Query remote REST API and store/display data in Dynatrace

[JoSk]

Hi,

what options does Dynatrace SaaS have to poll a remote REST API and use or store the data (as logs, metrics or business events I guess) which e.g. could come as a JSON in Dynatrace. Then display it on a dashboard.

Not looking at creating custom Apps, Extensions or ingest via outside means (like a remote application, script etc.).

Are there workflow functions that can achieve that (that includes the ingest of the data)?

Best regards,
Johannes

[g_kat · Accepted solution]

Hi,

I don''t think there is any built-in action that can do it easily, but here is how I would approach it:

1. Set a workflow with a scheduled trigger.

2. Execute an HTTP request action to the remote REST API

3. Execute another HTTP request action to ingest the response to Grail, as it is perfectly capable of parsing JSON payloads. Or, maybe it can be stored directly through a Javascript action, not sure about that.

Then, create a dashboard that queries the data you are ingesting through the Workflow.

George