# dynamic

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<!-- Source: https://docs.redpanda.com/connect/components/inputs/dynamic.md -->

**Type:** Input ▼

[Input](https://docs.redpanda.com/connect/components/inputs/dynamic/)[Output](https://docs.redpanda.com/connect/components/outputs/dynamic/)

**Available in:** Self-Managed

A special broker type where the inputs are identified by unique labels and can be created, changed and removed during runtime via a REST HTTP interface.

```yml
inputs:
  label: ""
  dynamic:
    inputs: {}
    prefix: ""
```

## [](#fields)Fields

### [](#inputs)`inputs`

A map of inputs to statically create.

**Type**: `input`

**Default**: `{}`

### [](#prefix)`prefix`

A path prefix for HTTP endpoints that are registered.

**Type**: `string`

**Default**: `""`

## [](#endpoints)Endpoints

### [](#get-inputs)GET `/inputs`

Returns a JSON object detailing all dynamic inputs, providing information such as their current uptime and configuration.

### [](#get-inputsid)GET `/inputs/{id}`

Returns the configuration of an input.

### [](#post-inputsid)POST `/inputs/{id}`

Creates or updates an input with a configuration provided in the request body (in YAML or JSON format).

### [](#delete-inputsid)DELETE `/inputs/{id}`

Stops and removes an input.

### [](#get-inputsiduptime)GET `/inputs/{id}/uptime`

Returns the uptime of an input as a duration string (of the form "72h3m0.5s"), or "stopped" in the case where the input has gracefully terminated.