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Fields referencing classic entities

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  • Published May 07, 2026

The following fields contain classic entity IDs. Apps capable of handling specific entities can register intents for these fields.

These fields are deprecated and will be removed in the future; use fields referencing Smartscape nodes instead.

AttributeTypeDescriptionExamples
idstringstable
The entity ID.
Tags: entity-id
dt.entity.applicationstringresource deprecatedThis field is deprecated and will be removed in the future. Use dt.smartscape.frontend instead.
Display name: Application
The ME ID of a web application.
Tags: entity-id
APPLICATION-DC92E74A7A844E6E
dt.entity.aws_availability_zonestringresource deprecatedThis field is deprecated and will be removed in the future. Use dt.smartscape.aws_availability_zone instead.
Display name: AWS availability zone
An entity ID of an entity of type AWS_AVAILABILITY_ZONE
Tags: entity-id
AWS_AVAILABILITY_ZONE-6000A4E2BD2AB971
dt.entity.azure_regionstringresource deprecatedThis field is deprecated and will be removed in the future. Use dt.smartscape.microsoft_resources_locations instead.
Display name: Azure region
An entity ID of an entity of type AZURE_REGION
Tags: entity-id
AZURE_REGION-0DD5C79E4034F0AA
dt.entity.azure_vmstringresource deprecatedThis field is deprecated and will be removed in the future. Use dt.smartscape.microsoft_compute_virtualmachines instead.
Display name: Azure vm
An entity ID of an entity of type AZURE_VM
Tags: entity-id
AZURE_VM-326478B733D6CFB0
dt.entity.cloud_applicationstringresource deprecatedThis field is deprecated and will be removed in the future. Use dt.smartscape.k8s_deployment instead.
Display name: Cloud application
An entity ID of an entity of type CLOUD_APPLICATION.
Tags: entity-id
CLOUD_APPLICATION-3AB5BBF3E09A7942
dt.entity.cloud_application_instancestringresource deprecatedThis field is deprecated and will be removed in the future. Use dt.smartscape.k8s_pod instead.
Display name: Cloud application instance
An entity ID of an entity of type CLOUD_APPLICATION_INSTANCE.
Tags: entity-id
CLOUD_APPLICATION_INSTANCE-E0D8F94D9065F24F
dt.entity.cloud_application_namespacestringresource deprecatedThis field is deprecated and will be removed in the future. Use dt.smartscape.k8s_namespace instead.
Display name: Cloud application namespace
An entity ID of an entity of type CLOUD_APPLICATION_NAMESPACE. A CLOUD_APPLICATION_NAMESPACE is a Kubernetes namespace.
Tags: entity-id
CLOUD_APPLICATION_NAMESPACE-C61324AA70F57BCB
dt.entity.container_groupstringresource deprecatedThis field is deprecated and will be removed in the future. Note that there is no replacement for container groups in Smartscape.
Display name: Container group
An entity ID of an entity of type CONTAINER_GROUP.
Tags: entity-id
CONTAINER_GROUP-7C2B1C24FFB288CB
dt.entity.container_group_instancestringresource deprecatedThis field is deprecated and will be removed in the future. Use dt.smartscape.container instead.
Display name: Container group instance
An entity ID of an entity of type CONTAINER_GROUP_INSTANCE.
Tags: entity-id
CONTAINER_GROUP_INSTANCE-F4A1347110826781
dt.entity.custom_applicationstringresource deprecatedThis field is deprecated and will be removed in the future. Use dt.smartscape.frontend instead.
Display name: Custom application
The ME ID of a custom application.
Tags: entity-id
CUSTOM_APPLICATION-343A92501A51F286
dt.entity.custom_devicestringresource deprecatedThis field is deprecated and will be removed in the future. Use dt.smartscape.custom_<type> or dt.smartscape.ext_<type> instead. Note that <type> represents the type of the custom device.
Display name: Custom device
An entity ID of an entity of type CUSTOM_DEVICE.
Tags: entity-id
CUSTOM_DEVICE-E0D8F94D9065F24F
dt.entity.diskstringresource deprecatedThis field is deprecated and will be removed in the future. Use dt.smartscape.disk instead.
Display name: Disk
An entity ID of an entity of type DISK
Tags: entity-id
DISK-5472CBC1ED0981D6
dt.entity.ec2_instancestringresource deprecatedThis field is deprecated and will be removed in the future. Use dt.smartscape.aws_ec2_instance instead.
Display name: EC2 instance
An entity ID of an entity of type EC2_INSTANCE
Tags: entity-id
EC2_INSTANCE-0004DD30F142D18C
dt.entity.external_synthetic_teststringresource deprecatedThis field is deprecated and will be removed in the future.
Display name: External synthetic test
An entity ID of an entity of type EXTERNAL_SYNTHETIC_TEST.
Tags: entity-id
EXTERNAL_SYNTHETIC_TEST-A140F3B85BCCBD1A
dt.entity.external_synthetic_test_stepstringresource deprecatedThis field is deprecated and will be removed in the future.
Display name: External synthetic test step
An entity ID of an entity of type EXTERNAL_SYNTHETIC_TEST_STEP.
Tags: entity-id
EXTERNAL_SYNTHETIC_TEST_STEP-A140F3B85BCCBD1A
dt.entity.gcp_zonestringresource deprecatedThis field is deprecated and will be removed in the future. Use dt.smartscape.gcp_zone instead.
Display name: GCP zone
An entity ID of an entity of type GCP_ZONE
Tags: entity-id
GCP_ZONE-3699CB75E19C8505
dt.entity.hoststringresource deprecatedThis field is deprecated and will be removed in the future. Use dt.smartscape.host instead.
Display name: Host
An entity ID of an entity of type HOST.
Tags: entity-id
HOST-E0D8F94D9065F24F
dt.entity.host_groupstringresource deprecatedThis field is deprecated and will be removed in the future. Use dt.host_group.id instead. Note that dt.host_group.id represents the host group name, not the entity ID, as there is no entity of type HOST_GROUP in Smartscape.
Display name: Host group
An entity ID of an entity of type HOST_GROUP.
Tags: entity-id
HOST_GROUP-E7FBBCF7B1467174
dt.entity.http_checkstringresource deprecatedThis field is deprecated and will be removed in the future. Use dt.smartscape.http_monitor instead.
Display name: HTTP check
An entity ID of an entity of type HTTP_CHECK.
Tags: entity-id
HTTP_CHECK-A140F3B85BCCBD1A
dt.entity.http_check_stepstringresource deprecatedThis field is deprecated and will be removed in the future. Use dt.smartscape.http_monitor_step instead.
Display name: HTTP check step
An entity ID of an entity of type HTTP_CHECK_STEP.
Tags: entity-id
HTTP_CHECK_STEP-A140F3B85BCCBD1A
dt.entity.kubernetes_clusterstringresource deprecatedThis field is deprecated and will be removed in the future. Use dt.smartscape.k8s_cluster instead.
Display name: Kubernetes cluster
An entity ID of an entity of type KUBERNETES_CLUSTER.
Tags: entity-id
KUBERNETES_CLUSTER-E0D8F94D9065F24F
dt.entity.kubernetes_nodestringresource deprecatedThis field is deprecated and will be removed in the future. Use dt.smartscape.k8s_node instead.
Display name: Kubernetes node
An entity ID of an entity of type KUBERNETES_NODE.
Tags: entity-id
KUBERNETES_NODE-874C66B68CE15070
dt.entity.kubernetes_servicestringresource deprecatedThis field is deprecated and will be removed in the future. Use dt.smartscape.k8s_service instead.
Display name: Kubernetes service
An entity ID of an entity of type KUBERNETES_SERVICE.
Tags: entity-id
KUBERNETES_SERVICE-FE6E75BB9DF02347
dt.entity.mobile_applicationstringresource deprecatedThis field is deprecated and will be removed in the future. Use dt.smartscape.frontend instead.
Display name: Mobile application
The ME ID of a mobile application.
Tags: entity-id
MOBILE_APPLICATION-E8A8751A60D5BCE8
dt.entity.multiprotocol_monitorstringresource deprecatedThis field is deprecated and will be removed in the future. Use dt.smartscape.network_availability_monitor instead.
Display name: Multiprotocol monitor
An entity ID of an entity of type MULTIPROTOCOL_MONITOR.
Tags: entity-id
MULTIPROTOCOL_MONITOR-A140F3B85BCCBD1A
dt.entity.network_interfacestringresource deprecatedThis field is deprecated and will be removed in the future. Use dt.smartscape.network_interface instead.
Display name: Network interface
An entity ID of an entity of type NETWORK_INTERFACE
Tags: entity-id
NETWORK_INTERFACE-FC7B4A5937FC125C
dt.entity.process_groupstringresource deprecatedThis field is deprecated and will be removed in the future. Use dt.process_group.id or dt.process_group.detected_name instead. Note that there is no entity type PROCESS_GROUP in Smartscape, so dt.process_group.id exists only for compatibility. Preferably use dt.process_group.detected_name to identify process groups.
Display name: Process group
An entity ID of an entity of type PROCESS_GROUP.
Tags: entity-id
PROCESS_GROUP-E0D8F94D9065F24F
dt.entity.process_group_instancestringresource deprecatedThis field is deprecated and will be removed in the future. Use dt.smartscape.process instead.
Display name: Process group instance
An entity ID of an entity of type PROCESS_GROUP_INSTANCE.
Tags: entity-id
PROCESS_GROUP_INSTANCE-E0D8F94D9065F24F
dt.entity.servicestringresource deprecatedThis field is deprecated and will be removed in the future. Use dt.smartscape.service instead.
Display name: Service
An entity ID of an entity of type SERVICE.
Tags: entity-id
SERVICE-57EC3CFC1FE72449
dt.entity.service_methodstringresource deprecatedThis field is deprecated and will be removed in the future. Note that there is no replacement for service methods in Smartscape.
Display name: Service method
An entity ID of an entity of type SERVICE_METHOD.
Tags: entity-id
SERVICE_METHOD-659B35CA9AAC96C1
dt.entity.service_method_groupstringresource deprecatedThis field is deprecated and will be removed in the future. Note that there is no replacement for service method groups in Smartscape.
Display name: Service method group
An entity ID of an entity of type SERVICE_METHOD_GROUP.
Tags: entity-id
SERVICE_METHOD_GROUP-02000E1DB1CDAF9F
dt.entity.software_componentstringresource deprecatedThis field is deprecated and will be removed in the future.
Display name: Software component
An entity ID of an entity of type SOFTWARE_COMPONENT.
Tags: entity-id
SOFTWARE_COMPONENT-4700CB75E19C8506
dt.entity.synthetic_locationstringresource deprecatedThis field is deprecated and will be removed in the future. Use dt.smartscape.synthetic_location instead.
Display name: Synthetic location
An entity ID of an entity of type SYNTHETIC_LOCATION.
Tags: entity-id
SYNTHETIC_LOCATION-D140F3B85BCCBD1A
dt.entity.synthetic_teststringresource deprecatedThis field is deprecated and will be removed in the future. Use dt.smartscape.browser_monitor instead.
Display name: Synthetic test
An entity ID of an entity of type SYNTHETIC_TEST.
Tags: entity-id
SYNTHETIC_TEST-A140F3B85BCCBD1A
dt.entity.synthetic_test_stepstringresource deprecatedThis field is deprecated and will be removed in the future. Use dt.smartscape.browser_monitor_step instead.
Display name: Synthetic test step
An entity ID of an entity of type SYNTHETIC_TEST_STEP.
Tags: entity-id
SYNTHETIC_TEST_STEP-A140F3B85BCCBD1A
dt.rum.application.entitystringexperimental
Display name: Frontend application
An entity ID of an entity of type APPLICATION or MOBILE_APPLICATION.
Tags: entity-id
APPLICATION-DC92E74A7A844E6E; MOBILE_APPLICATION-E8A8751A60D5BCE8
dt.source_entitystringresource deprecatedThis field is deprecated and will be removed in the future. Use dt.smartscape_source.id instead.
Display name: Source entity
The ID of the entity considered the source of the signal. The string represents an entity ID of an entity that is stored in the classic entity storage.
Tags: entity-id
HOST-E0D8F94D9065F24F; PROCESS_GROUP_INSTANCE-E0D8F94D9065F24F
dt.rum.application.entitiesarrayexperimental
The entity IDs of type APPLICATION or MOBILE_APPLICATION based on dt.rum.application.entity.
Tags: entity-id
['APPLICATION-EA7C4B59F27D43EB', 'MOBILE_APPLICATION-E8A8751A60D5BCE8']