2. Getting Started

You will need to collect some information before you can begin.

Prerequisites

• A Dynatrace tenant (sign up for a free trial)
• A Dynatrace API token with logs.ingest permissions (see below)

Format URL

Make a note of your Dynatrace tenant ID. It is the first bit of your URL (eg. abc12345 in the following examples):

https://abc12345.live.dynatrace.com
https://abc12345.apps.dynatrace.com

Reformat the URL like this: https://TENANT_ID.live.dynatrace.com

eg. https://abc12345.live.dynatrace.com

Create API Token

In Dynatrace:

• Press ctrl + k and search for access tokens
• Create a new access token with the logs.ingest permission

You have all the necessary details and are ready to get started.

• Click here to continue