# dt.entity.\* deprecated

**URL:** <https://community.dynatrace.com/t/dt-entity-deprecated/55058>\
**Category:** DQL\
**Tags:** dql\
**Created:** [February 20, 2026, 1:40pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/dt-entity-deprecated/55058 "2026-02-20T13:40:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![ljonsson](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/dynatrace/user_avatar/community.dynatrace.com/ljonsson/32/33930_2.png) [@ljonsson](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/ljonsson)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2026, 1:40pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/dt-entity-deprecated/55058/1 "2026-02-20T13:40:46Z")

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I noticed the other day that DQL has started flagging&nbsp;dt.entity.host as deprecated.&nbsp; Is this really true?&nbsp; It seems to me that such a change will break almost everything.&nbsp; Here’s a couple incomplete DQL queries to illustrate.

 ![smartscape.png](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/dynatrace/original/3X/d/9/d923bc69a7d8b8ecba12e2273f0ae0238cf046a4.png)

 ![smartscape_fields.png](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/dynatrace/original/3X/1/a/1a2f61526ce27567316fe0f4d26d5f48ed5ea3e4.png)

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**Author:** ![mark\_bley](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/dynatrace/user_avatar/community.dynatrace.com/mark_bley/32/20954_2.png) [@mark\_bley](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/mark_bley)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2026, 7:16pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/dt-entity-deprecated/55058/2 "2026-02-20T19:16:02Z")

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These are classic entities that will be gradually phased out over time.  
Dynatrace is transitioning to Grail-based (dt.smartscape.\*) entities, which is why the classic entity types are now marked as deprecated.  
Rest assured, this change will not cause any disruption, and you will have ample time to adapt.

 ![Screenshot 2026-02-20 at 19.11.22.png](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/dynatrace/original/2X/4/449cf2cf7bba4d2ce78ac51626299b66df7c1794.png)