AppDynamics Database Collectors API

Manage database collectors that monitor performance and availability of database instances including creation, retrieval, update, and deletion.

OpenAPI Specification

appdynamics-database-collectors-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: AppDynamics Alert and Respond Actions Database Collectors API
  description: The AppDynamics Alert and Respond API enables programmatic management of health rules, policies, and actions within the AppDynamics Controller. Developers can create, update, and delete health rules that define performance thresholds, configure alerting policies that determine how violations are handled, and set up automated response actions. This API is essential for automating incident response workflows and integrating AppDynamics alerting with external notification and ticketing systems.
  version: 23.x
  contact:
    name: Splunk AppDynamics Support
    url: https://www.appdynamics.com/support
  termsOfService: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/about/legal/cloud-and-software.html
servers:
- url: https://{controller-host}/controller
  description: AppDynamics Controller
  variables:
    controller-host:
      default: example.saas.appdynamics.com
      description: The hostname of your AppDynamics Controller instance.
security:
- bearerAuth: []
- basicAuth: []
tags:
- name: Database Collectors
  description: Manage database collectors that monitor performance and availability of database instances including creation, retrieval, update, and deletion.
paths:
  /rest/databases/collectors:
    get:
      operationId: listDatabaseCollectors
      summary: List all database collectors
      description: Returns a list of all configured database collectors with their connection details, monitoring status, and configuration settings.
      tags:
      - Database Collectors
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful retrieval of database collector list
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/DatabaseCollector'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - invalid or missing credentials
  /rest/databases/collectors/{configurationId}:
    get:
      operationId: getDatabaseCollector
      summary: Get a specific database collector
      description: Returns the full configuration details for a specific database collector identified by its configuration ID.
      tags:
      - Database Collectors
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/configurationId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful retrieval of database collector
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DatabaseCollector'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - invalid or missing credentials
        '404':
          description: Database collector not found
    delete:
      operationId: deleteDatabaseCollector
      summary: Delete a database collector
      description: Deletes the specified database collector and stops monitoring the associated database instance.
      tags:
      - Database Collectors
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/configurationId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Database collector deleted successfully
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - invalid or missing credentials
        '404':
          description: Database collector not found
  /rest/databases/collectors/create:
    post:
      operationId: createDatabaseCollector
      summary: Create a database collector
      description: Creates a new database collector with the specified connection details and monitoring configuration. The required fields vary based on the type of database being monitored.
      tags:
      - Database Collectors
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/DatabaseCollector'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Database collector created successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DatabaseCollector'
        '400':
          description: Bad request - invalid collector configuration
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - invalid or missing credentials
  /rest/databases/collectors/update:
    post:
      operationId: updateDatabaseCollector
      summary: Update a database collector
      description: Updates an existing database collector with modified configuration. Retrieve the current configuration first using GET, modify the desired fields, and send the complete object back.
      tags:
      - Database Collectors
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/DatabaseCollector'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Database collector updated successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DatabaseCollector'
        '400':
          description: Bad request - invalid collector configuration
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - invalid or missing credentials
        '404':
          description: Database collector not found
  /rest/databases/collectors/batchDelete:
    post:
      operationId: batchDeleteDatabaseCollectors
      summary: Batch delete database collectors
      description: Deletes multiple database collectors in a single request by providing an array of configuration IDs.
      tags:
      - Database Collectors
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: array
              description: Array of configuration IDs to delete.
              items:
                type: integer
                format: int64
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Database collectors deleted successfully
        '400':
          description: Bad request - invalid configuration IDs
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - invalid or missing credentials
components:
  parameters:
    configurationId:
      name: configurationId
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The numeric configuration ID of the database collector.
      schema:
        type: integer
        format: int64
  schemas:
    DatabaseCollector:
      type: object
      description: A database collector configuration that defines how to connect to and monitor a specific database instance.
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: The internal configuration ID for the database collector.
        name:
          type: string
          description: The display name for the database collector.
        type:
          type: string
          description: The type of database being monitored.
          enum:
          - MYSQL
          - ORACLE
          - MSSQL
          - POSTGRESQL
          - MONGODB
          - SYBASE
          - DB2
          - AURORA
        hostname:
          type: string
          description: The hostname or IP address of the database server.
        port:
          type: integer
          description: The port number for the database connection.
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 65535
        username:
          type: string
          description: The username for authenticating with the database.
        password:
          type: string
          description: The password for authenticating with the database. Only used in create and update requests.
        databaseName:
          type: string
          description: The name of the specific database to monitor.
        enabled:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the database collector is enabled and actively monitoring.
        agentName:
          type: string
          description: The name of the Database Agent responsible for this collector.
        excludedSchemas:
          type: array
          description: List of schema names to exclude from monitoring.
          items:
            type: string
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: OAuth 2.0 access token obtained from the /controller/api/oauth/access_token endpoint.
    basicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: HTTP Basic authentication using user@account:password format.
externalDocs:
  description: Alert and Respond API Documentation
  url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/alert-and-respond-api