Synthetic locations API v2 - PUT a location
- Private locations Updates an existing location.
- Public locations Changes the status of an existing location.
The request consumes an application/json payload.
| PUT | ManagedDynatrace for Government | https://{your-domain}/e/{your-environment-id}/api/v2/synthetic/locations/{locationId} |
| SaaS | https://{your-environment-id}.live.dynatrace.com/api/v2/synthetic/locations/{locationId} | |
| Environment ActiveGateCluster ActiveGate | https://{your-activegate-domain}:9999/e/{your-environment-id}/api/v2/synthetic/locations/{locationId} |
Authentication
To execute this request, you need an access token with syntheticLocations.write scope.
To learn how to obtain and use it, see Tokens and authentication.
Parameters
To find all model variations that depend on the type of the model, see JSON models.
| Parameter | Type | Description | In | Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| locationId | string | The Dynatrace entity ID of the synthetic location to be updated. | path | required |
| body | SyntheticLocationUpdate | The JSON body of the request. Contains updated parameters of the location. | body | optional |
Request body objects
The SyntheticLocationUpdate object
The synthetic location update. This is a base object, the exact type depends on the value of the type field.
| Element | Type | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| type | string | Defines the actual set of fields depending on the value. See one of the following objects:
| required |
Request body JSON model
This is a model of the request body, showing the possible elements. It has to be adjusted for usage in an actual request.
{"type": "PRIVATE"}
Response
Response codes
| Code | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 204 | - | Success. The location has been updated. Response doesn't have a body. |
| 4XX | ErrorEnvelope | Client side error. |
| 5XX | ErrorEnvelope | Server side error. |
Example - private location
In this example, the request updates the private synthetic location from the POST request example. It changes the name of the location to Linz and adds the synthetic node with the ID of 353074222.
The API token is passed in the Authorization header.
The response code of 204 indicates that the update was successful.
You can download or copy the example request body to try it out on your own. Be sure to replace the list of nodes with nodes available in your environment. You can fetch the list of available nodes with the GET all nodes request.
Curl
curl -L -X PUT 'https://mySampleEnv.live.dynatrace.com/api/v2/synthetic/locations/SYNTHETIC_LOCATION-493122BFA29674DC' \-H 'Authorization: Api-Token dt0c01.abc123.abcdefjhij1234567890' \-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \--data-raw '{"type": "PRIVATE","name": "Linz","countryCode": "AT","regionCode": "04","city": "Linz","status": "ENABLED","latitude": 48.306351,"longitude": 14.287399,"nodes": ["290433380","353074222"],"availabilityLocationOutage": false,"availabilityNodeOutage": false,"locationNodeOutageDelayInMillis": 5000}'
Request URL
https://mySampleEnv.live.dynatrace.com/api/v2/synthetic/locations/SYNTHETIC_LOCATION-493122BFA29674DC
Request body
{"type": "PRIVATE","name": "Linz","countryCode": "AT","city": "Linz","status": "ENABLED","latitude": 48.306351,"longitude": 14.287399,"nodes": ["290433380", "353074222"],"availabilityLocationOutage": false,"availabilityNodeOutage": false,"locationNodeOutageDelayInMillis": 5000}
Response code
204
Example - public location
In this example, the request disables the public location with the ID of SYNTHETIC_LOCATION-0000000000000273.
The API token is passed in the Authorization header.
The response code of 204 indicates that the update was successful.
Curl
curl -L -X PUT 'https://mySampleEnv.live.dynatrace.com/api/v2/synthetic/locations/SYNTHETIC_LOCATION-0000000000000273' \-H 'Authorization: Api-Token dt0c01.abc123.abcdefjhij1234567890' \-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \--data-raw '{"type": "PUBLIC","status": "DISABLED"}'
Request URL
https://mySampleEnv.live.dynatrace.com/api/v2/synthetic/locations/SYNTHETIC_LOCATION-0000000000000273
Request body
{"type": "PUBLIC","status": "DISABLED"}
Response code
204