Is it possible to push custom metrics via some endpoint of Dynatrace API?

[fernando_albuqu]

Hi,

We have a series of "circuit breakers" that determine the logical behavior of the application (something like WITH PROBLEM / NO PROBLEM).

The idea is to take the status of these circuit breakers to Dynatrace, with customized metrics, creating dashboards, thresholds and notifications.

The big question is: Can we push custom metrics via some endpoint of Dynatrace API? What would be the endpoint?

Or is the only way via Dynatrace Plugin?

Thank you,

Fernando

[wolfgang_beer]

Hi Fernando,

Yes you can use our new, extremely flexible metric ingest endpoint.

See here:

https://www.dynatrace.com/support/help/dynatrace-api/environment-api/metric-v2/post-ingest-metrics/

Best greetings,

Wolfgang

[Julius_Loman · Accepted solution]

Sure you can!

There are several methods you can choose from for pushing the metrics:

• Push the metrics locally on the OneAgent. This is a newly released feature and has to be enabled in the environment in Settings -> Monitored technologies. Then you can use either statsd protocol or metric line protocol to push metrics locally to a port OneAgent will listen to.
  See more in this blog post:
  https://www.dynatrace.com/news/blog/intelligent-context-aware-ai-analytics-for-all-your-custom-metri...
• You can push metrics using environment API. It's the same line procol as above. See specification with examples here:
  https://www.dynatrace.com/support/help/dynatrace-api/environment-api/metric-v2/post-ingest-metrics/
  Albeit not widely mentioned, metrics can be pushed also using ActiveGate as the API endpoint. You can push the metrics via API also from platforms where you can't install OneAgent
• You can write an oneagent extension and push the metrics using the extension. See more here:
  https://www.dynatrace.com/support/help/extend-dynatrace/extensions/oneagent-extensions/oneagent-exte...
  Just for the record, OneAgent Python extensions are limited to Linux and Windows OneAgents. They are not yet available for AIX and won't be available for Solaris
  
  

[fernando_albuqu]

Thank you all.

The metrics ingestion protocol is exactly what I need.

I just found it strange that the Chart (Explorer) was separate from the Custom Chart.

Fernando.

[Julius_Loman]

AFAIK the new metric explorer will replace the Custom chart eventually. That's why is is considered as a preview at the moment.