Dynatrace · Schema

EntityType

Defines an entity type including its display name, available properties, and supported relationship types.

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Properties

Name	Type	Description
type	string	The entity type identifier, e.g., SERVICE.
displayName	string	The human-readable display name of the entity type.
description	string	A description of what this entity type represents.
properties	array	The list of properties available for this entity type.
fromRelationships	array	The relationship types where entities of this type are the source.
toRelationships	array	The relationship types where entities of this type are the target.

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JSON Schema

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dynatrace/refs/heads/main/json-schema/entities-api-v2-entity-type-schema.json",
  "title": "EntityType",
  "description": "Defines an entity type including its display name, available properties, and supported relationship types.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The entity type identifier, e.g., SERVICE.",
      "example": "STANDARD"
    },
    "displayName": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The human-readable display name of the entity type.",
      "example": "Production Service"
    },
    "description": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "A description of what this entity type represents.",
      "example": "Example description."
    },
    "properties": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "The list of properties available for this entity type.",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/EntityTypeProperty"
      },
      "example": [
        {
          "id": "abc123",
          "displayName": "Production Service",
          "type": "STANDARD"
        }
      ]
    },
    "fromRelationships": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "The relationship types where entities of this type are the source.",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/EntityTypeRelationship"
      },
      "example": [
        {
          "id": "abc123",
          "toTypes": [
            {}
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    "toRelationships": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "The relationship types where entities of this type are the target.",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/EntityTypeRelationship"
      },
      "example": [
        {
          "id": "abc123",
          "toTypes": [
            {}
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}