create_monitor
Create monitor
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Create a new monitor. Requires name+url; add "port" for port checks, "dns_*" for DNS checks.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| name | string | yes | Human-readable monitor name. |
| url | string | yes | Target URL (http) or hostname (icmp/port/dns). |
| protocol | string | no | Check protocol. Defaults to "http". |
| port | integer | no | TCP port — required when protocol is "port". |
| http_method | string | no | HTTP verb. Defaults to GET. |
| regions | array | no | Probe region codes, e.g. ["us-east","eu-west"]. Use ["*"] for all. |
| check_frequency | number | no | Check interval in seconds. Sub-30s requires a business plan. |
| follow_redirects | boolean | no | Follow 3xx redirects on http monitors. |
| timeout | integer | no | Request timeout in seconds (default 30). |
| expected_status_code | string | number | no | Expected response status: number (200), "2xx", or "1xx-3xx". |
| request_body | string | no | Body for http requests. |
| request_headers | array | no | Custom request headers. |
| required_keyword | string | no | Body must contain this keyword, else flagged down. |
| paused | boolean | no | Start the monitor in a paused state. |
| alerts_wait | number | no | Minutes to wait before alerting. -1 disables, 0 is immediate. |
| dns_record_type | string | no | DNS record type (protocol="dns"). |
| dns_nameserver | string | no | Custom nameserver for DNS checks. |
| dns_expected_answer | string | no | Expected DNS answer to assert against. |
| escalation_policy | string | no | UUID of an escalation policy to link. |
| group_id | any | no | Group to place the monitor in. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 2,
"maxLength": 1024,
"description": "Human-readable monitor name."
},
"url": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 2,
"maxLength": 1024,
"description": "Target URL (http) or hostname (icmp/port/dns)."
},
"protocol": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"http",
"icmp",
"port",
"dns"
],
"description": "Check protocol. Defaults to \"http\"."
},
"port": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 65535,
"description": "TCP port — required when protocol is \"port\"."
},
"http_method": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"GET",
"POST",
"PUT",
"HEAD",
"DELETE",
"PATCH",
"OPTIONS"
],
"description": "HTTP verb. Defaults to GET."
},
"regions": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Probe region codes, e.g. [\"us-east\",\"eu-west\"]. Use [\"*\"] for all."
},
"check_frequency": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Check interval in seconds. Sub-30s requires a business plan."
},
"follow_redirects": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Follow 3xx redirects on http monitors."
},
"timeout": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 60,
"description": "Request timeout in seconds (default 30)."
},
"expected_status_code": {
"type": [
"string",
"number"
],
"description": "Expected response status: number (200), \"2xx\", or \"1xx-3xx\"."
},
"request_body": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 512,
"description": "Body for http requests."
},
"request_headers": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Header name, e.g. \"Authorization\""
},
"value": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Header value"
}
},
"required": [
"name",
"value"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"description": "Custom request headers."
},
"required_keyword": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 1024,
"description": "Body must contain this keyword, else flagged down."
},
"paused": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Start the monitor in a paused state."
},
"alerts_wait": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Minutes to wait before alerting. -1 disables, 0 is immediate."
},
"dns_record_type": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"A",
"AAAA",
"CNAME",
"MX",
"NS",
"TXT",
"SOA",
"SRV",
"CAA",
"PTR"
],
"description": "DNS record type (protocol=\"dns\")."
},
"dns_nameserver": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 256,
"description": "Custom nameserver for DNS checks."
},
"dns_expected_answer": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 1024,
"description": "Expected DNS answer to assert against."
},
"escalation_policy": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 128,
"description": "UUID of an escalation policy to link."
},
"group_id": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "integer"
},
{
"type": "string"
}
],
"description": "Group to place the monitor in."
}
},
"required": [
"name",
"url"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}