Dynatrace · Capability
Dynatrace Entities API v2 — Entities
Dynatrace Entities API v2 — Entities. 5 operations. Lead operation: Dynatrace List Entities. Self-contained Naftiko capability covering one Dynatrace business surface.
What You Can Do
GET
Listentities
— Dynatrace List Entities
/v1/entities
POST
Lookupentity
— Dynatrace Look up Entity by Name
/v1/entities/lookup
GET
Getentity
— Dynatrace Get Entity
/v1/entities/{entityid}
GET
Listentitytypes
— Dynatrace List Entity Types
/v1/entitytypes
GET
Getentitytype
— Dynatrace Get Entity Type Definition
/v1/entitytypes/{type}
MCP Tools
dynatrace-list-entities
Dynatrace List Entities
read-only
idempotent
dynatrace-look-up-entity-name
Dynatrace Look up Entity by Name
dynatrace-get-entity
Dynatrace Get Entity
read-only
idempotent
dynatrace-list-entity-types
Dynatrace List Entity Types
read-only
idempotent
dynatrace-get-entity-type-definition
Dynatrace Get Entity Type Definition
read-only
idempotent
Capability Spec
naftiko: 1.0.0-alpha2
info:
label: Dynatrace Entities API v2 — Entities
description: 'Dynatrace Entities API v2 — Entities. 5 operations. Lead operation: Dynatrace List Entities. Self-contained
Naftiko capability covering one Dynatrace business surface.'
tags:
- Dynatrace
- Entities
created: '2026-05-19'
modified: '2026-05-19'
binds:
- namespace: env
keys:
DYNATRACE_API_KEY: DYNATRACE_API_KEY
capability:
consumes:
- type: http
namespace: entities-api-v2-entities
baseUri: https://{environmentId}.live.dynatrace.com/api/v2
description: Dynatrace Entities API v2 — Entities business capability. Self-contained, no shared references.
resources:
- name: entities
path: /entities
operations:
- name: listentities
method: GET
description: Dynatrace List Entities
outputRawFormat: json
outputParameters:
- name: result
type: object
value: $.
inputParameters:
- name: nextPageKey
in: query
type: string
description: The cursor for the next page of results, obtained from the nextPageKey field of a previous response.
When this parameter is set, all other query parameters exce
- name: pageSize
in: query
type: integer
description: The number of entities to return per page. Default is 50, maximum is 500.
- name: entitySelector
in: query
type: string
description: 'Defines the scope of the query by specifying entity filter conditions. Required. Use the entity selector
syntax, for example: type(SERVICE) to select all servic'
required: true
- name: fields
in: query
type: string
description: Defines additional fields to include in the entity response beyond the default set. Use a comma-separated
list. For example, +properties,+tags,+toRelationships.
- name: from
in: query
type: string
description: 'The start of the time range for entity discovery. Entities seen within this range are returned. Use
a relative expression (now-7d), ISO 8601, or Unix timestamp '
- name: to
in: query
type: string
description: The end of the time range for entity discovery. Default is now.
- name: sort
in: query
type: string
description: Defines the sort order of results. Use the field name prefixed with + (ascending) or - (descending).
For example, +displayName or -lastSeenTms.
- name: entities-lookup
path: /entities/lookup
operations:
- name: lookupentity
method: POST
description: Dynatrace Look up Entity by Name
outputRawFormat: json
outputParameters:
- name: result
type: object
value: $.
inputParameters:
- name: body
in: body
type: object
description: Request body (JSON).
required: true
- name: entities-entityId
path: /entities/{entityId}
operations:
- name: getentity
method: GET
description: Dynatrace Get Entity
outputRawFormat: json
outputParameters:
- name: result
type: object
value: $.
inputParameters:
- name: entityId
in: path
type: string
description: The unique identifier of the entity to retrieve, in the format TYPE-HEXADECIMALID, e.g., SERVICE-1234567890ABCDEF.
required: true
- name: fields
in: query
type: string
description: Defines additional fields to include in the response. Use a comma-separated list prefixed with +, e.g.,
+properties,+tags.
- name: from
in: query
type: string
description: The start of the time range for properties and relationships. Defaults to now-3d.
- name: to
in: query
type: string
description: The end of the time range. Defaults to now.
- name: entityTypes
path: /entityTypes
operations:
- name: listentitytypes
method: GET
description: Dynatrace List Entity Types
outputRawFormat: json
outputParameters:
- name: result
type: object
value: $.
inputParameters:
- name: nextPageKey
in: query
type: string
description: Cursor for the next page of results.
- name: pageSize
in: query
type: integer
description: The number of entity types to return per page.
- name: entityTypes-type
path: /entityTypes/{type}
operations:
- name: getentitytype
method: GET
description: Dynatrace Get Entity Type Definition
outputRawFormat: json
outputParameters:
- name: result
type: object
value: $.
inputParameters:
- name: type
in: path
type: string
description: The entity type identifier, e.g., SERVICE, HOST, PROCESS_GROUP, APPLICATION.
required: true
authentication:
type: apikey
key: Authorization
value: '{{env.DYNATRACE_API_KEY}}'
placement: header
exposes:
- type: rest
namespace: entities-api-v2-entities-rest
port: 8080
description: REST adapter for Dynatrace Entities API v2 — Entities. One Spectral-compliant resource per consumed operation,
prefixed with /v1.
resources:
- path: /v1/entities
name: entities
description: REST surface for entities.
operations:
- method: GET
name: listentities
description: Dynatrace List Entities
call: entities-api-v2-entities.listentities
with:
nextPageKey: rest.nextPageKey
pageSize: rest.pageSize
entitySelector: rest.entitySelector
fields: rest.fields
from: rest.from
to: rest.to
sort: rest.sort
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- path: /v1/entities/lookup
name: entities-lookup
description: REST surface for entities-lookup.
operations:
- method: POST
name: lookupentity
description: Dynatrace Look up Entity by Name
call: entities-api-v2-entities.lookupentity
with:
body: rest.body
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- path: /v1/entities/{entityid}
name: entities-entityid
description: REST surface for entities-entityId.
operations:
- method: GET
name: getentity
description: Dynatrace Get Entity
call: entities-api-v2-entities.getentity
with:
entityId: rest.entityId
fields: rest.fields
from: rest.from
to: rest.to
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- path: /v1/entitytypes
name: entitytypes
description: REST surface for entityTypes.
operations:
- method: GET
name: listentitytypes
description: Dynatrace List Entity Types
call: entities-api-v2-entities.listentitytypes
with:
nextPageKey: rest.nextPageKey
pageSize: rest.pageSize
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- path: /v1/entitytypes/{type}
name: entitytypes-type
description: REST surface for entityTypes-type.
operations:
- method: GET
name: getentitytype
description: Dynatrace Get Entity Type Definition
call: entities-api-v2-entities.getentitytype
with:
type: rest.type
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- type: mcp
namespace: entities-api-v2-entities-mcp
port: 9090
transport: http
description: MCP adapter for Dynatrace Entities API v2 — Entities. One tool per consumed operation, routed inline through
this capability's consumes block.
tools:
- name: dynatrace-list-entities
description: Dynatrace List Entities
hints:
readOnly: true
destructive: false
idempotent: true
call: entities-api-v2-entities.listentities
with:
nextPageKey: tools.nextPageKey
pageSize: tools.pageSize
entitySelector: tools.entitySelector
fields: tools.fields
from: tools.from
to: tools.to
sort: tools.sort
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- name: dynatrace-look-up-entity-name
description: Dynatrace Look up Entity by Name
hints:
readOnly: false
destructive: false
idempotent: false
call: entities-api-v2-entities.lookupentity
with:
body: tools.body
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- name: dynatrace-get-entity
description: Dynatrace Get Entity
hints:
readOnly: true
destructive: false
idempotent: true
call: entities-api-v2-entities.getentity
with:
entityId: tools.entityId
fields: tools.fields
from: tools.from
to: tools.to
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- name: dynatrace-list-entity-types
description: Dynatrace List Entity Types
hints:
readOnly: true
destructive: false
idempotent: true
call: entities-api-v2-entities.listentitytypes
with:
nextPageKey: tools.nextPageKey
pageSize: tools.pageSize
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- name: dynatrace-get-entity-type-definition
description: Dynatrace Get Entity Type Definition
hints:
readOnly: true
destructive: false
idempotent: true
call: entities-api-v2-entities.getentitytype
with:
type: tools.type
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.