Access tokens

All external access to your Dynatrace monitoring environment relies on two pieces of information: the environment ID and an access token.

Dynatrace uses several types of tokens:

Access tokens and personal access tokens grant access to:
- Dynatrace API
- Download of OneAgent and ActiveGate installers
Personal access tokens grant access to some endpoints of Dynatrace API
Tenant tokens allow OneAgent to report data to Dynatrace

Token format

Dynatrace uses a unique token format consisting of three components separated by dots (.).

Token example

dt0s01.ST2EY72KQINMH574WMNVI7YN.G3DFPBEJYMODIDAEX454M7YWBUVEFOWKPRVMWFASS64NFH52PX6BNDVFFM572RZM

Token components

Component name	Component description
prefix	The prefix identifies the token type. In our example: `dt0s01` See Token prefixes below for a table of standard prefixes.
public portion	The public portion of the token is a 24-character public identifier. In our example: `ST2EY72KQINMH574WMNVI7YN`
	The token identifier is the combination of the prefix and the public portion. A token identifier can be safely displayed in the UI and can be used for logging purposes. In our example: `dt0s01.ST2EY72KQINMH574WMNVI7YN`
secret portion	The secret portion of the token is a 64-character string that should be treated like a password: Don't display it Don't store it in log files Rotate it instantly if it's leaked In our example: `G3DFPBEJYMODIDAEX454M7YWBUVEFOWKPRVMWFASS64NFH52PX6BNDVFFM572RZM`

Token prefixes

Prefix	Description
`dt0s01`	This is an API token. It's used as an authorization method: a valid token allows the user to make changes within the Dynatrace account through SCIM. It is generated once. Do not reveal the secret portion of a `dt0s01` token. The public portion is used for identification in the web UI, but you generally should not reveal it (or any portion of this token). This token remains in effect until invalidated by the customer, so you must rotate it instantly if it is ever leaked.
`dt0s02`	OAuth2 Clients created by users through Account Management to be used with Dynatrace Apps and Account Management API.
`dt0s03`	OAuth2 Clients for internal and external services and integrations.
`dt0s04`	Chat and identity linking.
`dt0s06`	This is an OAuth2 Refresh Token, which is used to retrieve a new Access Token and generally changes frequently (typically every 5 to 15 minutes).
`dt0s08`	OAuth2 Clients for internal and external services and integrations.
`dt0s09`	Chat and identity linking.

This predictable format offers you several capabilities:

Use Git pre-commit hooks to avoid pushing tokens to source code repositories (for example, using tools like git-secrets)
Define masking rules to obfuscate the secret portions of tokens when writing log files
Detect tokens in internal files or communications
Enable the GitHub secret scanning service to identify any token pushed to a public GitHub repository

Use this regular expression to look for tokens:

plaintext
dt0[a-zA-Z]{1}[0-9]{2}\.[A-Z0-9]{24}\.[A-Z0-9]{64}

With the rollout of Dynatrace version 1.210, this format is enabled by default (all newly generated tokens will use the new format).

All existing tokens of the old format remain valid.

Disable the new format

For a limited time, you can opt out of using the new token format:

Go to the deployment-appropriate settings page.
- SaaS and environment-wide Managed Go to Settings > Integration > Token settings
- Managed cluster In the CMC web UI, go to Settings > API tokens
Turn off Create Dynatrace API tokens in the new format.

Generate an access token

To generate an access token

In the Dynatrace menu, select Access tokens.
Select Generate new token.
Enter a name for your token.
Dynatrace doesn't enforce unique token names. You can create multiple tokens with the same name. Be sure to provide a meaningful name for each token you generate. Proper naming helps you to efficiently manage your tokens and perhaps delete them when they're no longer needed.
Select the required scopes for the token.
Select Generate token.
Copy the generated token to the clipboard. Store the token in a password manager for future use.
You can only access your token once upon creation. You can't reveal it afterward.

Token scopes

Access tokens have fine-grained scopes to limit access to specific product functionality for security reasons.

Name	API value	Description
API v2
Read ActiveGates	`activeGates.read`	Grants access to GET requests of the ActiveGates API.
Write ActiveGates	`activeGates.write`	Grants access to POST and DELETE requests of the ActiveGates API.
Create ActiveGate tokens	`activeGateTokenManagement.create`	Grants access to the POST request of the ActiveGate tokens API.
Read ActiveGate tokens	`activeGateTokenManagement.read`	Grants access to GET requests of the ActiveGate tokens API.
Write ActiveGate tokens	`activeGateTokenManagement.write`	Grants access to POST and DELETE requests of the ActiveGate tokens API.
Read API tokens	`apiTokens.read`	Grants access to GET requests of the Access tokens API.
Write API tokens	`apiTokens.write`	Grants access to POST, PUT, and DELETE requests of the Access tokens API.
Read attacks	`attacks.read`	Grants access to GET requests of the Attacks API and attack-related schemas in the Settings API.
Write API tokens	`apiTokens.write`	Grants access to POST, PUT, and DELETE requests of the Access tokens API.
Write Application Protection settings	`attacks.write`	Grants access to POST, PUT, and DELETE in the Settings API for attack-related schemas.
Read audit logs	`auditLogs.read`	Grants access to the audit log.
Read credential vault entries	`credentialVault.read`	Grants access to GET requests of the Credential vault API.
Write credential vault entries	`credentialVault.write`	Grants access to POST, PUT, and DELETE requests of the Credential vault API.
Read entities	`entities.read`	Grants access to GET requests of the Monitored entities and Custom tags APIs.
Write entities	`entities.write`	Grants access to POST, PUT, and DELETE requests of the Monitored entities and Custom tags APIs.
Ingest events	`events.ingest`	Grants access to POST request of the Events API v2.
Read events	`events.read`	Grants access to GET requests of the Events API v2.
Read extensions monitoring configuration	`extensionConfigurations.read`	Grants access to GET requests from the Extensions monitoring configuration section of the Extensions 2.0 API.
Write extensions monitoring configuration	`extensionConfigurations.write`	Grants access to POST, PUT, and DELETE requests from the Extensions monitoring configuration section of the Extensions 2.0 API.
Read extensions environment configuration	`extensionEnvironment.read`	Grants access to GET requests from the Extensions environment configuration section of the Extensions 2.0 API.
Write extensions environment configuration	`extensionEnvironment.write`	Grants access to POST, PUT, and DELETE requests from the Extensions environment configuration section of the Extensions 2.0 API.
Read extensions	`extensions.read`	Grants access to GET requests from the Extensions section of the Extensions 2.0 API.
Write extensions	`extensions.write`	Grants access to POST, PUT, and DELETE requests from the Extensions section of the Extensions 2.0 API.
Read Geographic regions	`geographicRegions.read`	Grants access to the Geographic regions API.
Install and update Hub items	`hub.install`	Grants permission to install and update extensions via the Hub items API.
Read Hub related data	`hub.read`	Grants access to GET requests of the Hub items API.
Manage metadata of Hub items	`hub.write`	Grants permission to manage metadata of Hub items via the Hub items API.
Read JavaScript mapping files	`javaScriptMappingFiles.read`
Write JavaScript mapping files	`javaScriptMappingFiles.write`
Ingest logs	`logs.ingest`	Grants access to the POST ingest logs request of the Log Monitoring API v2.
Read logs	`logs.read`	Grants access to the GET requests of the Log Monitoring API v2
Ingest metrics	`metrics.ingest`	Grants access to the POST ingest data points request of the Metrics v2 API as well as the OpenTelemetry metrics ingest API.
Read metrics	`metrics.read`	Grants access to GET requests of the Metrics API v2.
Write metrics	`metrics.write`	Grants access to the DELETE a custom metric request of the Metrics API v2.
Read network zones	`networkZones.read`	Grants access to GET requests of the Network zones API.
Write network zones	`networkZones.write`	Grants access to POST, PUT, and DELETE requests of the Network zones API.
Read OneAgents	`oneAgents.read`	Grants access to GET requests of the OneAgents API.
Write OneAgents	`oneAgents.write`	Grants access to POST and DELETE requests of the OneAgents API.
Ingest OpenTelemetry traces	`openTelemetryTrace.ingest`	Grants permission to ingest OpenTelemetry traces.
Read problems	`problems.read`	Grants access to GET requests of the Problems API v2.
Write problems	`problems.write`	Grants access to POST, PUT, and DELETE requests of the Problems API v2.
Read releases	`releases.read`	Grants access to the Releases API.
Read security problems	`securityProblems.read`	Grants access to GET requests of the Security problems API.
Write security problems	`securityProblems.write`	Grants access to POST requests of the Security problems API.
Read settings	`settings.read`	Grants access to GET requests of the Settings API.
Write settings	`settings.write`	Grants access to POST and DELETE requests of the Settings API.
Read SLO	`slo.read`	Grants access to GET requests of the Service-level objectives API.
Write SLO	`slo.write`	Grants access to POST, PUT, and DELETE requests of the Service-level objectives API.
Read synthetic monitor execution results	`syntheticExecutions.read`	Grants access to GET requests of the `/synthetic/executions` API.
Write synthetic monitor execution results	`syntheticExecutions.write`	Grants access to POST request of `/synthetic/executions` API.
Read synthetic locations	`syntheticLocations.read`	Grants access to GET requests of the Synthetic locations API v2 and Synthetic nodes API v2.
Write synthetic locations	`syntheticLocations.write`	Grants access to POST, PUT, and DELETE requests of the Synthetic locations API v2 and Synthetic nodes API v2.
Tenant token rotation	`tenantTokenRotation.write`	Grants access to the Tenant tokens API.
Look up a single trace	`traces.lookup`	Checks for the presence of a trace in cross-environment tracing.
Read Unified Analysis page	`unifiedAnalysis.read`	Grants access to the Unified analysis schema in the Settings API.
API v1
Access problems and event feed, metrics, and topology	`DataExport`	Grants access to various calls of Environment API.
Create and read synthetic monitors, locations, and nodes	`ExternalSyntheticIntegration`	Grants access to the Synthetic API.
Read synthetic monitors, locations, and nodes	`ReadSyntheticData`	Grants access to GET requests of Synthetic API.
Read configuration	`ReadConfig`	Grants access to GET calls of Configuration API.
Write configuration	`WriteConfig`	Grants access to POST, PUT, and DELETE calls of Configuration API.
Change data privacy settings	`DataPrivacy`	Grants access to Data privacy API and data privacy calls of Web application configuration API.
User sessions	`DTAQLAccess`	Grants access to User sessions API.
Anonymize user sessions for data privacy reasons	`UserSessionAnonymization`	Grants access to Anonymization API.
Mobile symbol file management	`DssFileManagement`	Grants access to Mobile symbolication API.
Real User Monitoring JavaScript tag management	`RumJavaScriptTagManagement`	Grants access to Real User Monitoring JavaScript API.
ActiveGate certificate management	`ActiveGateCertManagement`	Grants permission to configure certificate on private ActiveGates.
Fetch data from a remote environment	`RestRequestForwarding`	Grants permission to fetch data from remote Dynatrace environments for multi-environment dashboarding.
Capture request data	`CaptureRequestData`	Grants access to Request attributes API.
Read log content	`LogExport`	Grants access to Log Monitoring API.
RUM browser extension	`RumBrowserExtension`	Allows the RUM browser extension to send data to Dynatrace.
PaaS
Download OneAgent and ActiveGate installers	`InstallerDownload`	Allows download of installers via Deployment API.
Create support alerts	`SupportAlert`	Allows creation of support alerts for crash analysis.
Other
Upload plugins using the command line	`PluginUpload`	Grants permission to upload OneAgent extensions via Extension SDK.

Access tokens

Token format

Token example

Token components

Token prefixes

Disable the new format

Generate an access token

Token scopes

API v2

API v1

PaaS

Other