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The GET method of the Problems API retrieves the transaction performance and availability problems for a specified time, tier, and application. The problems are as listed in the Application metrics and problems topic.

The API contains the following topics:

API overview

Method—GET

Request parameters—timestampmemberId, application, tier

API registration

Use the following URL to register the API:

https://portalHost:portalPort/portal/rest/problems

Replace the following entries, as required:

EntryDescription
httpsProtocol used to send the request
portalHostHost name or IP address of the App Visibility portal
portalPort

Communication port number of the App Visibility portal.

The default port number is 8100.

Request parameters

EntryDescriptionMandatory
timestamp

Epoch time stamp of the problem, in milliseconds, from which to take the data collection

Use a time stamp converter, such as http://www.epochconverter.com/, to generate the value.

Yes
memberId

One or more identifying string (automatically assigned) of the tier members, that is, the application server

Example: memberId=id1&memberId=id2&memberId=id3  

No
application

Identifying string (automatically assigned) of the application

Yes

tier

Tier by which to limit the response: WEB, BUSINESS, SYNTHETIC, USER, NETWORK, or DB.

Yes

URL example

https://clm-pun-014433:8100/portal/rest/problems?timestamp=1441692600000&tier=WEB&application=8D720C2D&memberId=VW-TLV-AD-QA18  

Sample JSON response

Response content

The response shows all open problems for the specified time, tier, application, and (optionally) tier member.

ObjectDescription
severity

Severity of problem or event: CRITICAL, MINOR

memberIdIdentifying string (automatically assigned) of the tier member, that is, the application server
eventType

Type of event or problem, as listed in the Application metrics and problems topic

unit

Unit of the metric

Not applicable to latency violations or errors

metricTypeType of metric

extraInfo

  • appCtxID
  • appName
  • appID

Application information:

  • Object for internal use
  • Application name
  • Identifying string (automatically assigned) for the application
creationDateEpoch date, in milliseconds, that the event began
actualValue

(Latency violations or erros) -1 (no actual value to provide)

(Network, user, or server metrics) Numeric value, such as percentage of impacted users

expirationDateEpoch date, in milliseconds, that the event is closed or will be closed automatically
thresholdValue

(Latency violations or errors) -1 (not applicable)

(Network, user, or server metrics) Threshold value

problemIdIdentifying string (automatically assigned) for the problem

Related topics

Using APIs to generate report data for App Visibility Manager

Application metrics and problems