Dynatrace connector instance value parameters

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title: Dynatrace connector instance value parameters
description: The following table displays the Dynatrace connector instance value parameters that you can fill in, as needed, when creating a Dynatrace connector instance.
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# Dynatrace connector instance value parameters

The following table displays the Dynatrace connector instance value parameters that you can fill in, as needed, when creating a Dynatrace connector instance.

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Parameter

</th><th>

Description

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BaseApiPath

</td><td>

Custom base path for Dynatrace API calls. If your Dynatrace instance uses a different path than the default `/api/v2/metrics`, enter the custom path to ensure successful collection of metrics.

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connectionAliasSysID

</td><td>

Connection credential alias sys ID of the Service graph connector you have configured. By default, the classic sys ID is populated. You can provide the sys ID of the Grail connection, if configured.

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debug

</td><td>

Set to **true** to enable debug logs.Default: false

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initialSyncInMins

</td><td>

Number of minutes before the current time that the initial metric collection runs. For example, if the value is 15, the connector fetches metrics from the past 15 minutes.Default: 15

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isGrailApiEnabled

</td><td>

Set to **true** to enable Grail connection. Grail API related metrics are displayed in the **Configure metrics to collect** list. If this value is set **false**, the classic connection is enabled and classic API related metrics are displayed.

 Default: false

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logPayload

</td><td>

Determines whether to print the raw log payload. Set to **true** only for debugging purposes, as printing the raw payload quickly fills up the MID Server logs.Default: false

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maxMetricsPerQuery

</td><td>

Maximum number of metric ids to query per API call to Dynatrace. The value cannot exceed 32, the maximum limit allowed by Dynatrace.Default: 32

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pageSize

</td><td>

Maximum number of records to return in an API response from Dynatrace.Default: 500

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port

</td><td>

Port number for the Dynatrace server to connect to.empty

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protocol

</td><td>

Protocol to use when connecting to the Dynatrace server.Default: https

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throttleApiCalls

</td><td>

Determines whether throttling is enabled. When enabled \(**true**\), a limit is set on the number of API calls to Dynatrace per minute.Default: false

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requestPerMinute

</td><td>

The limit on number of API calls to Dynatrace per minute. Relevant only when **throttleApiCalls** = **true**.Default: 1000

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