Settings API - GET objects

Lists settings objects that fit the specified criteria.

The request produces an application/json payload.

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

Authentication

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

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

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	In	Required
schemaIds	string	A list of comma-separated schema IDs to which the requested objects belong. To load the first page, when the nextPageKey is not set, either this parameter or scopes is required. To load all objects belonging to the given schema IDs leave the scopes parameter empty.	query	optional
scopes	string	A list of comma-separated scopes, that the requested objects target. The selection only matches objects directly targeting the specified scopes. For example, `environment` will not match objects that target a host within environment. To load the first page, when the nextPageKey is not set, either this parameter or schemaIds is required. To load all objects belonging to the given scopes leave the schemaIds parameter empty.	query	optional
fields	string	A list of fields to be included to the response. The provided set of fields replaces the default set. Specify the required top-level fields, separated by commas (for example, `objectId,value`). Supported fields: `objectId`, `summary`, `searchSummary`, `created`, `modified`, `author`, `updateToken`, `scope`, `modificationInfo`, `schemaId`, `schemaVersion`, `value`, `externalId`.	query	optional
nextPageKey	string	The cursor for the next page of results. You can find it in the nextPageKey field of the previous response. The first page is always returned if you don't specify the nextPageKey query parameter. When the nextPageKey is set to obtain subsequent pages, you must omit all other query parameters.	query	optional
pageSize	integer	The amount of settings objects in a single response payload. The maximal allowed page size is 500. If not set, 100 is used.	query	optional

Response

Response codes

Code	Type	Description
200	ObjectsList	Success. Accessible objects returned.
403	ErrorEnvelope	Failed. Forbidden.
404	ErrorEnvelope	Failed. The specified schema or scope is not found.

Response body objects

The `ObjectsList` object

A list of settings objects.

Element	Type	Description
items	SettingsObject[]	A list of settings objects.
pageSize	integer	The number of entries per page.
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.

The `SettingsObject` object

A settings object.

Element	Type	Description
modified	integer	The timestamp of the last modification.
author	string	The user (identified by a user ID or a public token ID) who performed that most recent modification.
modificationInfo	ModificationInfo	The modification info for a single updatable setting.
externalId	string	The external identifier of the settings object.
created	integer	The timestamp of the creation.
schemaId	string	The schema on which the object is based.
scope	string	The scope that the object targets.
value	SettingsValue	The value of the setting. It defines the actual values of settings' parameters. The actual content depends on the object's schema.
updateToken	string	The update token of the object. You can use it to detect simultaneous modifications by different users. It is generated upon retrieval (GET requests). If set on update (PUT request) or deletion, the update/deletion will be allowed only if there wasn't any change between the retrieval and the update. If omitted on update/deletion, the operation overrides the current value or deletes it without any checks.
objectId	string	The ID of the settings object.
schemaVersion	string	The version of the schema on which the object is based.
searchSummary	string	A searchable summary string of the setting value. Plain text without Markdown.
summary	string	A short summary of settings. This can contain Markdown and will be escaped accordingly.

The `ModificationInfo` object

The modification info for a single updatable setting.

Element	Type	Description
deletable	boolean	If settings value can be deleted
modifiable	boolean	If settings value can be modified
movable	boolean	If settings value can be moved/reordered. Only applicable for ordered list schema
modifiablePaths	string[]	Property paths which are modifiable, regardless of the state of `modifiable`
nonModifiablePaths	string[]	Property paths which are not modifiable, when `modifiable` is true
first	boolean	If non-moveable settings value is in the first group of non-moveable settings, or in the last (start or end of list)

The `SettingsValue` object

The value of the setting.

It defines the actual values of settings' parameters.

The actual content depends on the object's schema.

The object doesn't provide any parameters.

Response body JSON model

json
{
  "items": [
    {
      "modified": 1,
      "author": "john.doe@example.com",
      "modificationInfo": {
        "deletable": true,
        "modifiable": true,
        "movable": true,
        "modifiablePaths": [
          "string"
        ],
        "nonModifiablePaths": [
          "string"
        ],
        "first": true
      },
      "externalId": "string",
      "created": 1,
      "schemaId": "builtin:container.built-in-monitoring-rule",
      "scope": "HOST-D3A3C5A146830A79",
      "value": {
        "autoMonitoring": true
      },
      "updateToken": "Y2ktaGdyb3VwLTEyMythZjhjOThlOS0wN2I0LTMyMGEtOTQzNi02NTEyMmVlNWY4NGQ=",
      "objectId": "Y2ktaGdyb3VwLTEyMythZjhjOThlOS0wN2I0LTMyMGEtOTQzNi02NTEyMmVlNWY4NGQ=",
      "schemaVersion": "1.0.0",
      "searchSummary": "string",
      "summary": "string"
    }
  ],
  "pageSize": 1,
  "totalCount": 1,
  "nextPageKey": "AQAAABQBAAAABQ=="
}