AppDynamics

AppDynamics, now part of Cisco, is an application performance monitoring (APM) and observability platform that provides full-stack visibility into application, business, and infrastructure performance. The platform offers REST APIs for controller management, metrics, alerts, analytics events, database monitoring, and the next-generation Cisco Cloud Observability platform.

AppDynamics publishes 25 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Actions API, Actions Export/Import API, Applications API, and 22 more. Tagged areas include APM, Application Performance Monitoring, Cisco, Cloud Observability, and DevOps.

The AppDynamics catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

AppDynamics’ developer surface includes authentication, documentation, getting-started guide, pricing, support, code examples, and 17 more developer resources.

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53.5/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 34/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

AccessPaidSelf serve

25 APIs 10 Features 5 Use Cases

APMApplication Performance MonitoringCiscoCloud ObservabilityDevOpsMonitoringObservabilityOpenTelemetry

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

Composite quality — 53.5/100 · developing

Contract Quality 16.1 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 8.7 / 20

Commercial Clarity 10.0 / 20

Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13

Governance 7.0 / 12

Discoverability 6.9 / 10

Agent readiness — 34/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 7 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

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APIs 25

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

AppDynamics Actions API

Manage automated response actions triggered by policies including email notifications, HTTP requests, and custom scripts.

AppDynamics Actions Export/Import API

Export and import action configurations for alerting workflows.

AppDynamics Applications API

Retrieve business application names, IDs, and related metadata from the Controller.

AppDynamics Backends API

Retrieve registered backend components detected by the Controller including their properties and exit point types.

AppDynamics Business Transactions API

Retrieve business transaction information including names, IDs, entry points, and detection status.

AppDynamics Configurations API

Configure data collection settings for cloud connections including service selection, region filtering, and resource group scoping.

AppDynamics Connections API

Manage cloud provider connections for AWS, Azure, and GCP to enable automated cloud monitoring at scale.

AppDynamics Custom Dashboards Export/Import API

Export and import custom dashboard configurations.

AppDynamics Custom Metrics API

Upload custom metrics to the AppDynamics Controller through the Machine Agent HTTP listener. Metrics must be uploaded at least once every 300 seconds to remain active.

AppDynamics Database Collectors API

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

AppDynamics Events API

Publish custom analytics events to the Events Service for storage and analysis.

AppDynamics Health Rules API

Manage health rules that define performance thresholds and violation conditions for monitored applications.

AppDynamics Health Rules Export/Import API

Export and import health rule configurations for backup, migration, and provisioning across Controller instances.

AppDynamics Metrics API

Retrieve metric hierarchy and metric data for monitored applications with configurable time ranges and aggregation.

AppDynamics Nodes API

Retrieve node information for monitored applications including node names, IDs, machine details, and agent versions.

AppDynamics OAuth Tokens API

Generate and manage OAuth 2.0 access tokens for authenticating against AppDynamics APIs using the Client Credentials Grant flow.

AppDynamics Policies API

Manage alerting policies that connect health rule violations to automated response actions.

AppDynamics Queries API

Query stored events using the AppDynamics Analytics Query Language (ADQL) for custom analytics and reporting.

AppDynamics Query Service API

Query MELT observation data using the Cisco AppDynamics domain-specific query language.

AppDynamics Reference Data API

Retrieve lists of supported cloud regions and services for connection configuration.

AppDynamics Schemas API

Manage custom event schemas that define the structure and data types for custom analytics events.

AppDynamics Server Status API

Check the status of the AppDynamics Controller server.

AppDynamics Snapshots API

Retrieve transaction request snapshots for detailed performance analysis of individual requests.

AppDynamics Tiers API

Retrieve tier information for monitored applications including tier names and IDs.

AppDynamics Transaction Detection Export/Import API

Export and import business transaction detection rule configurations.

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Open Collections 9

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

AppDynamics Alert and Respond API

OPEN COLLECTION

AppDynamics Analytics Events API

OPEN COLLECTION

AppDynamics OAuth Authentication API

OPEN COLLECTION

Cisco Cloud Observability API

OPEN COLLECTION

AppDynamics Configuration API

OPEN COLLECTION

AppDynamics Controller REST API

OPEN COLLECTION

AppDynamics Database Agent API

OPEN COLLECTION

AppDynamics Machine Agent API

OPEN COLLECTION

AppDynamics Metric and Snapshot API

OPEN COLLECTION

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Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Appdynamics Plans Pricing

7 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Appdynamics Rate Limits

3 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Appdynamics Finops

FINOPS

Features 10

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

Application Performance Monitoring

Full-stack APM with code-level visibility into Java, .NET, Node.js, PHP, Python, Go, and Ruby applications.

Business Transaction Monitoring

End-to-end transaction tracing correlating application performance with business outcomes.

AI-Powered Anomaly Detection

Automatic baselining and AI-driven anomaly detection to identify performance degradation.

Infrastructure Monitoring

Server, container, and Kubernetes infrastructure monitoring via Machine Agent.

Database Monitoring

Database performance monitoring for PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Oracle, and more.

Analytics Events API

Custom analytics events ingestion for correlating business data with application performance.

Cloud Observability

Next-generation Cisco Cloud Observability platform with OpenTelemetry support and cloud provider connections.

Health Rules and Alerting

Configurable health rules and automated alerting with policy-based response actions.

Configuration Management API

Import/export configuration for backup, restore, and migration between Controller instances.

OAuth 2.0 Authentication

Short-lived OAuth 2.0 access tokens for secure API authentication via Cisco platform.

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JSON Schema 24

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

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Examples 4

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Use Cases 5

What developers build with this provider.

Application Performance Optimization

Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks at the code level before they impact end users.

DevOps Integration

Integrate performance monitoring into CI/CD pipelines using the Controller REST API.

Cloud Migration Monitoring

Monitor application performance during and after cloud migration using Cloud Observability.

Business Impact Analysis

Correlate application performance data with business metrics using the Analytics Events API.

Automated Incident Response

Automate incident response workflows by integrating AppDynamics alerting with ticketing systems.

Integrations 8

Pre-built integrations with other platforms and tools.

Cisco Full-Stack Observability

Integration with Cisco FSO platform and Thousand Eyes for end-to-end observability.

OpenTelemetry

Support for OpenTelemetry metrics ingestion via Cisco Cloud Observability common ingestion pipeline.

Splunk

Integration with Splunk for log correlation and SIEM.

ServiceNow

ITSM integration for automated incident and change management.

PagerDuty

Alerting integration for automated on-call notification and incident management.

AWS

Amazon Web Services cloud connection for infrastructure and application monitoring.

Azure

Microsoft Azure cloud connection for cloud-native observability.

GCP

Google Cloud Platform connection for multi-cloud observability.

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Resources

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal

DeveloperPortal

GettingStarted

GettingStarted

Documentation 5

Reference material describing how the API behaves

JSONSchema

JSONSchema

JSONSchema

JSONSchema

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Design & Contract 5

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

JSONLD

JSONStructure

JSONStructure

JSONStructure

JSONStructure

Build 5

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

Examples

Examples

Examples

Examples

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support

Support

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing

Pricing

Company 1

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Source (apis.yml)

aid: appdynamics
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  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Paid · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
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  generated: '2026-07-22'
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modified: '2026-04-19'
apis:
- aid: appdynamics:appdynamics-actions-api
  name: AppDynamics Actions API
  description: Manage automated response actions triggered by policies including email notifications, HTTP requests, and custom
    scripts.
  humanURL: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  baseURL: https://api.example.com
  tags:
  - Actions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/appdynamics-actions-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/metric-and-snapshot-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/authentication/
- aid: appdynamics:appdynamics-actions-export-import-api
  name: AppDynamics Actions Export/Import API
  description: Export and import action configurations for alerting workflows.
  humanURL: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  baseURL: https://api.example.com
  tags:
  - Actions Export/Import
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/appdynamics-actions-export-import-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/metric-and-snapshot-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/authentication/
- aid: appdynamics:appdynamics-applications-api
  name: AppDynamics Applications API
  description: Retrieve business application names, IDs, and related metadata from the Controller.
  humanURL: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  baseURL: https://api.example.com
  tags:
  - Applications
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/appdynamics-applications-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/metric-and-snapshot-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/authentication/
- aid: appdynamics:appdynamics-backends-api
  name: AppDynamics Backends API
  description: Retrieve registered backend components detected by the Controller including their properties and exit point
    types.
  humanURL: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  baseURL: https://api.example.com
  tags:
  - Backends
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/appdynamics-backends-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/metric-and-snapshot-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/authentication/
- aid: appdynamics:appdynamics-business-transactions-api
  name: AppDynamics Business Transactions API
  description: Retrieve business transaction information including names, IDs, entry points, and detection status.
  humanURL: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  baseURL: https://api.example.com
  tags:
  - Business Transactions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/appdynamics-business-transactions-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/metric-and-snapshot-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/authentication/
- aid: appdynamics:appdynamics-configurations-api
  name: AppDynamics Configurations API
  description: Configure data collection settings for cloud connections including service selection, region filtering, and
    resource group scoping.
  humanURL: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  baseURL: https://api.example.com
  tags:
  - Configurations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/appdynamics-configurations-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/metric-and-snapshot-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/authentication/
- aid: appdynamics:appdynamics-connections-api
  name: AppDynamics Connections API
  description: Manage cloud provider connections for AWS, Azure, and GCP to enable automated cloud monitoring at scale.
  humanURL: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  baseURL: https://api.example.com
  tags:
  - Connections
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/appdynamics-connections-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/metric-and-snapshot-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/authentication/
- aid: appdynamics:appdynamics-custom-dashboards-export-import-api
  name: AppDynamics Custom Dashboards Export/Import API
  description: Export and import custom dashboard configurations.
  humanURL: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  baseURL: https://api.example.com
  tags:
  - Custom Dashboards Export/Import
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/appdynamics-custom-dashboards-export-import-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/metric-and-snapshot-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/authentication/
- aid: appdynamics:appdynamics-custom-metrics-api
  name: AppDynamics Custom Metrics API
  description: Upload custom metrics to the AppDynamics Controller through the Machine Agent HTTP listener. Metrics must be
    uploaded at least once every 300 seconds to remain active.
  humanURL: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  baseURL: https://api.example.com
  tags:
  - Custom Metrics
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/appdynamics-custom-metrics-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/metric-and-snapshot-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/authentication/
- aid: appdynamics:appdynamics-database-collectors-api
  name: AppDynamics Database Collectors API
  description: Manage database collectors that monitor performance and availability of database instances including creation,
    retrieval, update, and deletion.
  humanURL: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  baseURL: https://api.example.com
  tags:
  - Database Collectors
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/appdynamics-database-collectors-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/metric-and-snapshot-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/authentication/
- aid: appdynamics:appdynamics-events-api
  name: AppDynamics Events API
  description: Publish custom analytics events to the Events Service for storage and analysis.
  humanURL: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  baseURL: https://api.example.com
  tags:
  - Events
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/appdynamics-events-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/metric-and-snapshot-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/authentication/
- aid: appdynamics:appdynamics-health-rules-api
  name: AppDynamics Health Rules API
  description: Manage health rules that define performance thresholds and violation conditions for monitored applications.
  humanURL: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  baseURL: https://api.example.com
  tags:
  - Health Rules
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/appdynamics-health-rules-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/metric-and-snapshot-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/authentication/
- aid: appdynamics:appdynamics-health-rules-export-import-api
  name: AppDynamics Health Rules Export/Import API
  description: Export and import health rule configurations for backup, migration, and provisioning across Controller instances.
  humanURL: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  baseURL: https://api.example.com
  tags:
  - Health Rules Export/Import
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/appdynamics-health-rules-export-import-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/metric-and-snapshot-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/authentication/
- aid: appdynamics:appdynamics-metrics-api
  name: AppDynamics Metrics API
  description: Retrieve metric hierarchy and metric data for monitored applications with configurable time ranges and aggregation.
  humanURL: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  baseURL: https://api.example.com
  tags:
  - Metrics
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/appdynamics-metrics-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/metric-and-snapshot-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/authentication/
- aid: appdynamics:appdynamics-nodes-api
  name: AppDynamics Nodes API
  description: Retrieve node information for monitored applications including node names, IDs, machine details, and agent
    versions.
  humanURL: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  baseURL: https://api.example.com
  tags:
  - Nodes
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/appdynamics-nodes-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/metric-and-snapshot-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/authentication/
- aid: appdynamics:appdynamics-oauth-tokens-api
  name: AppDynamics OAuth Tokens API
  description: Generate and manage OAuth 2.0 access tokens for authenticating against AppDynamics APIs using the Client Credentials
    Grant flow.
  humanURL: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  baseURL: https://api.example.com
  tags:
  - OAuth Tokens
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/appdynamics-oauth-tokens-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/metric-and-snapshot-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/authentication/
- aid: appdynamics:appdynamics-policies-api
  name: AppDynamics Policies API
  description: Manage alerting policies that connect health rule violations to automated response actions.
  humanURL: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  baseURL: https://api.example.com
  tags:
  - Policies
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/appdynamics-policies-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/metric-and-snapshot-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/authentication/
- aid: appdynamics:appdynamics-queries-api
  name: AppDynamics Queries API
  description: Query stored events using the AppDynamics Analytics Query Language (ADQL) for custom analytics and reporting.
  humanURL: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  baseURL: https://api.example.com
  tags:
  - Queries
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/appdynamics-queries-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/metric-and-snapshot-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/authentication/
- aid: appdynamics:appdynamics-query-service-api
  name: AppDynamics Query Service API
  description: Query MELT observation data using the Cisco AppDynamics domain-specific query language.
  humanURL: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  baseURL: https://api.example.com
  tags:
  - Query Service
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/appdynamics-query-service-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/metric-and-snapshot-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/authentication/
- aid: appdynamics:appdynamics-reference-data-api
  name: AppDynamics Reference Data API
  description: Retrieve lists of supported cloud regions and services for connection configuration.
  humanURL: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  baseURL: https://api.example.com
  tags:
  - Reference Data
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/appdynamics-reference-data-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/metric-and-snapshot-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/authentication/
- aid: appdynamics:appdynamics-schemas-api
  name: AppDynamics Schemas API
  description: Manage custom event schemas that define the structure and data types for custom analytics events.
  humanURL: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  baseURL: https://api.example.com
  tags:
  - Schemas
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/appdynamics-schemas-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/metric-and-snapshot-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/authentication/
- aid: appdynamics:appdynamics-server-status-api
  name: AppDynamics Server Status API
  description: Check the status of the AppDynamics Controller server.
  humanURL: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  baseURL: https://api.example.com
  tags:
  - Server Status
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/appdynamics-server-status-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/metric-and-snapshot-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/authentication/
- aid: appdynamics:appdynamics-snapshots-api
  name: AppDynamics Snapshots API
  description: Retrieve transaction request snapshots for detailed performance analysis of individual requests.
  humanURL: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  baseURL: https://api.example.com
  tags:
  - Snapshots
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/appdynamics-snapshots-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/metric-and-snapshot-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/authentication/
- aid: appdynamics:appdynamics-tiers-api
  name: AppDynamics Tiers API
  description: Retrieve tier information for monitored applications including tier names and IDs.
  humanURL: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  baseURL: https://api.example.com
  tags:
  - Tiers
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/appdynamics-tiers-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/metric-and-snapshot-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/authentication/
- aid: appdynamics:appdynamics-transaction-detection-export-import-api
  name: AppDynamics Transaction Detection Export/Import API
  description: Export and import business transaction detection rule configurations.
  humanURL: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  baseURL: https://api.example.com
  tags:
  - Transaction Detection Export/Import
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/appdynamics-transaction-detection-export-import-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/metric-and-snapshot-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/authentication/
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/appdynamics-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/appdynamics-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/appdynamics-authentication.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/appdynamics
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/appdynamics-context.jsonld
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/appdynamics-application-model-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/appdynamics-health-rule-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/appdynamics-database-collector-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/appdynamics-analytics-event-schema.json
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/24.x/24.3/en/extend-cisco-appdynamics/cisco-appdynamics-apis
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://developer.cisco.com/site/appdynamics/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/Appdynamics
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.appdynamics.com/pricing/
- type: Support
  url: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/index.html
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/appdynamics-application-model-structure.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/appdynamics-health-rule-structure.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/appdynamics-database-collector-structure.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/appdynamics-analytics-event-structure.json
- type: Examples
  url: examples/appdynamics-application-model-example.json
- type: Examples
  url: examples/appdynamics-health-rule-example.json
- type: Examples
  url: examples/appdynamics-database-collector-example.json
- type: Examples
  url: examples/appdynamics-analytics-event-example.json
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Application Performance Monitoring
    description: Full-stack APM with code-level visibility into Java, .NET, Node.js, PHP, Python, Go, and Ruby applications.
  - name: Business Transaction Monitoring
    description: End-to-end transaction tracing correlating application performance with business outcomes.
  - name: AI-Powered Anomaly Detection
    description: Automatic baselining and AI-driven anomaly detection to identify performance degradation.
  - name: Infrastructure Monitoring
    description: Server, container, and Kubernetes infrastructure monitoring via Machine Agent.
  - name: Database Monitoring
    description: Database performance monitoring for PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Oracle, and more.
  - name: Analytics Events API
    description: Custom analytics events ingestion for correlating business data with application performance.
  - name: Cloud Observability
    description: Next-generation Cisco Cloud Observability platform with OpenTelemetry support and cloud provider connections.
  - name: Health Rules and Alerting
    description: Configurable health rules and automated alerting with policy-based response actions.
  - name: Configuration Management API
    description: Import/export configuration for backup, restore, and migration between Controller instances.
  - name: OAuth 2.0 Authentication
    description: Short-lived OAuth 2.0 access tokens for secure API authentication via Cisco platform.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Application Performance Optimization
    description: Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks at the code level before they impact end users.
  - name: DevOps Integration
    description: Integrate performance monitoring into CI/CD pipelines using the Controller REST API.
  - name: Cloud Migration Monitoring
    description: Monitor application performance during and after cloud migration using Cloud Observability.
  - name: Business Impact Analysis
    description: Correlate application performance data with business metrics using the Analytics Events API.
  - name: Automated Incident Response
    description: Automate incident response workflows by integrating AppDynamics alerting with ticketing systems.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Cisco Full-Stack Observability
    description: Integration with Cisco FSO platform and Thousand Eyes for end-to-end observability.
  - name: OpenTelemetry
    description: Support for OpenTelemetry metrics ingestion via Cisco Cloud Observability common ingestion pipeline.
  - name: Splunk
    description: Integration with Splunk for log correlation and SIEM.
  - name: ServiceNow
    description: ITSM integration for automated incident and change management.
  - name: PagerDuty
    description: Alerting integration for automated on-call notification and incident management.
  - name: AWS
    description: Amazon Web Services cloud connection for infrastructure and application monitoring.
  - name: Azure
    description: Microsoft Azure cloud connection for cloud-native observability.
  - name: GCP
    description: Google Cloud Platform connection for multi-cloud observability.
description: AppDynamics, now part of Cisco, is an application performance monitoring (APM) and observability platform that
  provides full-stack visibility into application, business, and infrastructure performance. The platform offers REST APIs
  for controller management, metrics, alerts, analytics events, database monitoring, and the next-generation Cisco Cloud Observability
  platform.
name: AppDynamics
tags:
- APM
- Application Performance Monitoring
- Cisco
- Cloud Observability
- DevOps
- Monitoring
- Observability
- OpenTelemetry
specificationVersion: '0.19'

AppDynamics

APIs 25

Open Collections 9

Pricing Plans 1

Rate Limits 1

FinOps 1

Features 10

Application Performance Monitoring

Business Transaction Monitoring

AI-Powered Anomaly Detection

Infrastructure Monitoring

Database Monitoring

Analytics Events API

Cloud Observability

Health Rules and Alerting

Configuration Management API

OAuth 2.0 Authentication

Semantic Vocabularies 1

Spectral Rules 1

JSON Schema 24

JSON Structure 5

Examples 4

Security Posture 2

Agentic Access 1

Use Cases 5

Application Performance Optimization

DevOps Integration

Cloud Migration Monitoring

Business Impact Analysis

Automated Incident Response

Integrations 8

Cisco Full-Stack Observability

OpenTelemetry

Splunk

ServiceNow

PagerDuty

AWS

Azure

GCP

Get Started 2

Documentation 5

Agent Surfaces 1

Design & Contract 5

Build 5

Access & Security 2

Operate 1

Commercial 1

Company 1

Source (apis.yml)