Hi Dynatrace Community!
I’m excited to share a recent hands-on project where I explored the Dynatrace Environment API to solve a real-world automation challenge. To make it more accessible for others, I’ve created a step-by-step walkthrough video that’s now live on YouTube!
Why the Dynatrace Environment API?
The Environment API is a key part of Dynatrace’s automation and integration capabilities. It allows you to programmatically interact with your Dynatrace environment, enabling tasks like:
Automating configuration changes
Managing synthetic monitors and alerting profiles
Seamless integration with CI/CD tools and DevOps pipelines
This kind of API-driven approach is ideal for teams looking to enhance operational efficiency, reduce manual intervention, and enforce consistency across environments.
What’s Covered in the Video?
Use Case: Synthetic Monitor Migration from Pre-Prod to Prod
I demonstrate how to use the Environment API to:
Fetch existing synthetic monitor configurations from a pre-production environment
Adapt the configuration as needed (such as updating URLs or tags)
Deploy the monitor into the production environment using API calls
This use case shows how you can eliminate repetitive manual tasks and accelerate your monitoring setup with just a few API interactions.
Watch the Full Video Here:
Who Will Benefit?
This tutorial is especially useful for:
DevOps engineers automating environment setups
SREs ensuring monitoring consistency across stages
Teams involved in CI/CD who want tighter integration with Dynatrace
Anyone looking to explore API-based monitoring automation
Cloud & Infrastructure Tools
Use the API for environment-aware monitoring setups in dynamic environments:
Terraform – Automate synthetic monitor creation, management zones, and alert configs via API
Ansible / Chef / Puppet – Call Dynatrace API during infrastructure provisioning
Kubernetes – Use API to dynamically tag and monitor Kubernetes workloads
AWS / Azure / GCP – Programmatically configure cloud-native monitoring rules via the API
DevOps & Automation Tools
Automate performance baselines, SLAs, and tagging:
ServiceNow – Sync CMDB and incident management by querying Dynatrace APIs
StackStorm / Rundeck – Orchestrate remediation using Dynatrace alert context
PowerShell / Python scripts – Custom scripts to automate API calls for monitoring consistency
Google Colab / Jupyter – For data analysis using Dynatrace APIs (as you've done!)
I’d love to hear your thoughts, suggestions, or similar use cases you’ve tackled using Dynatrace APIs. Let’s connect and learn from each other!
Thanks & Regards,
Praveen Veerapogu
Dynatrace & CloudOps learner
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