Automatically applied tags API - POST an auto-tag

deprecated

This API is deprecated. Use the Settings API with the Automatically applied tags (builtin:tags.auto-tagging) schema instead.

Creates a new automatically applied tag.

The request consumes and produces an application/json payload.

POST	SaaS	`https://{your-environment-id}.live.dynatrace.com/api/config/v1/autoTags`
POST	Environment ActiveGate	`https://{your-activegate-domain}:9999/e/{your-environment-id}/api/config/v1/autoTags`

Authentication

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

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

Parameters

Refer to JSON models to find all JSON models that depend on the type of the model.

Parameter	Type	Description	In	Required
body	AutoTag	The JSON body of the request. Contains parameters of the new auto-tag.	body	optional

Request body objects

The `AutoTag` object

Configuration of an auto-tag. It defines the conditions of tag usage and the tag value.

Element	Type	Description	Required
description	string	The description of the auto-tag.	optional
entitySelectorBasedRules	EntitySelectorBasedAutoTagRule[]	A list of entity-selector based rules for auto tagging usage. If several rules are specified, the OR logic applies.	optional
id	string	The ID of the auto-tag.	optional
metadata	ConfigurationMetadata	Metadata useful for debugging	optional
name	string	The name of the auto-tag, which is applied to entities. Additionally you can specify a valueFormat in the tag rule. In that case the tag is used in the `name:valueFormat` format. For example you can extend the `Infrastructure` tag to `Infrastructure:Windows` and `Infrastructure:Linux`.	required
rules	AutoTagRule[]	The list of rules for tag usage. When there are multiple rules, the OR logic applies.	optional

The `EntitySelectorBasedAutoTagRule` object

The entity-selector-based rule for auto tag usage. It allows tagging entities via an entity selector.

Element	Type	Description	Required
enabled	boolean	The rule is enabled (`true`) or disabled (`false`).	optional
entitySelector	string	The entity selector string, by which the entities are selected.	required
normalization	string	Changes applied to the value after applying the value format. Default is LEAVE_TEXT_AS_IS. `LEAVE_TEXT_AS_IS` `TO_LOWER_CASE` `TO_UPPER_CASE`	optional
valueFormat	string	The value of the entity-selector-based auto-tag. If specified, the tag is used in the `name:valueFormat` format. For example, you can extend the `Infrastructure` tag to `Infrastructure:Windows` and `Infrastructure:Linux`.	optional

The `ConfigurationMetadata` object

Metadata useful for debugging

Element	Type	Description	Required
clusterVersion	string	Dynatrace version.	optional
configurationVersions	integer[]	A sorted list of the version numbers of the configuration.	optional
currentConfigurationVersions	string[]	A sorted list of version numbers of the configuration.	optional

The `AutoTagRule` object

A rule for the auto-tag.

Defines the conditions of tag usage.

Element	Type	Description	Required
conditions	EntityRuleEngineCondition[]	A list of matching rules for the auto-tag. The tag applies only when all conditions are fulfilled.	required
enabled	boolean	Tag rule is enabled (`true`) or disabled (`false`).	required
normalization	string	Changes applied to the value after applying the value format. Default is LEAVE_TEXT_AS_IS. `LEAVE_TEXT_AS_IS` `TO_LOWER_CASE` `TO_UPPER_CASE`	optional
propagationTypes	string[]	How to apply the tag to underlying entities: `SERVICE_TO_PROCESS_GROUP_LIKE`: Apply to underlying process groups of matching services. `SERVICE_TO_HOST_LIKE`: Apply to underlying hosts of matching services. `PROCESS_GROUP_TO_HOST`: Apply to underlying hosts of matching process groups. `PROCESS_GROUP_TO_SERVICE`: Apply to all services provided by the process groups. `HOST_TO_PROCESS_GROUP_INSTANCE`: Apply to processes running on matching hosts. `AZURE_TO_PG`: Apply to process groups connected to matching Azure entities. `AZURE_TO_SERVICE`: Apply to services provided by matching Azure entities. `AZURE_TO_PG` `AZURE_TO_SERVICE` `HOST_TO_PROCESS_GROUP_INSTANCE` `PROCESS_GROUP_TO_HOST` `PROCESS_GROUP_TO_SERVICE` `SERVICE_TO_HOST_LIKE` `SERVICE_TO_PROCESS_GROUP_LIKE`	optional
type	string	Type of entities to which the rule applies. `APPLICATION` `AWS_APPLICATION_LOAD_BALANCER` `AWS_CLASSIC_LOAD_BALANCER` `AWS_NETWORK_LOAD_BALANCER` `AWS_RELATIONAL_DATABASE_SERVICE` `AZURE` `CUSTOM_APPLICATION` `CUSTOM_DEVICE` `DCRUM_APPLICATION` `ESXI_HOST` `EXTERNAL_SYNTHETIC_TEST` `HOST` `HTTP_CHECK` `MOBILE_APPLICATION` `MULTIPROTOCOL_MONITOR` `PROCESS_GROUP` `SERVICE` `SYNTHETIC_TEST`	required
valueFormat	string	The value of the auto-tag. If specified, the tag is used in the `name:valueFormat` format. For example, you can extend the `Infrastructure` tag to `Infrastructure:Windows` and `Infrastructure:Linux`. You can use the following placeholders here: `{AwsAutoScalingGroup:Name}` `{AwsAvailabilityZone:Name}` `{AwsElasticLoadBalancer:Name}` `{AwsRelationalDatabaseService:DBName}` `{AwsRelationalDatabaseService:Endpoint}` `{AwsRelationalDatabaseService:Engine}` `{AwsRelationalDatabaseService:InstanceClass}` `{AwsRelationalDatabaseService:Name}` `{AwsRelationalDatabaseService:Port}` `{AzureRegion:Name}` `{AzureScaleSet:Name}` `{AzureVm:Name}` `{CloudFoundryOrganization:Name}` `{CustomDevice:DetectedName}` `{CustomDevice:DnsName}` `{CustomDevice:IpAddress}` `{CustomDevice:Port}` `{DockerContainerGroupInstance:ContainerName}` `{DockerContainerGroupInstance:FullImageName}` `{DockerContainerGroupInstance:ImageVersion}` `{ESXIHost:HardwareModel}` `{ESXIHost:HardwareVendor}` `{ESXIHost:Name}` `{ESXIHost:ProductName}` `{ESXIHost:ProductVersion}` `{Ec2Instance:AmiId}` `{Ec2Instance:BeanstalkEnvironmentName}` `{Ec2Instance:InstanceId}` `{Ec2Instance:InstanceType}` `{Ec2Instance:LocalHostName}` `{Ec2Instance:Name}` `{Ec2Instance:PublicHostName}` `{Ec2Instance:SecurityGroup}` `{GoogleComputeInstance:Id}` `{GoogleComputeInstance:IpAddresses}` `{GoogleComputeInstance:MachineType}` `{GoogleComputeInstance:Name}` `{GoogleComputeInstance:ProjectId}` `{GoogleComputeInstance:Project}` `{Host:AWSNameTag}` `{Host:AixLogicalCpuCount}` `{Host:AzureHostName}` `{Host:AzureSiteName}` `{Host:BoshDeploymentId}` `{Host:BoshInstanceId}` `{Host:BoshInstanceName}` `{Host:BoshName}` `{Host:BoshStemcellVersion}` `{Host:CpuCores}` `{Host:DetectedName}` `{Host:Environment:AppName}` `{Host:Environment:BoshReleaseVersion}` `{Host:Environment:Environment}` `{Host:Environment:Link}` `{Host:Environment:Organization}` `{Host:Environment:Owner}` `{Host:Environment:Support}` `{Host:IpAddress}` `{Host:LogicalCpuCores}` `{Host:OneAgentCustomHostName}` `{Host:OperatingSystemVersion}` `{Host:PaasMemoryLimit}` `{HostGroup:Name}` `{KubernetesCluster:Name}` `{KubernetesNode:DetectedName}` `{OpenstackAvailabilityZone:Name}` `{OpenstackZone:Name}` `{OpenstackComputeNode:Name}` `{OpenstackProject:Name}` `{OpenstackVm:UnstanceType}` `{OpenstackVm:Name}` `{OpenstackVm:SecurityGroup}` `{ProcessGroup:AmazonECRImageAccountId}` `{ProcessGroup:AmazonECRImageRegion}` `{ProcessGroup:AmazonECSCluster}` `{ProcessGroup:AmazonECSContainerName}` `{ProcessGroup:AmazonECSFamily}` `{ProcessGroup:AmazonECSRevision}` `{ProcessGroup:AmazonLambdaFunctionName}` `{ProcessGroup:AmazonRegion}` `{ProcessGroup:ApacheConfigPath}` `{ProcessGroup:ApacheSparkMasterIpAddress}` `{ProcessGroup:AspDotNetCoreApplicationPath}` `{ProcessGroup:AspDotNetCoreApplicationPath}` `{ProcessGroup:AzureHostName}` `{ProcessGroup:AzureSiteName}` `{ProcessGroup:CassandraClusterName}` `{ProcessGroup:CatalinaBase}` `{ProcessGroup:CatalinaHome}` `{ProcessGroup:CloudFoundryAppId}` `{ProcessGroup:CloudFoundryAppName}` `{ProcessGroup:CloudFoundryInstanceIndex}` `{ProcessGroup:CloudFoundrySpaceId}` `{ProcessGroup:CloudFoundrySpaceName}` `{ProcessGroup:ColdFusionJvmConfigFile}` `{ProcessGroup:ColdFusionServiceName}` `{ProcessGroup:CommandLineArgs}` `{ProcessGroup:DetectedName}` `{ProcessGroup:DotNetCommandPath}` `{ProcessGroup:DotNetCommand}` `{ProcessGroup:DotNetClusterId}` `{ProcessGroup:DotNetNodeId}` `{ProcessGroup:ElasticsearchClusterName}` `{ProcessGroup:ElasticsearchNodeName}` `{ProcessGroup:EquinoxConfigPath}` `{ProcessGroup:ExeName}` `{ProcessGroup:ExePath}` `{ProcessGroup:GlassFishDomainName}` `{ProcessGroup:GlassFishInstanceName}` `{ProcessGroup:GoogleAppEngineInstance}` `{ProcessGroup:GoogleAppEngineService}` `{ProcessGroup:GoogleCloudProject}` `{ProcessGroup:HybrisBinDirectory}` `{ProcessGroup:HybrisConfigDirectory}` `{ProcessGroup:HybrisConfigDirectory}` `{ProcessGroup:HybrisDataDirectory}` `{ProcessGroup:IBMCicsRegion}` `{ProcessGroup:IBMCicsTransactionGateway}` `{ProcessGroup:IBMImsConnectRegion}` `{ProcessGroup:IBMImsControlRegion}` `{ProcessGroup:IBMImsMessageProcessingRegion}` `{ProcessGroup:IBMImsSoapGwName}` `{ProcessGroup:IBMIntegrationNodeName}` `{ProcessGroup:IBMIntegrationServerName}` `{ProcessGroup:IISAppPool}` `{ProcessGroup:IISRoleName}` `{ProcessGroup:JbossHome}` `{ProcessGroup:JbossMode}` `{ProcessGroup:JbossServerName}` `{ProcessGroup:JavaJarFile}` `{ProcessGroup:JavaJarPath}` `{ProcessGroup:JavaMainCLass}` `{ProcessGroup:KubernetesBasePodName}` `{ProcessGroup:KubernetesContainerName}` `{ProcessGroup:KubernetesFullPodName}` `{ProcessGroup:KubernetesNamespace}` `{ProcessGroup:KubernetesPodUid}` `{ProcessGroup:MssqlInstanceName}` `{ProcessGroup:NodeJsAppBaseDirectory}` `{ProcessGroup:NodeJsAppName}` `{ProcessGroup:NodeJsScriptName}` `{ProcessGroup:OracleSid}` `{ProcessGroup:PHPScriptPath}` `{ProcessGroup:PHPWorkingDirectory}` `{ProcessGroup:Ports}` `{ProcessGroup:RubyAppRootPath}` `{ProcessGroup:RubyScriptPath}` `{ProcessGroup:SoftwareAGInstallRoot}` `{ProcessGroup:SoftwareAGProductPropertyName}` `{ProcessGroup:SpringBootAppName}` `{ProcessGroup:SpringBootProfileName}` `{ProcessGroup:SpringBootStartupClass}` `{ProcessGroup:TIBCOBusinessWorksAppNodeName}` `{ProcessGroup:TIBCOBusinessWorksAppSpaceName}` `{ProcessGroup:TIBCOBusinessWorksCeAppName}` `{ProcessGroup:TIBCOBusinessWorksCeVersion}` `{ProcessGroup:TIBCOBusinessWorksDomainName}` `{ProcessGroup:TIBCOBusinessWorksEnginePropertyFilePath}` `{ProcessGroup:TIBCOBusinessWorksEnginePropertyFile}` `{ProcessGroup:TIBCOBusinessWorksHome}` `{ProcessGroup:VarnishInstanceName}` `{ProcessGroup:WebLogicClusterName}` `{ProcessGroup:WebLogicDomainName}` `{ProcessGroup:WebLogicHome}` `{ProcessGroup:WebLogicName}` `{ProcessGroup:WebSphereCellName}` `{ProcessGroup:WebSphereClusterName}` `{ProcessGroup:WebSphereNodeName}` `{ProcessGroup:WebSphereServerName}` `{ProcessGroup:ActorSystem}` `{Service:STGServerName}` `{Service:DatabaseHostName}` `{Service:DatabaseName}` `{Service:DatabaseVendor}` `{Service:DetectedName}` `{Service:EndpointPath}` `{Service:EndpointPathGatewayUrl}` `{Service:IIBApplicationName}` `{Service:MessageListenerClassName}` `{Service:Port}` `{Service:PublicDomainName}` `{Service:RemoteEndpoint}` `{Service:RemoteName}` `{Service:WebApplicationId}` `{Service:WebContextRoot}` `{Service:WebServerName}` `{Service:WebServiceNamespace}` `{Service:WebServiceName}` `{VmwareDatacenter:Name}` `{VmwareVm:Name}`	optional

The `EntityRuleEngineCondition` object

A condition defines how to execute matching logic for an entity.

Element	Type	Description	Required
comparisonInfo	ComparisonBasic	Defines how the matching is actually performed: what and how are we comparing. The actual set of fields and possible values of the operator field depend on the type of the comparison. Find the list of actual objects in the description of the type field or see JSON models.	required
key	ConditionKey	The key to identify the data we're matching. The actual set of fields and possible values depend on the type of the key. Find the list of actual objects in the description of the type field or see JSON models.	required

Element

Type

Description

Required

comparisonInfo

ComparisonBasic

Defines how the matching is actually performed: what and how are we comparing.

The actual set of fields and possible values of the operator field depend on the type of the comparison. Find the list of actual objects in the description of the type field or see JSON models.

required

key

ConditionKey

The key to identify the data we're matching.

The actual set of fields and possible values depend on the type of the key. Find the list of actual objects in the description of the type field or see JSON models.

required

The `ComparisonBasic` object

Defines how the matching is actually performed: what and how are we comparing.

Element	Type	Description	Required
negate	boolean	Reverses the comparison operator. For example it turns the begins with into does not begin with.	required
operator	string	Operator of the comparison. You can reverse it by setting negate to `true`. Possible values depend on the type of the comparison. Find the list of actual models in the description of the type field and check the description of the model you need.	required
type	string	Defines the actual set of fields depending on the value. See one of the following objects: `STRING` -> StringComparison `INDEXED_NAME` -> IndexedNameComparison `INDEXED_STRING` -> IndexedStringComparison `INTEGER` -> IntegerComparison `SERVICE_TYPE` -> ServiceTypeComparison `PAAS_TYPE` -> PaasTypeComparison `CLOUD_TYPE` -> CloudTypeComparison `AZURE_SKU` -> AzureSkuComparision `AZURE_COMPUTE_MODE` -> AzureComputeModeComparison `ENTITY_ID` -> EntityIdComparison `SIMPLE_TECH` -> SimpleTechComparison `SIMPLE_HOST_TECH` -> SimpleHostTechComparison `SERVICE_TOPOLOGY` -> ServiceTopologyComparison `DATABASE_TOPOLOGY` -> DatabaseTopologyComparison `OS_TYPE` -> OsTypeComparison `HYPERVISOR_TYPE` -> HypervisorTypeComparision `IP_ADDRESS` -> IpAddressComparison `OS_ARCHITECTURE` -> OsArchitectureComparison `BITNESS` -> BitnessComparision `APPLICATION_TYPE` -> ApplicationTypeComparison `MOBILE_PLATFORM` -> MobilePlatformComparison `CUSTOM_APPLICATION_TYPE` -> CustomApplicationTypeComparison `DCRUM_DECODER_TYPE` -> DcrumDecoderComparison `SYNTHETIC_ENGINE_TYPE` -> SyntheticEngineTypeComparison `TAG` -> TagComparison `INDEXED_TAG` -> IndexedTagComparison `APPLICATION_TYPE` `AZURE_COMPUTE_MODE` `AZURE_SKU` `BITNESS` `CLOUD_TYPE` `CUSTOM_APPLICATION_TYPE` `DATABASE_TOPOLOGY` `DCRUM_DECODER_TYPE` `ENTITY_ID` `HYPERVISOR_TYPE` `INDEXED_NAME` `INDEXED_STRING` `INDEXED_TAG` `INTEGER` `IP_ADDRESS` `MOBILE_PLATFORM` `OS_ARCHITECTURE` `OS_TYPE` `PAAS_TYPE` `SERVICE_TOPOLOGY` `SERVICE_TYPE` `SIMPLE_HOST_TECH` `SIMPLE_TECH` `STRING` `SYNTHETIC_ENGINE_TYPE` `TAG`	required
value	string	The value to compare to.	optional

The `AnyValue` object

A schema representing an arbitrary value type.

The `ConditionKey` object

The key to identify the data we're matching.

The actual set of fields and possible values depend on the type of the key. Find the list of actual objects in the description of the type field or see JSON models.

Element	Type	Description	Required
attribute	string	The attribute to be used for comparison. `APPMON_SERVER_NAME` `APPMON_SYSTEM_PROFILE_NAME` `AWS_ACCOUNT_ID` `AWS_ACCOUNT_NAME` `AWS_APPLICATION_LOAD_BALANCER_NAME` `AWS_APPLICATION_LOAD_BALANCER_TAGS` `AWS_AUTO_SCALING_GROUP_NAME` `AWS_AUTO_SCALING_GROUP_TAGS` `AWS_AVAILABILITY_ZONE_NAME` `AWS_CLASSIC_LOAD_BALANCER_FRONTEND_PORTS` `AWS_CLASSIC_LOAD_BALANCER_NAME` `AWS_CLASSIC_LOAD_BALANCER_TAGS` `AWS_NETWORK_LOAD_BALANCER_NAME` `AWS_NETWORK_LOAD_BALANCER_TAGS` `AWS_RELATIONAL_DATABASE_SERVICE_DB_NAME` `AWS_RELATIONAL_DATABASE_SERVICE_ENDPOINT` `AWS_RELATIONAL_DATABASE_SERVICE_ENGINE` `AWS_RELATIONAL_DATABASE_SERVICE_INSTANCE_CLASS` `AWS_RELATIONAL_DATABASE_SERVICE_NAME` `AWS_RELATIONAL_DATABASE_SERVICE_PORT` `AWS_RELATIONAL_DATABASE_SERVICE_TAGS` `AZURE_ENTITY_NAME` `AZURE_ENTITY_TAGS` `AZURE_MGMT_GROUP_NAME` `AZURE_MGMT_GROUP_UUID` `AZURE_REGION_NAME` `AZURE_SCALE_SET_NAME` `AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_NAME` `AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_UUID` `AZURE_TENANT_NAME` `AZURE_TENANT_UUID` `AZURE_VM_NAME` `BROWSER_MONITOR_NAME` `BROWSER_MONITOR_TAGS` `CLOUD_APPLICATION_LABELS` `CLOUD_APPLICATION_NAME` `CLOUD_APPLICATION_NAMESPACE_LABELS` `CLOUD_APPLICATION_NAMESPACE_NAME` `CLOUD_FOUNDRY_FOUNDATION_NAME` `CLOUD_FOUNDRY_ORG_NAME` `CUSTOM_APPLICATION_NAME` `CUSTOM_APPLICATION_PLATFORM` `CUSTOM_APPLICATION_TAGS` `CUSTOM_APPLICATION_TYPE` `CUSTOM_DEVICE_DETECTED_NAME` `CUSTOM_DEVICE_DNS_ADDRESS` `CUSTOM_DEVICE_GROUP_NAME` `CUSTOM_DEVICE_GROUP_TAGS` `CUSTOM_DEVICE_IP_ADDRESS` `CUSTOM_DEVICE_METADATA` `CUSTOM_DEVICE_NAME` `CUSTOM_DEVICE_PORT` `CUSTOM_DEVICE_TAGS` `CUSTOM_DEVICE_TECHNOLOGY` `DATA_CENTER_SERVICE_DECODER_TYPE` `DATA_CENTER_SERVICE_IP_ADDRESS` `DATA_CENTER_SERVICE_METADATA` `DATA_CENTER_SERVICE_NAME` `DATA_CENTER_SERVICE_PORT` `DATA_CENTER_SERVICE_TAGS` `DOCKER_CONTAINER_NAME` `DOCKER_FULL_IMAGE_NAME` `DOCKER_IMAGE_VERSION` `DOCKER_STRIPPED_IMAGE_NAME` `EC2_INSTANCE_AMI_ID` `EC2_INSTANCE_AWS_INSTANCE_TYPE` `EC2_INSTANCE_AWS_SECURITY_GROUP` `EC2_INSTANCE_BEANSTALK_ENV_NAME` `EC2_INSTANCE_ID` `EC2_INSTANCE_NAME` `EC2_INSTANCE_PRIVATE_HOST_NAME` `EC2_INSTANCE_PUBLIC_HOST_NAME` `EC2_INSTANCE_TAGS` `ENTERPRISE_APPLICATION_DECODER_TYPE` `ENTERPRISE_APPLICATION_IP_ADDRESS` `ENTERPRISE_APPLICATION_METADATA` `ENTERPRISE_APPLICATION_NAME` `ENTERPRISE_APPLICATION_PORT` `ENTERPRISE_APPLICATION_TAGS` `ESXI_HOST_CLUSTER_NAME` `ESXI_HOST_HARDWARE_MODEL` `ESXI_HOST_HARDWARE_VENDOR` `ESXI_HOST_NAME` `ESXI_HOST_PRODUCT_NAME` `ESXI_HOST_PRODUCT_VERSION` `ESXI_HOST_TAGS` `EXTERNAL_MONITOR_ENGINE_DESCRIPTION` `EXTERNAL_MONITOR_ENGINE_NAME` `EXTERNAL_MONITOR_ENGINE_TYPE` `EXTERNAL_MONITOR_NAME` `EXTERNAL_MONITOR_TAGS` `GEOLOCATION_SITE_NAME` `GOOGLE_CLOUD_PLATFORM_ZONE_NAME` `GOOGLE_COMPUTE_INSTANCE_ID` `GOOGLE_COMPUTE_INSTANCE_MACHINE_TYPE` `GOOGLE_COMPUTE_INSTANCE_NAME` `GOOGLE_COMPUTE_INSTANCE_PROJECT` `GOOGLE_COMPUTE_INSTANCE_PROJECT_ID` `GOOGLE_COMPUTE_INSTANCE_PUBLIC_IP_ADDRESSES` `HOST_AIX_LOGICAL_CPU_COUNT` `HOST_AIX_SIMULTANEOUS_THREADS` `HOST_AIX_VIRTUAL_CPU_COUNT` `HOST_ARCHITECTURE` `HOST_AWS_NAME_TAG` `HOST_AZURE_COMPUTE_MODE` `HOST_AZURE_SKU` `HOST_AZURE_WEB_APPLICATION_HOST_NAMES` `HOST_AZURE_WEB_APPLICATION_SITE_NAMES` `HOST_BITNESS` `HOST_BOSH_AVAILABILITY_ZONE` `HOST_BOSH_DEPLOYMENT_ID` `HOST_BOSH_INSTANCE_ID` `HOST_BOSH_INSTANCE_NAME` `HOST_BOSH_NAME` `HOST_BOSH_STEMCELL_VERSION` `HOST_CLOUD_TYPE` `HOST_CPU_CORES` `HOST_CUSTOM_METADATA` `HOST_DETECTED_NAME` `HOST_GROUP_ID` `HOST_GROUP_NAME` `HOST_HYPERVISOR_TYPE` `HOST_IP_ADDRESS` `HOST_KUBERNETES_LABELS` `HOST_LOGICAL_CPU_CORES` `HOST_NAME` `HOST_ONEAGENT_CUSTOM_HOST_NAME` `HOST_OS_TYPE` `HOST_OS_VERSION` `HOST_PAAS_MEMORY_LIMIT` `HOST_PAAS_TYPE` `HOST_TAGS` `HOST_TECHNOLOGY` `HTTP_MONITOR_NAME` `HTTP_MONITOR_TAGS` `KUBERNETES_CLUSTER_NAME` `KUBERNETES_NODE_NAME` `KUBERNETES_SERVICE_NAME` `MOBILE_APPLICATION_NAME` `MOBILE_APPLICATION_PLATFORM` `MOBILE_APPLICATION_TAGS` `NAME_OF_COMPUTE_NODE` `NETWORK_AVAILABILITY_MONITOR_NAME` `NETWORK_AVAILABILITY_MONITOR_TAGS` `OPENSTACK_ACCOUNT_NAME` `OPENSTACK_ACCOUNT_PROJECT_NAME` `OPENSTACK_AVAILABILITY_ZONE_NAME` `OPENSTACK_PROJECT_NAME` `OPENSTACK_REGION_NAME` `OPENSTACK_VM_INSTANCE_TYPE` `OPENSTACK_VM_NAME` `OPENSTACK_VM_SECURITY_GROUP` `PROCESS_GROUP_AZURE_HOST_NAME` `PROCESS_GROUP_AZURE_SITE_NAME` `PROCESS_GROUP_CUSTOM_METADATA` `PROCESS_GROUP_DETECTED_NAME` `PROCESS_GROUP_ID` `PROCESS_GROUP_LISTEN_PORT` `PROCESS_GROUP_NAME` `PROCESS_GROUP_PREDEFINED_METADATA` `PROCESS_GROUP_TAGS` `PROCESS_GROUP_TECHNOLOGY` `PROCESS_GROUP_TECHNOLOGY_EDITION` `PROCESS_GROUP_TECHNOLOGY_VERSION` `QUEUE_NAME` `QUEUE_TECHNOLOGY` `QUEUE_VENDOR` `SERVICE_AKKA_ACTOR_SYSTEM` `SERVICE_CTG_SERVICE_NAME` `SERVICE_DATABASE_HOST_NAME` `SERVICE_DATABASE_NAME` `SERVICE_DATABASE_TOPOLOGY` `SERVICE_DATABASE_VENDOR` `SERVICE_DETECTED_NAME` `SERVICE_ESB_APPLICATION_NAME` `SERVICE_IBM_CTG_GATEWAY_URL` `SERVICE_IIB_APPLICATION_NAME` `SERVICE_MESSAGING_LISTENER_CLASS_NAME` `SERVICE_NAME` `SERVICE_PORT` `SERVICE_PUBLIC_DOMAIN_NAME` `SERVICE_REMOTE_ENDPOINT` `SERVICE_REMOTE_SERVICE_NAME` `SERVICE_TAGS` `SERVICE_TECHNOLOGY` `SERVICE_TECHNOLOGY_EDITION` `SERVICE_TECHNOLOGY_VERSION` `SERVICE_TOPOLOGY` `SERVICE_TYPE` `SERVICE_WEB_APPLICATION_ID` `SERVICE_WEB_CONTEXT_ROOT` `SERVICE_WEB_SERVER_ENDPOINT` `SERVICE_WEB_SERVER_NAME` `SERVICE_WEB_SERVICE_NAME` `SERVICE_WEB_SERVICE_NAMESPACE` `VMWARE_DATACENTER_NAME` `VMWARE_VM_NAME` `WEB_APPLICATION_NAME` `WEB_APPLICATION_NAME_PATTERN` `WEB_APPLICATION_TAGS` `WEB_APPLICATION_TYPE`	required
type	string	Defines the actual set of fields depending on the value. See one of the following objects: `PROCESS_CUSTOM_METADATA_KEY` -> CustomProcessMetadataConditionKey `HOST_CUSTOM_METADATA_KEY` -> CustomHostMetadataConditionKey `PROCESS_PREDEFINED_METADATA_KEY` -> ProcessMetadataConditionKey `STRING` -> StringConditionKey `STATIC` -> StaticConditionKey `HOST_CUSTOM_METADATA_KEY` `PROCESS_CUSTOM_METADATA_KEY` `PROCESS_PREDEFINED_METADATA_KEY` `STATIC` `STRING`	optional

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.

{
  "description": "sampleDescription",
  "entitySelectorBasedRules": [
    {
      "enabled": true,
      "entitySelector": "type(HOST) AND cpuCores(4)"
    }
  ],
  "name": "sampleAutoTag",
  "rules": [
    {
      "conditions": [
        {
          "comparisonInfo": {
            "caseSensitive": false,
            "negate": false,
            "operator": "BEGINS_WITH",
            "type": "STRING",
            "value": "sample"
          },
          "key": {
            "attribute": "SERVICE_DATABASE_NAME"
          }
        },
        {
          "comparisonInfo": {
            "negate": false,
            "operator": "EXISTS",
            "type": "STRING"
          },
          "key": {
            "attribute": "SERVICE_WEB_SERVER_NAME"
          }
        },
        {
          "comparisonInfo": {
            "caseSensitive": false,
            "negate": false,
            "operator": "BEGINS_WITH",
            "type": "STRING",
            "value": "sample"
          },
          "key": {
            "attribute": "PROCESS_GROUP_CUSTOM_METADATA",
            "dynamicKey": {
              "key": "kubernetes.io/limit-ranger",
              "source": "KUBERNETES"
            },
            "type": "PROCESS_CUSTOM_METADATA_KEY"
          }
        }
      ],
      "enabled": true,
      "propagationTypes": [
        "SERVICE_TO_HOST_LIKE"
      ],
      "type": "SERVICE",
      "valueFormat": "myTagValue {Service:DetectedName}"
    }
  ]
}

Response

Response codes

Code	Type	Description
201	EntityShortRepresentation	Success. The auto-tag has been created. The response body contains the ID of the new auto-tag.
400	ErrorEnvelope	Failed. The input is invalid.

Response body objects

The `EntityShortRepresentation` object

The short representation of a Dynatrace entity.

Element	Type	Description
description	string	A short description of the Dynatrace entity.
id	string	The ID of the Dynatrace entity.
name	string	The name of the Dynatrace entity.

Response body JSON model

{
  "description": "Dynatrace entity for the REST API example",
  "id": "6a98d7bc-abb9-44f8-ae6a-73e68e71812a",
  "name": "Dynatrace entity"
}

Validate payload

We recommend that you validate the payload before submitting it with an actual request. A response code of 204 indicates a valid payload.

The request consumes an application/json payload.

POST	SaaS	`https://{your-environment-id}.live.dynatrace.com/api/config/v1/autoTags/validator`
POST	Environment ActiveGate	`https://{your-activegate-domain}:9999/e/{your-environment-id}/api/config/v1/autoTags/validator`

Authentication

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

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

Response

Response codes

Code	Type	Description
204	-	Validated. The submitted configuration is valid. Response doesn't have a body.
400	ErrorEnvelope	Failed. The input is invalid.

Example

In this example, the request creates a new auto-tag for Services where the service name contains main. The services and hosts they're running on were assigned the MainApp tag.

The API token is passed in the Authorization header.

The request body is lengthy, so it is truncated in the Curl section. See the Request body section for the full body. You can download or copy the example request body to try it out on your own.

Curl

curl -X POST \
  https://mySampleEnv.live.dynatrace.com/api/config/v1/autoTags \
  -H 'Authorization: Api-Token dt0c01.abc123.abcdefjhij1234567890' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{ <truncated - see the Request body section > }'

Request URL

https://mySampleEnv.live.dynatrace.com/api/config/v1/autoTags

Request body

{
  "name": "MainApp",
  "rules": [
    {
      "type": "SERVICE",
      "enabled": true,
      "valueFormat": null,
      "propagationTypes": ["SERVICE_TO_HOST_LIKE"],
      "conditions": [
        {
          "key": {
            "attribute": "SERVICE_NAME"
          },
          "comparisonInfo": {
            "type": "STRING",
            "operator": "CONTAINS",
            "value": "main",
            "negate": false,
            "caseSensitive": false
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Response body

{
  "id": "e3f5bfc1-ead4-4af8-9372-48beb05e03f9",
  "name": "MainApp"
}

Response code

201

Result

The new auto-tag looks like this in the UI:

POST example

Automatically applied tags API - POST an auto-tag

Authentication

Parameters

Request body objects

The AutoTag object

The EntitySelectorBasedAutoTagRule object

The ConfigurationMetadata object

The AutoTagRule object

The EntityRuleEngineCondition object

The ComparisonBasic object

The AnyValue object

The ConditionKey object

Request body JSON model

Response

Response codes

Response body objects

The EntityShortRepresentation object

Response body JSON model

Validate payload

Authentication

Response

Response codes

Example

Curl

Request URL

Request body

Response body

Response code

Result

Related topics

The `AutoTag` object

The `EntitySelectorBasedAutoTagRule` object

The `ConfigurationMetadata` object

The `AutoTagRule` object

The `EntityRuleEngineCondition` object

The `ComparisonBasic` object

The `AnyValue` object

The `ConditionKey` object

The `EntityShortRepresentation` object