cronitor_create_monitor
Create monitor
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Creates a monitor in Cronitor (additive). Cronitor API: POST /monitors. Sends only the fields you provide.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| key | string | yes | Unique monitor id/key. |
| type | string | yes | Monitor type: job | check | heartbeat | site. |
| name | string | no | Human-readable monitor name. |
| schedule | string | no | Cron expression (job) or interval string, e.g. '0 9 * * *' or 'every 5 minutes'. |
| notify | array | no | Notification list names to alert. |
| assertions | array | no | Assertions, e.g. "response.code = 200". |
| request | object | no | For type=check: {url, method?, headers?, body?, ...}. |
| tags | array | no | Tags to group/filter monitors. |
| note | string | no | Free-form note stored on the monitor. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"key": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "Unique monitor id/key."
},
"type": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"job",
"check",
"heartbeat",
"site"
],
"description": "Monitor type: job | check | heartbeat | site."
},
"name": {
"description": "Human-readable monitor name.",
"type": "string"
},
"schedule": {
"description": "Cron expression (job) or interval string, e.g. '0 9 * * *' or 'every 5 minutes'.",
"type": "string"
},
"notify": {
"description": "Notification list names to alert.",
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"assertions": {
"description": "Assertions, e.g. \"response.code = 200\".",
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"request": {
"description": "For type=check: {url, method?, headers?, body?, ...}.",
"type": "object",
"propertyNames": {
"type": "string"
},
"additionalProperties": {}
},
"tags": {
"description": "Tags to group/filter monitors.",
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"note": {
"description": "Free-form note stored on the monitor.",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"key",
"type"
],
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}