Dynatrace · JSON Structure

Entities Api V2 Entity Lookup Request Structure

Request body for looking up an entity by name and type.

Type: object Properties: 2 Required: 2

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EntityLookupRequest is a JSON Structure definition published by Dynatrace, describing 2 properties, of which 2 are required. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.

Properties

name type

Meta-schema: https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#

JSON Structure

{
  "$schema": "https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dynatrace/refs/heads/main/json-structure/entities-api-v2-entity-lookup-request-structure.json",
  "description": "Request body for looking up an entity by name and type.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The display name of the entity to look up.",
      "example": "Production Service"
    },
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The entity type to search within, e.g., SERVICE, HOST.",
      "example": "STANDARD"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "name",
    "type"
  ],
  "name": "EntityLookupRequest"
}

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