtin:host.cpu.load",
      "displayName": "System load",
      "defaultAggregation": {
        "type": "avg"
      }
    },
    {
      "metricId": "builtin:host.cpu.load15m",
      "displayName": "System load15m",
      "defaultAggregation": {
        "type": "avg"
      }
    },
    {
      "metricId": "builtin:host.cpu.load5m",
      "displayName": "System load5m",
      "defaultAggregation": {
        "type": "avg"
      }
    },
    {
      "metricId": "builtin:host.cpu.msu.avg",
      "displayName": "MSU average",
      "defaultAggregation": {
        "type": "avg"
      }
    },
    {
      "metricId": "builtin:host.cpu.msu.capacity",
      "displayName": "MSU capacity",
      "defaultAggregation": {
        "type": "avg"
      }
    },
    {
      "metricId": "builtin:host.cpu.other",
      "displayName": "CPU other",
      "defaultAggregation": {
        "type": "avg"
      }
    },
    {
      "metricId": "builtin:host.cpu.physc",
      "displayName": "AIX Physical consumed",
      "defaultAggregation": {
        "type": "avg"
      }
    },
    {
      "metricId": "builtin:host.cpu.steal",
      "displayName": "CPU steal",
      "defaultAggregation": {
        "type": "avg"
      }
    },
    {
      "metricId": "builtin:host.cpu.system",
      "displayName": "CPU system",
      "defaultAggregation": {
        "type": "avg"
      }
    },
    {
      "metricId": "builtin:host.cpu.usage",
      "displayName": "CPU usage %",
      "defaultAggregation": {
        "type": "avg"
      }
    },
    {
      "metricId": "builtin:host.cpu.user",
      "displayName": "CPU user",
      "defaultAggregation": {
        "type": "avg"
      }
    },
    {
      "metricId": "builtin:host.cpu.ziip.eligible",
      "displayName": "zIIP eligible",
      "defaultAggregation": {
        "type": "avg"
      }
    },
    {
      "metricId": "builtin:host.cpu.ziip.usage",
      "displayName": "zIIP usage",
      "defaultAggregation": {
        "type": "avg"
      }
    }
  ]
}

CSV table payload

plaintext
metricId,displayName,defaultAggregation
builtin:host.cpu.entc,AIX Entitlement used,avg
builtin:host.cpu.entConfig,AIX Entitlement configured,avg
builtin:host.cpu.idle,CPU idle,avg
builtin:host.cpu.iowait,CPU I/O wait,avg
builtin:host.cpu.load,System load,avg
builtin:host.cpu.load15m,System load15m,avg
builtin:host.cpu.load5m,System load5m,avg
builtin:host.cpu.msu.avg,MSU average,avg
builtin:host.cpu.msu.capacity,MSU capacity,avg
builtin:host.cpu.other,CPU other,avg
builtin:host.cpu.physc,AIX Physical consumed,avg
builtin:host.cpu.steal,CPU steal,avg
builtin:host.cpu.system,CPU system,avg
builtin:host.cpu.usage,CPU usage %,avg
builtin:host.cpu.user,CPU user,avg
builtin:host.cpu.ziip.eligible,zIIP eligible,avg
builtin:host.cpu.ziip.usage,zIIP usage,avg