Hosts API - POST tags
Assigns custom tags to the specified host. You only need to provide a tag value. The CONTEXTLESS context will be assigned automatically.
The usage of this API is limited to value-only tags. To assign key:value tags, use the Custom tags API.
The request consumes an application/json payload.
| POST | ManagedDynatrace for Government | https://{your-domain}/e/{your-environment-id}/api/v1/entity/infrastructure/hosts/{meIdentifier} |
| SaaS | https://{your-environment-id}.live.dynatrace.com/api/v1/entity/infrastructure/hosts/{meIdentifier} | |
| Environment ActiveGate | https://{your-activegate-domain}/e/{your-environment-id}/api/v1/entity/infrastructure/hosts/{meIdentifier} |
Authentication
To execute this request, you need an access token with DataExport scope.
To learn how to obtain and use it, see Tokens and authentication.
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description | In | Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| meIdentifier | string | The Dynatrace entity ID of the host to be updated. | path | required |
| body | Update | A list of tags to be assigned to a Dynatrace entity. | body | optional |
Request body objects
The UpdateEntity object
A list of tags to be assigned to a Dynatrace entity.
| Element | Type | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| tags | string[] | A list of tags to be assigned to a Dynatrace entity. | 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.
{
"tags": [
"office-linz",
"office-klagenfurt"
]
}Response
Response codes
| Code | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 204 | Success. The parameters of the host have been updated. | |
| 400 | ErrorEnvelope | Failed. The input is invalid. |
Example
In this example, the request assigns the Linux and Rack 123 tags to the tag009 host, which has the ID of HOST-B7A6F9EE9F366CB5.
The API token is passed in the Authorization header.
Curl
curl -X POST \
https://mySampleEnv.live.dynatrace.com/api/v1/entity/infrastructure/hosts/HOST-B7A6F9EE9F366CB5 \
-H 'Authorization: Api-Token dt0c01.abc123.abcdefjhij1234567890' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"tags": [
"Linux",
"Rack 123"
]
}'Request URL
https://mySampleEnv.live.dynatrace.com/api/v1/entity/infrastructure/hosts/HOST-B7A6F9EE9F366CB5Request body
{
"tags": [
"iOS app",
"Adnroid app"
]
}Response code
204