Request attributes API - GET a request attribute

Gets parameters of the specified request attribute.

The request produces an application/json payload.

GETSaaShttps://{your-environment-id}.live.dynatrace.com/api/config/v1/service/requestAttributes/{id}
Environment ActiveGatehttps://{your-activegate-domain}:9999/e/{your-environment-id}/api/config/v1/service/requestAttributes/{id}

Authentication

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

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

Parameters

Parameter
Type
Description
In
Required
id
string

The ID of the required request attribute.

path
required
includeProcessGroupReferences
boolean

Flag to include process group references to the response.

Process Group group references aren't compatible across environments.

query
optional

Response

Response codes

Code
Type
Description

Response body objects

The RequestAttribute object

Element
Type
Description
aggregation
string

Aggregation type for the request values.

  • ALL_DISTINCT_VALUES
  • AVERAGE
  • COUNT_DISTINCT_VALUES
  • COUNT_VALUES
  • FIRST
  • LAST
  • MAXIMUM
  • MINIMUM
  • SUM
confidential
boolean

Confidential data flag. Set true to treat the captured data as confidential.

dataSources

The list of data sources.

dataType
string

The data type of the request attribute.

  • DOUBLE
  • INTEGER
  • STRING
enabled
boolean

The request attribute is enabled (true) or disabled (false).

id
string

The ID of the request attribute.

metadata

Metadata useful for debugging

name
string

The name of the request attribute.

normalization
string

String values transformation.

If the dataType is not string, set the Original here.

  • ORIGINAL
  • TO_LOWER_CASE
  • TO_UPPER_CASE
skipPersonalDataMasking
boolean

Personal data masking flag. Set true to skip masking.

Warning: This will potentially access personalized data.

The DataSource object

Element
Type
Description
capturingAndStorageLocation
string

Specifies the location where the values are captured and stored.

Required if the source is one of the following: GET_PARAMETER, URI, REQUEST_HEADER, RESPONSE_HEADER.

Not applicable in other cases.

If the source value is REQUEST_HEADER or RESPONSE_HEADER, the CAPTURE_AND_STORE_ON_BOTH location is not allowed.

  • CAPTURE_AND_STORE_ON_BOTH
  • CAPTURE_AND_STORE_ON_CLIENT
  • CAPTURE_AND_STORE_ON_SERVER
  • CAPTURE_ON_CLIENT_STORE_ON_SERVER
cicsSDKMethodNodeCondition

IBM integration bus label node name condition for which the value is captured.

cicsTransactionCallType
string

CICS transaction call type condition for which the value is captured.

Required if the source is: CICS_TRANSACTION_CALL_TYPE.

Not applicable in other cases.

  • CTG
  • DPL
  • EXPLICIT_ADK
  • HTTP
  • IMS_CONNECT
  • IMS_CONNECT_API
  • IMS_ITRA
  • IMS_MSC
  • IMS_PGM_SWITCH
  • IMS_SHARED_QUEUES
  • IMS_TRANS_EXEC
  • MQ
  • SOAP
  • START
  • TTX
  • TX
  • UNKNOWN
  • ZOS_CONNECT
enabled
boolean

The data source is enabled (true) or disabled (false).

iibLabelMethodNodeCondition

IBM integration bus label node name condition for which the value is captured.

iibMethodNodeCondition

IBM integration bus label node name condition for which the value is captured.

iibNodeType
string

The IBM integration bus node type for which the value is captured.

This or iibMethodNodeCondition is required if the source is: IIB_NODE.

Not applicable in other cases.

  • AGGREGATE_CONTROL_NODE
  • AGGREGATE_REPLY_NODE
  • AGGREGATE_REQUEST_NODE
  • CALLABLE_FLOW_REPLY_NODE
  • COLLECTOR_NODE
  • COMPUTE_NODE
  • DATABASE_NODE
  • DATABASE_RETRIEVE_NODE
  • DATABASE_ROUTE_NODE
  • DECISION_SERVICE_NODE
  • DOT_NET_COMPUTE_NODE
  • FILE_READ_NODE
  • FILTER_NODE
  • FLOW_ORDER_NODE
  • GROUP_COMPLETE_NODE
  • GROUP_GATHER_NODE
  • GROUP_SCATTER_NODE
  • HTTP_ASYNC_REQUEST
  • HTTP_ASYNC_RESPONSE
  • HTTP_HEADER
  • HTTP_INPUT
  • HTTP_REPLY
  • HTTP_REQUEST
  • JAVA_COMPUTE_NODE
  • JMS_CLIENT_RECEIVE
  • JMS_CLIENT_REPLY_NODE
  • JMS_HEADER
  • JMS_INPUT_NODE
  • JMS_OUTPUT_NODE
  • JMS_REPLY_NODE
  • MQ_GET_NODE
  • MQ_INPUT_NODE
  • MQ_OUTPUT_NODE
  • MQ_REPLY_NODE
  • PASSTHRU_NODE
  • PUBLICATION_NODE
  • RESET_CONTENT_DESCRIPTOR_NODE
  • REST_ASYNC_REQUEST_NODE
  • REST_ASYNC_RESPONSE_NODE
  • REST_REQUEST_NODE
  • RE_SEQUENCE_NODE
  • ROUTE_NODE
  • SAP_REPLY_NODE
  • SCA_REPLY_NODE
  • SECURITY_PEP
  • SEQUENCE_NODE
  • SOAP_ASYNC_REQUEST_NODE
  • SOAP_ASYNC_RESPONSE_NODE
  • SOAP_EXTRACT_NODE
  • SOAP_INPUT_NODE
  • SOAP_REPLY_NODE
  • SOAP_REQUEST_NODE
  • SOAP_WRAPPER_NODE
  • SR_RETRIEVE_ENTITY_NODE
  • SR_RETRIEVE_IT_SERVICE_NODE
  • THROW_NODE
  • TRACE_NODE
  • TRY_CATCH_NODE
  • VALIDATE_NODE
  • WS_REPLY_NODE
  • XSL_MQSI_NODE
imsTransactionCallType
string

IMS transaction call type condition for which the value is captured.

Required if the source is: IMS_TRANSACTION_CALL_TYPE.

Not applicable in other cases.

  • CTG
  • DPL
  • EXPLICIT_ADK
  • HTTP
  • IMS_CONNECT
  • IMS_CONNECT_API
  • IMS_ITRA
  • IMS_MSC
  • IMS_PGM_SWITCH
  • IMS_SHARED_QUEUES
  • IMS_TRANS_EXEC
  • MQ
  • SOAP
  • START
  • TTX
  • TX
  • UNKNOWN
  • ZOS_CONNECT
methods

The method specification if the source value is METHOD_PARAM.

Not applicable in other cases.

parameterName
string

The name of the web request parameter to capture.

Required if the source is one of the following: POST_PARAMETER, GET_PARAMETER, REQUEST_HEADER, RESPONSE_HEADER, CUSTOM_ATTRIBUTE.

Not applicable in other cases.

scope

Conditions for data capturing.

serverVariableTechnology
string

The technology of the server variable to capture if the source value is SERVER_VARIABLE. \n\n Not applicable in other cases.

  • ASP_NET
sessionAttributeTechnology
string

The technology of the session attribute to capture if the source value is SESSION_ATTRIBUTE. \n\n Not applicable in other cases.

  • ASP_NET
  • ASP_NET_CORE
  • JAVA
  • PHP
source
string

The source of the attribute to capture. Works in conjunction with parameterName or methods and technology.

  • CICS_PATH_NAME
  • CICS_SDK
  • CICS_SYSTEM_ID
  • CICS_TASK_ID
  • CICS_TRANSACTION_CALL_TYPE
  • CICS_UNIT_OF_WORK_ID
  • CICS_USER_ID
  • CLIENT_IP
  • CUSTOM_ATTRIBUTE
  • DLI_DB_OR_LTERM_NAME
  • DLI_SEGMENT_NAME
  • IIB_LABEL
  • IIB_NODE
  • IMS_TRANSACTION_CALL_TYPE
  • IMS_UNIT_OF_WORK_ID
  • IMS_USER_ID
  • METHOD_PARAM
  • MQ_CORRELATION_ID
  • MQ_MESSAGE_ID
  • MQ_MESSAGE_SIZE
  • POST_PARAMETER
  • QUERY_PARAMETER
  • REQUEST_HEADER
  • RESPONSE_HEADER
  • SERVER_VARIABLE
  • SESSION_ATTRIBUTE
  • SPAN_ATTRIBUTE
  • URI
  • URI_PATH
  • WEBSERVICE_METHOD
  • WEBSERVICE_NAME
spanAttributeKey
string

The key of the span attribute to capture.

Required if the source is: SPAN_ATTRIBUTE.

Not applicable in other cases.

technology
string

The technology of the method to capture if the source value is METHOD_PARAM. \n\n Not applicable in other cases.

  • DOTNET
  • JAVA
  • PHP
valueProcessing

Process values as specified.

The ValueCondition object

IBM integration bus label node name condition for which the value is captured.

Element
Type
Description
negate
boolean

Negate the comparison.

operator
string

Operator comparing the extracted value to the comparison value.

  • BEGINS_WITH
  • BEGINS_WITH_ANY_OF
  • CONTAINS
  • ENDS_WITH
  • ENDS_WITH_ANY_OF
  • EQUALS
  • EQUALS_ANY_OF
value
string

The value to compare to.

The CapturedMethod object

Element
Type
Description
argumentIndex
integer

The index of the argument to capture. Set 0 to capture the return value, 1 or higher to capture a mehtod argument.

Required if the capture is set to ARGUMENT.

Not applicable in other cases.

capture
string

What to capture from the method.

  • ARGUMENT
  • CLASS_NAME
  • METHOD_NAME
  • OCCURRENCES
  • SIMPLE_CLASS_NAME
  • THIS
deepObjectAccess
string

The getter chain to apply to the captured object. It is required in one of the following cases:

The capture is set to THIS. The capture is set to ARGUMENT, and the argument is not a primitive, a primitive wrapper class, a string, or an array.

Not applicable in other cases.

method

Configuration of a method to be captured.

The MethodReference object

Configuration of a method to be captured.

Element
Type
Description
argumentTypes
string[]

The list of argument types.

className
string

The class name where the method to capture resides.

Either this or the fileName must be set.

fileName
string

The file name where the method to capture resides.

Either this or className must be set.

fileNameMatcher
string

The operator of the comparison.

If not set, EQUALS is used.

  • ENDS_WITH
  • EQUALS
  • STARTS_WITH
methodName
string

The name of the method to capture.

modifiers
string[]

The modifiers of the method to capture.

  • ABSTRACT
  • EXTERN
  • FINAL
  • NATIVE
  • STATIC
returnType
string

The return type.

visibility
string

The visibility of the method to capture.

  • INTERNAL
  • PACKAGE_PROTECTED
  • PRIVATE
  • PROTECTED
  • PUBLIC

The ScopeConditions object

Conditions for data capturing.

Element
Type
Description
hostGroup
string

Only applies to this host group.

processGroup
string

Only applies to this process group. Note that this can't be transferred between different clusters or environments.

serviceTechnology
string

Only applies to this service technology.

  • ACTIVEMQ_CLIENT
  • ACTIVE_MQ
  • ACTIVE_MQ_ARTEMIS
  • ADOBE_EXPERIENCE_MANAGER
  • ADO_NET
  • AIX
  • AKKA
  • AMAZON_REDSHIFT
  • AMQP
  • APACHE_CAMEL
  • APACHE_CASSANDRA
  • APACHE_COUCH_DB
  • APACHE_DERBY
  • APACHE_HTTP_CLIENT_ASYNC
  • APACHE_HTTP_CLIENT_SYNC
  • APACHE_HTTP_SERVER
  • APACHE_KAFKA
  • APACHE_LOG4J
  • APACHE_SOLR
  • APACHE_STORM
  • APACHE_SYNAPSE
  • APACHE_TOMCAT
  • APPARMOR
  • APPLICATION_INSIGHTS_SDK
  • ASP_DOTNET
  • ASP_DOTNET_CORE
  • ASP_DOTNET_CORE_SIGNALR
  • ASP_DOTNET_SIGNALR
  • ASYNC_HTTP_CLIENT
  • AWS_DYNAMO_DB
  • AWS_LAMBDA
  • AWS_RDS
  • AWS_SERVICE
  • AWS_SNS_CLIENT
  • AWS_SQS
  • AXIS
  • AZURE_FUNCTIONS
  • AZURE_SERVICE_BUS
  • AZURE_SERVICE_FABRIC
  • AZURE_STORAGE
  • BOSHBPM
  • CICS_FILE_ACCESS
  • CITRIX
  • CITRIX_COMMON
  • CITRIX_DESKTOP_DELIVERY_CONTROLLERS
  • CITRIX_DIRECTOR
  • CITRIX_LICENSE_SERVER
  • CITRIX_PROVISIONING_SERVICES
  • CITRIX_STOREFRONT
  • CITRIX_VIRTUAL_DELIVERY_AGENT
  • CITRIX_WORKSPACE_ENVIRONMENT_MANAGEMENT
  • CITRIX_XEN
  • CLOUDFOUNDRY
  • CLOUDFOUNDRY_AUCTIONEER
  • CLOUDFOUNDRY_BOSH
  • CLOUDFOUNDRY_GOROUTER
  • CODEIGNITER
  • COLDFUSION
  • CONFLUENT_KAFKA_CLIENT
  • CONTAINERD
  • CORE_DNS
  • COSMOSDB
  • COUCHBASE
  • CRIO
  • CXF
  • DATASTAX
  • DB2
  • DIEGO_CELL
  • DOCKER
  • DOTNET
  • DOTNET_REMOTING
  • DRUPAL
  • DYNATRACE
  • ELASTIC_SEARCH
  • ENVOY
  • ERLANG
  • ETCD
  • F5_LTM
  • FSHARP
  • GARDEN
  • GLASSFISH
  • GO
  • GOOGLE_CLOUD_FUNCTIONS
  • GRAAL_NATIVE_IMAGE
  • GRAAL_TRUFFLE
  • GRAPH_QL
  • GRPC
  • GRSECURITY
  • HADOOP
  • HADOOP_HDFS
  • HADOOP_YARN
  • HAPROXY
  • HEAT
  • HELIDON
  • HESSIAN
  • HORNET_Q
  • IBM_CICS_REGION
  • IBM_CICS_TRANSACTION_GATEWAY
  • IBM_IMS_CONNECT_REGION
  • IBM_IMS_CONTROL_REGION
  • IBM_IMS_MESSAGE_PROCESSING_REGION
  • IBM_IMS_SOAP_GATEWAY
  • IBM_INTEGRATION_BUS
  • IBM_MQ
  • IBM_MQ_CLIENT
  • IBM_WEBSHPRERE_APPLICATION_SERVER
  • IBM_WEBSHPRERE_LIBERTY
  • IBM_WEBSPHERE_APPLICATION_SERVER
  • IBM_WEBSPHERE_LIBERTY
  • IIS
  • IIS_APP_POOL
  • ISTIO
  • JAVA
  • JAVA_HTTPURLCONNECTION
  • JAVA_HTTPURLCONNETION
  • JAX_WS
  • JBOSS
  • JBOSS_EAP
  • JBOSS_LOGMANAGER
  • JDK_HTTP_CLIENT
  • JDK_HTTP_SERVER
  • JERSEY
  • JETTY
  • JOOMLA
  • JRUBY
  • JYTHON
  • KUBERNETES
  • LAMINAS
  • LARAVEL
  • LIBC
  • LIBVIRT
  • LINKERD
  • LINUX_SYSTEM
  • MAGENTO
  • MARIADB
  • MEMCACHED
  • MICRONAUT
  • MICROSOFT_SQL_SERVER
  • MONGODB
  • MONGODB_CLIENT
  • MONGODB_CLIENT_DOTNET
  • MSSQL_CLIENT
  • MULE_ESB
  • MYSQL
  • MYSQL_CONNECTOR
  • NETFLIX_SERVO
  • NETTY
  • NGINX
  • NODE_JS
  • OK_HTTP_CLIENT
  • ONEAGENT_SDK
  • OPENCENSUS
  • OPENSHIFT
  • OPENSTACK_COMPUTE
  • OPENSTACK_CONTROLLER
  • OPENTELEMETRY
  • OPENTRACING
  • OPEN_LIBERTY
  • ORACLE_DATABASE
  • ORACLE_DB_LISTENER
  • ORACLE_WEBLOGIC
  • OWIN
  • PERL
  • PHP
  • PHP_FPM
  • PLAY
  • PODMAN
  • POSTGRE_SQL
  • POSTGRE_SQL_DOTNET_DATA_PROVIDER
  • POWER_DNS
  • PROGRESS
  • PYTHON
  • QOS_LOGBACK
  • QUARKUS
  • RABBIT_MQ
  • REACTOR_CORE
  • REDIS
  • RESTEASY
  • RESTLET
  • RIAK
  • RKE2
  • RSOCKET
  • RUBY
  • RUNC
  • RXJAVA
  • SAG_WEBMETHODS_IS
  • SAP
  • SAP_HANADB
  • SAP_HYBRIS
  • SAP_MAXDB
  • SAP_SYBASE
  • SCALA
  • SECURITY_SOFTWARE
  • SELINUX
  • SHAREPOINT
  • SHELL
  • SLIM
  • SPARK
  • SPRING
  • SQLITE
  • SYMFONY
  • THRIFT
  • TIBCO
  • TIBCO_BUSINESS_WORKS
  • TIBCO_EMS
  • UNDERTOW_IO
  • VARNISH_CACHE
  • VERTX
  • VIM2
  • VIOS
  • VIRTUAL_MACHINE_KVM
  • VIRTUAL_MACHINE_QEMU
  • WILDFLY
  • WINDOWS_CONTAINERS
  • WINDOWS_SYSTEM
  • WINK
  • WORDPRESS
  • ZERO_MQ
  • ZOS_CONNECT
tagOfProcessGroup
string

Only apply to process groups matching this tag.

The ValueProcessing object

Process values as specified.

Element
Type
Description
extractSubstring

Preprocess by extracting a substring from the original value.

splitAt
string

Split (preprocessed) string values at this separator.

trim
boolean

Prune Whitespaces. Defaults to false.

valueCondition

IBM integration bus label node name condition for which the value is captured.

valueExtractorRegex
string

Extract value from captured data per regex.

The ExtractSubstring object

Preprocess by extracting a substring from the original value.

Element
Type
Description
delimiter
string

The delimiter string.

endDelimiter
string

The end-delimiter string.

Required if the position value is BETWEEN. Otherwise not allowed.

position
string

The position of the extracted string relative to delimiters.

  • AFTER
  • BEFORE
  • BETWEEN

The ConfigurationMetadata object

Metadata useful for debugging

Element
Type
Description
clusterVersion
string

Dynatrace version.

configurationVersions
integer[]

A sorted list of the version numbers of the configuration.

currentConfigurationVersions
string[]

A sorted list of version numbers of the configuration.

Response body JSON model

{
"aggregation": "ALL_DISTINCT_VALUES",
"confidential": false,
"dataSources": [
{
"capturingAndStorageLocation": "CAPTURE_AND_STORE_ON_SERVER",
"enabled": true,
"parameterName": "query",
"scope": {
"tagOfProcessGroup": "SearchFrontend"
},
"source": "QUERY_PARAMETER"
}
],
"dataType": "STRING",
"enabled": true,
"name": "Query Term",
"normalization": "TO_LOWER_CASE",
"skipPersonalDataMasking": false
}