# Could not pull Process PID details

**URL:** <https://community.dynatrace.com/t/could-not-pull-process-pid-details/44442>\
**Category:** Dynatrace API\
**Tags:** processes, dynatrace-api\
**Created:** [March 5, 2024, 7:47am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/could-not-pull-process-pid-details/44442 "2024-03-05T07:47:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Prabhu100](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ab097/32.png) [@Prabhu100](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/Prabhu100)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2024, 7:47am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/could-not-pull-process-pid-details/44442/1 "2024-03-05T07:47:48Z")

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Hi,

I am trying to pull PID,PPID details&nbsp; for a running process from Dynatrace. I am using Environment API and giving “PROCESS\_GROUP\_INSTANCE” as entity type.

Is there any other way if not api to pull this data

Thanks,

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**Author:** ![AntonPineiro](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/dynatrace/user_avatar/community.dynatrace.com/antonpineiro/32/49_2.png) [@AntonPineiro](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/AntonPineiro)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2024, 7:51am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/could-not-pull-process-pid-details/44442/2 "2024-03-05T07:51:15Z")

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Product idea in relation to this → [https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/Product-ideas/Provide-an-api-to-pull-the-process-details-such-as-pid-ppid-for/idi-p/238918](https://community.dynatrace.com/post/238918)