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	Managed 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}

Authentication

To execute this request, you need the Access problem and event feed, metrics, and topology (DataExport) permission assigned to your API token. 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	UpdateEntity		body	optional

Body format

Request parametersJSON model

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

This is a model of the request body, showing the possible elements. It has to be adjusted for usage in an actual request. See the Example expandable section for working sample request.

      
  {
  "tags": [
    "office-linz",
    "office-klagenfurt"
  ]
}

Response

Response codes

Code	Description
204	Success. The parameters of the host have been updated.
400	Failed. The input is invalid.

Response body

A successful request doesn't return any content.

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 abcdefjhij1234567890' \  
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \  
  -d '{
  "tags": [
    "Linux",
    "Rack 123"
  ]
}'

Request URL

https://mySampleEnv.live.dynatrace.com/api/v1/entity/infrastructure/hosts/HOST-B7A6F9EE9F366CB5

Request body

{
  "tags": [
    "iOS app",
    "Adnroid app"
  ]
}

Response code

204