REST API Overview
This document provides various examples of connecting to an AppDynamics API from edgeCore. It is written
against AppDynamics Version 4.2.0.2, build 59.
Please see the following link as needed for AppDynamics REST API documentation:
https://docs.appdynamics.com/display/PRO42/AppDynamics+APIs
API Authentication
Access to the AppDynamics REST API is protected by Basic Authentication.
cURL reference authentication request
curl –user
appdynamics@customer1:appdynamics http://appdynamicsHostname:5610/controller/rest/applications?output=JSON
Example Connection Configuration
edgeCore connects to the AppDynamics REST API using a Web Data Connection. An example Connection Configuration is
presented below:
| Connection Property | Example |
|---|---|
| Connection Name | AppDynamics REST API |
| Destination | http://appdynamicsHostname:5610 |
| SSO Handler | AppDynamicsSso |
| SSO Credentials | Username: appdynamics@customer1 Password: appdynamics |
★Note:
The “customer1” suffix for the user name is the AppDynamics default account. The default account name
needs to be appended to the user name for REST API authentication.
Example Feed Configurations
edgeCore connects to the AppDynamics REST API using a JSON Feed. Below are defaults for all AppDynamics Feed
configuration properties unless otherwise specified:
★Note:
AppDynamics provides both a supported and unsupported REST API for data requests.
The unsupported REST API is used by the native AppDynamics web UI.
The unsupported REST API provides a much richer source of data than
the supported REST API. The sample queries to
the unsupported REST API are provided at the bottom of this page.
| Default Feed Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Request Headers | None |
| Rule Name | BaseData |
| Logging | Production |
| Poll Period | 60 |
| Enable Server Subscription | Yes |
Listed below are a series of sample JSON Feed Configurations that make requests to
the supported AppDynamics REST API:
AppDynamics Get Application Names
| Feed Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Feed Name | AppDynamics Get Application Names |
| Start URI | /controller/rest/applications?output=JSON |
| HTTP Method | GET |
| JSON Path | $.* |
AppDynamics Get Application Tiers
| Feed Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Feed Name | AppDynamics Get Application Tiers |
| Start URI | /controller/rest/applications/<application name>/tiers?output=JSON |
| HTTP Method | GET |
| JSON Path | $.* |
AppDynamics Get Application Backends
| Feed Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Feed Name | AppDynamics Get Application Backends |
| Start URI | /controller/rest/applications/<application name>/backends?output=JSON |
| HTTP Method | GET |
| JSON Path | $.* |
AppDynamics Get Application Nodes
| Feed Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Feed Name | AppDynamics Get Application Nodes |
| Start URI | /controller/rest/applications/<application name>/nodes?output=JSON |
| HTTP Method | GET |
| JSON Path | $.* |
AppDynamics Get Application Business Transactions
| Feed Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Feed Name | AppDynamics Get Application Business Transactions |
| Start URI | /controller/rest/applications/<application name>/business-transactions?output=JSON |
| HTTP Method | GET |
| JSON Path | $.* |
AppDynamics Get Application Health Violations
| Feed Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Feed Property | Value |
| Feed Name | AppDynamics Get Application Health Violations |
| Start URI | /controller/rest/applications/<application name>/problems/healthrule-violations?time-range-type=BEFORE_NOW&duration-in-mins=<unix epoch time>&output=JSON |
| HTTP Method | GET |
| JSON Path | $.* |
AppDynamics Get Application Metric
| Feed Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Feed Name | AppDynamics Get Application Metric <metric type> |
| Start URI | /controller/rest/applications/<application name>/metric-data?metric-path=Overall%20Application%20Performance%7CCalls%20per%20Minute&time-range-type=BEFORE_NOW&duration-in-mins=<number of minutes>&rollup=false&output=json |
| HTTP Method | GET |
| JSON Path | $.* |
Listed below are a series of sample JSON Feed Configurations that make requests to
the unsupported AppDynamics REST API:
AppDynamics Get Detailed Application Status
| Feed Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Feed Name | AppDynamics Get Detailed Application Status |
| Start URI | /controller/restui/allApplications/allApplicationsDashboard?time-range=last_15_minutes.BEFORE_NOW |
| HTTP Method | POST |
| JSON Path | $.* |
| Request Headers | Key: Accept Value: application/json Key: Content-Type Value: application/json |
AppDynamics Get List of All Application Databases and Status
| Feed Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Feed Name | AppDynamics Get List of All Application Databases and Status |
| Start URI | /controller/restui/dbMonitoring/allDbs?timeRange=last_15_minutes.BEFORE_NOW.-1.-1.15&includeRegularMetricData=true |
| HTTP Method | GET |
| JSON Path | $.* |
| Request Headers | Key: Accept Value: application/json Key: Content-Type Value: application/json |