Problems API v2 - GET problems details

Lists all details of the specified problem.

The request produces an application/json payload.

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

Authentication

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

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

Parameters

Parameter Type Description In Required

problemId

string

Parameter	Type	Description	In	Required
problemId	string	The ID of the required problem.	path	required
fields	string	A list of additional problem properties you can add to the response. The following properties are available (all other properties are always included and you can't remove them from the response): `evidenceDetails`: The details of the root cause. `impactAnalysis`: The impact analysis of the problem on other entities/users. `recentComments`: A list of the most recent comments to the problem. To add properties, specify them as a comma-separated list (for example, `evidenceDetails,impactAnalysis`).	query	optional

The ID of the required problem.

path

required

fields

string

A list of additional problem properties you can add to the response.

The following properties are available (all other properties are always included and you can't remove them from the response):

evidenceDetails: The details of the root cause.
impactAnalysis: The impact analysis of the problem on other entities/users.
recentComments: A list of the most recent comments to the problem.

To add properties, specify them as a comma-separated list (for example, evidenceDetails,impactAnalysis).

query

optional

Response

Some JSON models vary depending on the type of the model. To find all the possible variations, refer to JSON models.

Response codes

Code	Type	Description
200	Problem	Success

Response body objects

The `Problem` object

The properties of a problem.

Element	Type	Description
impactLevel	string	The impact level of the problem. It shows what is affected by the problem. The element can hold these values `APPLICATION` `ENVIRONMENT` `INFRASTRUCTURE` `SERVICES`
displayId	string	The display ID of the problem.
affectedEntities	EntityStub[]	A list of all entities that are affected by the problem.
evidenceDetails	EvidenceDetails	The evidence details of a problem.
recentComments	CommentsList	A list of comments.
rootCauseEntity	EntityStub	A short representation of a monitored entity.
impactedEntities	EntityStub[]	A list of all entities that are impacted by the problem.
linkedProblemInfo	LinkedProblem	The properties of the linked problem.
problemFilters	AlertingProfileStub[]	A list of alerting profiles that match the problem.
impactAnalysis	ImpactAnalysis	A list of all impacts of the problem.
problemId	string	The ID of the problem.
managementZones	ManagementZone[]	A list of all management zones that the problem belongs to.
severityLevel	string	The severity of the problem. The element can hold these values `AVAILABILITY` `CUSTOM_ALERT` `ERROR` `INFO` `MONITORING_UNAVAILABLE` `PERFORMANCE` `RESOURCE_CONTENTION`
entityTags	METag[]	A list of all entity tags of the problem.
status	string	The status of the problem. The element can hold these values `CLOSED` `OPEN`
startTime	integer	The start timestamp of the problem, in UTC milliseconds.
endTime	integer	The end timestamp of the problem, in UTC milliseconds. Has `-1` value, if the problem is still open.
title	string	The name of the problem, displayed in the UI.

The `EntityStub` object

A short representation of a monitored entity.

Element	Type	Description
entityId	EntityId	A short representation of a monitored entity.
name	string	The name of the entity. Not included in the response in case no entity with the relevant ID was found.

Element

Type

Description

entityId

EntityId

A short representation of a monitored entity.

name

string

The name of the entity.

Not included in the response in case no entity with the relevant ID was found.

The `EntityId` object

A short representation of a monitored entity.

Element	Type	Description
id	string	The ID of the entity.
type	string	The type of the entity.

The `EvidenceDetails` object

The evidence details of a problem.

Element	Type	Description
totalCount	integer	The total number of evidence of a problem.
details	Evidence[]	A list of all evidence.

The `Evidence` object

An evidence of a root cause.

The actual set of fields depends on the type of the evidence. Find the list of actual objects in the description of the evidenceType field or see Problems API v2 - JSON models.

Element	Type	Description
evidenceType	string	Defines the actual set of fields depending on the value. See one of the following objects: `EVENT` -> EventEvidence `METRIC` -> MetricEvidence `TRANSACTIONAL` -> TransactionalEvidence `MAINTENANCE_WINDOW` -> MaintenanceWindowEvidence `AVAILABILITY_EVIDENCE` -> AvailabilityEvidence The element can hold these values `AVAILABILITY_EVIDENCE` `EVENT` `MAINTENANCE_WINDOW` `METRIC` `TRANSACTIONAL`
displayName	string	The display name of the evidence.
entity	EntityStub	A short representation of a monitored entity.
groupingEntity	EntityStub	A short representation of a monitored entity.
rootCauseRelevant	boolean	The evidence is (`true`) or is not (`false`) a part of the root cause.
startTime	integer	The start time of the evidence, in UTC milliseconds.

The `CommentsList` object

A list of comments.

Element	Type	Description
comments	Comment[]	The result entries.
totalCount	integer	The total number of entries in the result.
nextPageKey	string	The cursor for the next page of results. Has the value of `null` on the last page. Use it in the nextPageKey query parameter to obtain subsequent pages of the result.
pageSize	integer	The number of entries per page.

The `Comment` object

The comment to a problem.

Element	Type	Description
authorName	string	The user who wrote the comment.
createdAtTimestamp	integer	The timestamp of comment creation, in UTC milliseconds.
context	string	The context of the comment.
id	string	The ID of the comment.
content	string	The text of the comment.

The `LinkedProblem` object

The properties of the linked problem.

Element	Type	Description
displayId	string	The display ID of the problem.
problemId	string	The ID of the problem.

The `AlertingProfileStub` object

Short representation of the alerting profile.

Element	Type	Description
name	string	The name of the alerting profile.
id	string	The ID of the alerting profile.

The `ImpactAnalysis` object

A list of all impacts of the problem.

Element	Type	Description
impacts	Impact[]	A list of all impacts of the problem.

The `Impact` object

The impact analysis of the problem on other entities/users.

The actual set of fields depends on the type of the impact. Find the list of actual objects in the description of the impactType field or see Problems API v2 - JSON models.

Element Type Description

impactType

string

Element	Type	Description
impactType	string	Defines the actual set of fields depending on the value. See one of the following objects: `SERVICE` -> ServiceImpact `APPLICATION` -> ApplicationImpact `MOBILE` -> MobileImpact `CUSTOM_APPLICATION` -> CustomApplicationImpact The element can hold these values `APPLICATION` `CUSTOM_APPLICATION` `MOBILE` `SERVICE`
impactedEntity	EntityStub	A short representation of a monitored entity.
estimatedAffectedUsers	integer	The estimated number of affected users.

Defines the actual set of fields depending on the value. See one of the following objects:

SERVICE -> ServiceImpact
APPLICATION -> ApplicationImpact
MOBILE -> MobileImpact
CUSTOM_APPLICATION -> CustomApplicationImpact

The element can hold these values

APPLICATION
CUSTOM_APPLICATION
MOBILE
SERVICE

impactedEntity

EntityStub

A short representation of a monitored entity.

estimatedAffectedUsers

integer

The estimated number of affected users.

The `ManagementZone` object

A short representation of a management zone.

Element	Type	Description
name	string	The name of the management zone.
id	string	The ID of the management zone.

The `METag` object

The tag of a monitored entity.

Element	Type	Description
stringRepresentation	string	The string representation of the tag.
value	string	The value of the tag.
key	string	The key of the tag.
context	string	The origin of the tag, such as AWS or Cloud Foundry. Custom tags use the `CONTEXTLESS` value.

Response body JSON model

json
{
  "impactLevel": "APPLICATION",
  "displayId": "string",
  "affectedEntities": [
    {
      "entityId": {
        "id": "string",
        "type": "string"
      },
      "name": "string"
    }
  ],
  "evidenceDetails": {
    "totalCount": 1,
    "details": [
      {
        "evidenceType": "AVAILABILITY_EVIDENCE",
        "displayName": "string",
        "entity": {},
        "groupingEntity": {},
        "rootCauseRelevant": true,
        "startTime": 1
      }
    ]
  },
  "recentComments": {
    "comments": [
      {
        "authorName": "string",
        "createdAtTimestamp": 1,
        "context": "string",
        "id": "string",
        "content": "string"
      }
    ],
    "totalCount": 1,
    "nextPageKey": "AQAAABQBAAAABQ==",
    "pageSize": 1
  },
  "rootCauseEntity": {},
  "impactedEntities": [
    {}
  ],
  "linkedProblemInfo": {
    "displayId": "string",
    "problemId": "string"
  },
  "problemFilters": [
    {
      "name": "string",
      "id": "string"
    }
  ],
  "impactAnalysis": {
    "impacts": [
      {
        "impactType": "APPLICATION",
        "impactedEntity": {},
        "estimatedAffectedUsers": 1
      }
    ]
  },
  "problemId": "string",
  "managementZones": [
    {
      "name": "string",
      "id": "string"
    }
  ],
  "severityLevel": "AVAILABILITY",
  "entityTags": [
    {
      "stringRepresentation": "string",
      "value": "string",
      "key": "string",
      "context": "string"
    }
  ],
  "status": "CLOSED",
  "startTime": 1,
  "endTime": 1,
  "title": "string"
}

Problems API v2 - GET problems details

Authentication

Parameters

Response

Response codes

Response body objects

The Problem object

The EntityStub object

The EntityId object

The EvidenceDetails object

The Evidence object

The CommentsList object

The Comment object

The LinkedProblem object

The AlertingProfileStub object

The ImpactAnalysis object

The Impact object

The ManagementZone object

The METag object

Response body JSON model

The `Problem` object

The `EntityStub` object

The `EntityId` object

The `EvidenceDetails` object

The `Evidence` object

The `CommentsList` object

The `Comment` object

The `LinkedProblem` object

The `AlertingProfileStub` object

The `ImpactAnalysis` object

The `Impact` object

The `ManagementZone` object

The `METag` object