Create a public share for a Dynatrace dashboard with the Public Access API, with settings such as passcode, expiration date, locale, timezone, and timeframe.
| POST | SaaS | https://{your-environment-id}.apps.dynatrace.com/v1/shares |
You use this operation to share a dashboard document publicly. The request body sets fields such as documentId, name, locale, timezone, expirationDate, timeframe, segments, variables, passcode, refreshIntervalMinutes, and iframeEmbedding. A 201 response returns the created share configuration.
To execute this request, you need a platform token or OAuth access token with public-access:shares:write scope. To learn how to obtain and use it, see Tokens and authentication.
| Parameter | Type | Description | In | Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| body | Create | - | body | Required |
CreateShareRequest object| Element | Type | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| type | string | Share type discriminator The element can hold these values
| Required |
| documentId | string | ID of the document being shared | Required |
| locale | string | Locale for the current user. ISO-639 language code with optional ISO-3166 country code, separated by a hyphen or underscore (e.g. en-US, de-AT, fr). | Required |
| timezone | string | Timezone for the current user. IANA time zone ID (e.g. Europe/Vienna, UTC, America/New_York). | Required |
| name | string | Name of the share | Required |
| sessionTimeoutMinutes | integer | Session timeout in minutes (ignored when passcode.enabled is false) | Optional |
| refreshIntervalMinutes | integer | Refresh interval in minutes | Required |
| expirationDate | string | Expiration date in ISO 8601 format | Optional |
| variables | object | Dashboard variables | Optional |
| timeframe | Timeframe | Timeframe override | Required |
| segments | Filter | Filter segments | Optional |
| passcode | Passcode | - | Required |
| iframeEmbedding | Iframe | - | Required |
Timeframe object| Element | Type | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| from | string | Start of the timeframe as a relative or absolute expression parseable by the Dynatrace time parser (e.g. now()-2h, -1d@d, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z). | Required |
| to | string | End of the timeframe as a relative or absolute expression parseable by the Dynatrace time parser (e.g. now(), -1h@h, 2024-12-31T23:59:59Z). | Required |
FilterSegment object| Element | Type | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | string | Segment ID | Optional |
| variables | Filter | - | Optional |
FilterSegmentVariable object| Element | Type | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| name | string | Variable name | Optional |
| values | string[] | Variable values | Optional |
PasscodeInput object| Element | Type | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| enabled | boolean | Whether passcode protection is enabled for the share config | Required |
IframeEmbedding object| Element | Type | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| enabled | boolean | Whether iframe embedding is enabled for this share | Required |
This is a model of the request body, showing the possible elements. It has to be adjusted for usage in an actual request.
{"type": "dashboard","documentId": "b164c95f-da88-4967-8c4d-e5ff2619cfdb","locale": "en","timezone": "Europe/Vienna","name": "string","sessionTimeoutMinutes": 1,"refreshIntervalMinutes": 1,"expirationDate": "2030-01-01T00:00:00Z","variables": {},"timeframe": {"from": "now()-2h","to": "now()"},"segments": [],"passcode": {"enabled": true},"iframeEmbedding": {"enabled": true}}
| Code | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 201 | Share | Share config created |
| 400 | - | - |
| 4XX | - | - |
| 5XX | - | - |
ShareResponse object| Element | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| id | string | Share UUID |
| documentId | string | ID of the document being shared |
| name | string | Name of the share |
| expirationDate | string | Expiration date in ISO 8601 format |
| creationDate | string | Creation date of the share in ISO 8601 format |
| variables | object | Dashboard variables |
| timeframe | Timeframe | Timeframe override |
| filterSegments | Filter | Filter segments |
| locale | string | Locale (e.g. en-US) |
| timezone | string | Timezone (e.g. Europe/Vienna) |
| type | string | Share type The element can hold these values
|
| sessionTimeoutMinutes | integer | Session timeout in minutes; null when passcode is disabled |
| refreshIntervalMinutes | integer | Refresh interval in minutes |
| ipAllowList | object | - |
| passcode | Passcode | - |
| iframeEmbedding | Iframe | - |
| documentSnapshotDate | string | Date when the document snapshot was captured in ISO 8601 format |
| documentVersion | integer | Document version at the time the snapshot was captured |
Timeframe object| Element | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| from | string | Start of the timeframe as a relative or absolute expression parseable by the Dynatrace time parser (e.g. now()-2h, -1d@d, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z). |
| to | string | End of the timeframe as a relative or absolute expression parseable by the Dynatrace time parser (e.g. now(), -1h@h, 2024-12-31T23:59:59Z). |
FilterSegment object| Element | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| id | string | Segment ID |
| variables | Filter | - |
FilterSegmentVariable object| Element | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| name | string | Variable name |
| values | string[] | Variable values |
PasscodeInfo object| Element | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| enabled | boolean | Whether passcode protection is enabled |
| value | string | The passcode value; null when passcode is disabled |
IframeEmbedding object| Element | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| enabled | boolean | Whether iframe embedding is enabled for this share |
{"id": "string","documentId": "string","name": "string","expirationDate": "string","creationDate": "string","variables": {},"timeframe": {"from": "now()-2h","to": "now()"},"filterSegments": [{"id": "string","variables": [{"name": "string","values": ["string"]}]}],"locale": "string","timezone": "string","type": "dashboard","sessionTimeoutMinutes": 1,"refreshIntervalMinutes": 1,"ipAllowList": {"enabled": true},"passcode": {"enabled": true,"value": "string"},"iframeEmbedding": {"enabled": true},"documentSnapshotDate": "string","documentVersion": 1}