Web application metrics API - POST a metric

Creates a new calculated web application metric.

The request consumes and produces an application/json payload.

POSTSaaShttps://{your-environment-id}.live.dynatrace.com/api/config/v1/calculatedMetrics/rum
Environment ActiveGatehttps://{your-activegate-domain}:9999/e/{your-environment-id}/api/config/v1/calculatedMetrics/rum

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

Parameter
Type
Description
In
Required
body

The JSON body of the request. Contains the descriptor of the new calculated web application metric.

body
required

Request body objects

The WebApplicationMetric object

Descriptor of the calculated web application metric.

Element
Type
Description
Required
applicationIdentifier
string

The Dynatrace entity ID of the application to which the metric belongs.

required
dimensions

A list of metric dimensions.

optional
enabled
boolean

The metric is enabled (true) or disabled (false).

required
metricDefinition

Definition of the web application metric.

required
metricKey
string

The unique key of the metric.

The key must have the calc:apps prefix.

required
name
string

The displayed name of the metric.

required
userActionFilter

User actions filter of the calculated web application metric.

Only user actions matching the provided criteria are used for metric calculation.

A user action must match all the criteria.

optional

The WebApplicationDimensionDefinition object

Dimension of the calculated web application metrics.

Element
Type
Description
Required
dimension
string

The dimension of the metric.

  • ApdexType
  • Browser
  • ErrorContext
  • ErrorOrigin
  • ErrorType
  • GeoLocation
  • StringProperty
  • UserActionType
required
propertyKey
string

The key of the user action property.

Only applicable for the StringProperty dimension.

optional
topX
integer

The number of top values to be calculated.

required

The WebApplicationMetricDefinition object

Definition of the web application metric.

Element
Type
Description
Required
metric
string

The type of the web application metric.

  • Apdex
  • ApplicationCache
  • Callback
  • CumulativeLayoutShift
  • DNSLookup
  • DOMComplete
  • DOMContentLoaded
  • DOMInteractive
  • DoubleProperty
  • ErrorCount
  • FirstContentfulPaint
  • FirstInputDelay
  • FirstInputStart
  • FirstPaint
  • HTMLDownloaded
  • LargestContentfulPaint
  • LoadEventEnd
  • LoadEventStart
  • LongProperty
  • LongTasksTime
  • NavigationStart
  • OnDOMContentLoaded
  • OnLoad
  • Processing
  • RedirectTime
  • Request
  • RequestStart
  • Response
  • SecureConnect
  • SpeedIndex
  • TCPConnect
  • TimeToFirstByte
  • UserActionDuration
  • VisuallyComplete
required
propertyKey
string

The key of the user action property.

Only applicable for DoubleProperty and LongProperty metrics.

optional

The UserActionFilter object

User actions filter of the calculated web application metric.

Only user actions matching the provided criteria are used for metric calculation.

A user action must match all the criteria.

Element
Type
Description
Required
actionDurationFromMilliseconds
integer

Only actions with a duration more than or equal to this value (in milliseconds) are included in the metric calculation.

optional
actionDurationToMilliseconds
integer

Only actions with a duration less than or equal to this value (in milliseconds) are included in the metric calculation.

optional
apdex
string

Only actions with the specified Apdex score are included in the metric calculation.

  • Frustrated
  • Satisfied
  • Tolerating
  • Unknown
optional
browserFamily
string

Only user actions coming from the specified browser family are included in the metric calculation.

The EQUALS operator applies.

optional
browserType
string

Only user actions coming from the specified browser type are included in the metric calculation.

The EQUALS operator applies.

optional
browserVersion
string

Only user actions coming from the specified browser version are included in the metric calculation.

The EQUALS operator applies.

optional
city
string

Only actions of users from this city are included in the metric calculation.

Specify geolocation ID here.

optional
continent
string

Only actions of users from this continent are included in the metric calculation.

Specify geolocation ID here.

optional
country
string

Only actions of users from this country are included in the metric calculation.

Specify geolocation ID here.

optional
customAction
boolean

The status of custom actions in the metric calculation:

  • true: Custom actions are included.
  • false: All actions are included.
optional
customErrorName
string

The custom error name of the actions to be included in the metric calculation.

optional
customErrorType
string

The custom error type of the actions to be included in the metric calculation.

optional
domain
string

Only user actions coming from the specified domain are included in the metric calculation.

The EQUALS operator applies.

optional
hasAnyError
boolean

The error status of the actions to be included in the metric calculation:

  • true: Only actions that have any errors are included.
  • false: All actions are included.
optional
hasCustomErrors
boolean

The custom error status of the actions to be included in the metric calculation:

  • true: Only actions with custom errors are included.
  • false: All actions are included.
optional
hasHttpErrors
boolean

The request error status of the actions to be included in the metric calculation:

  • true: Only actions with request errors (HTTP errors, failed images, CSP rule violations) are included.
  • false: All actions are included.
optional
hasJavascriptErrors
boolean

The JavaScript error status of the actions to be included in the metric calculation:

  • true: Only actions with JavaScript errors are included.
  • false: All actions are included.
optional
httpErrorCode
integer

The HTTP error status code of the actions to be included in the metric calculation.

optional
httpErrorCodeTo
integer

Can be used in combination with httpErrorCode to define a range of error codes that will be included in the metric calculation.

optional
httpPath
string

The request path that has been determined to be the origin of an HTTP error of the actions to be included in the metric calculation.

optional
ip
string

Only actions coming from this IP address are included in the metric calculation.

The EQUALS operator applies.

optional
ipV6Traffic
boolean

The IPv6 status of the actions to be included in the metric calculation:

  • true: Only actions coming from IPv6 are included.
  • false: All actions are included.
optional
loadAction
boolean

The status of load actions in the metric calculation:

  • true: Load actions are included.
  • false: All actions are included.
optional
osFamily
string

Only actions coming from this OS family are included in the metric calculation.

Specify the OS ID here.

optional
osVersion
string

Only actions coming from this OS version are included in the metric calculation.

Specify the OS ID here.

optional
realUser
boolean

The status of actions coming from real users in the metric calculation:

  • true: Only actions from real users are included.
  • false: All actions are included.
optional
region
string

Only actions of users from this region are included in the metric calculation.

Specify geolocation ID here.

optional
robot
boolean

The status of actions coming from robots in the metric calculation:

  • true: Only actions from robots are included.
  • false: All actions are included.
optional
synthetic
boolean

The status of actions coming from synthetic monitors in the metric calculation:

  • true: Only actions from synthetic monitors are included.
  • false: All actions are included.
optional
targetViewGroup
string

Only actions on the specified group of views are included in the metric calculation.

optional
targetViewGroupNameMatchType
string

Specifies the match type of the view group filter, e.g. using Contains or Equals. Defaults to Equals.

  • Contains
  • Equals
optional
targetViewName
string

Only actions on the specified view are included in the metric calculation.

optional
targetViewNameMatchType
string

Specifies the match type of the view name filter, e.g. using Contains or Equals. Defaults to Equals.

  • Contains
  • Equals
optional
userActionName
string

Only actions with this name are included in the metric calculation.

The EQUALS operator applies.

optional
userActionProperties

Only actions with the specified properties are included in the metric calculation.

optional
xhrAction
boolean

The status of XHR actions in the metric calculation:

  • true: XHR actions are included.
  • false: All actions are included.
optional
xhrRouteChangeAction
boolean

The status of route change actions in the metric calculation:

  • true: Route change actions are included.
  • false: All actions are included.
optional

The UserActionPropertyFilter object

User action property filter.

Element
Type
Description
Required
from
number

Only actions that have a value greater than or equal to this are included in the metric calculation.

Only applicable to numerical values.

optional
key
string

The key of the action property we're checking.

optional
matchType
string

Specifies the match type of a string filter, e.g. using Contains or Equals.

Only applicable to string values.

  • Contains
  • Equals
optional
to
number

Only actions that have a value less than or equal to this are included in the metric calculation.

Only applicable to numerical values.

optional
value
string

Only actions that have this value in the specified property are included in the metric calculation.

Only applicable to string values.

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.

{
  "applicationIdentifier": "APPLICATION-1234",
  "dimensions": [
    {
      "dimension": "GeoLocation",
      "topX": 20
    }
  ],
  "enabled": true,
  "metricDefinition": {
    "metric": "UserActionDuration"
  },
  "metricKey": "calc:apps.web.mymetric",
  "name": "MyMetric",
  "userActionFilter": {
    "browserType": "BROWSER-1234",
    "country": "GEOLOCATION-1234",
    "loadAction": true
  }
}

Response

Response codes

Code
Type
Description
201

Success. The metric has been created. Response contains its key and name.

400

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.

POSTSaaShttps://{your-environment-id}.live.dynatrace.com/api/config/v1/calculatedMetrics/rum/validator
Environment ActiveGatehttps://{your-activegate-domain}:9999/e/{your-environment-id}/api/config/v1/calculatedMetrics/rum/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 metric is valid. The response doesn't have a body.

400

Failed. The input is invalid.

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