Defines an entity type including its display name, available properties, and supported relationship types.
Type: objectProperties: 6
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EntityType is a JSON Structure definition published by Dynatrace, describing 6 properties. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.
{
"$schema": "https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#",
"$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dynatrace/refs/heads/main/json-structure/entities-api-v2-entity-type-structure.json",
"description": "Defines an entity type including its display name, available properties, and supported relationship types.",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"type": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The entity type identifier, e.g., SERVICE.",
"example": "STANDARD"
},
"displayName": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The human-readable display name of the entity type.",
"example": "Production Service"
},
"description": {
"type": "string",
"description": "A description of what this entity type represents.",
"example": "Example description."
},
"properties": {
"type": "array",
"description": "The list of properties available for this entity type.",
"items": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/EntityTypeProperty"
},
"example": [
{
"id": "abc123",
"displayName": "Production Service",
"type": "STANDARD"
}
]
},
"fromRelationships": {
"type": "array",
"description": "The relationship types where entities of this type are the source.",
"items": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/EntityTypeRelationship"
},
"example": [
{
"id": "abc123",
"toTypes": [
{}
]
}
]
},
"toRelationships": {
"type": "array",
"description": "The relationship types where entities of this type are the target.",
"items": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/EntityTypeRelationship"
},
"example": [
{
"id": "abc123",
"toTypes": [
{}
]
}
]
}
},
"name": "EntityType"
}
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