create_monitor
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Create a recurring monitor from a completed job.
Monitors re-run a job's query on a schedule. Use the explore -> refine -> automate
pattern: submit a job, refine until results match, then create a monitor.
The schedule is defined in natural language (e.g., 'every day at 9 AM EST').
Always include a timezone (in the schedule text or via the timezone arg).
API-enforced constraints apply:
- If
backfill=true, reference job end_date must be within the last 7 days - If
backfill=false, reference job age does not matter - Minimum schedule frequency depends on your plan
Webhooks are now centralized: register them with create_webhook, then pass
their IDs here via webhook_ids (there is no inline webhook config anymore).
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| reference_job_id | string | yes | ID of a completed job to use as the template |
| schedule | string | yes | Natural language schedule (e.g., 'every day at 9 AM EST', 'every Monday at 8 AM UTC', 'every 48 hours') |
| api_key | string | no | CatchAll API key. Optional if provided via x-api-key header or CATCHALL_API_KEY env var. |
| timezone | string | no | Optional IANA timezone for the schedule (e.g. 'America/New_York'). Defaults to UTC. A timezone written into the schedule text overrides this. |
| webhook_ids | any | no | Optional list of webhook IDs to notify on each run completion (max 5). |
| limit | any | no | Optional max records per run (minimum 10). If omitted, API uses plan default. |
| backfill | boolean | no | Optional gap-fill toggle before first run (default true). |
| project_id | string | no | Optional project ID to associate this monitor with. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"reference_job_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "ID of a completed job to use as the template"
},
"schedule": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Natural language schedule (e.g., 'every day at 9 AM EST', 'every Monday at 8 AM UTC', 'every 48 hours')"
},
"api_key": {
"default": "",
"type": "string",
"description": "CatchAll API key. Optional if provided via x-api-key header or CATCHALL_API_KEY env var."
},
"timezone": {
"default": "",
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional IANA timezone for the schedule (e.g. 'America/New_York').\nDefaults to UTC. A timezone written into the schedule text overrides this."
},
"webhook_ids": {
"anyOf": [
{
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"type": "array"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Optional list of webhook IDs to notify on each run completion (max 5)."
},
"limit": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "integer"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Optional max records per run (minimum 10). If omitted, API uses plan default."
},
"backfill": {
"default": true,
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Optional gap-fill toggle before first run (default true)."
},
"project_id": {
"default": "",
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional project ID to associate this monitor with."
}
},
"required": [
"reference_job_id",
"schedule"
],
"type": "object"
}