Enable/Disable Alert Configuration

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Resource

Request Path Parameters
Request Query Parameters
Request Body Parameters
Response
Example Request
Example Response
Response Header
Response Body

Note

Groups and projects are synonymous terms. Your {PROJECT-ID} is the same as your project id. For existing groups, your group/project id remains the same. This page uses the more familiar term group when referring to descriptions. The endpoint remains as stated in the document.

Base URL: https://{OPSMANAGER-HOST}:{PORT}/api/public/v1.0

Resource

PATCH /groups/{PROJECT-ID}/alertConfigs/{ALERT-CONFIG-ID}

Note

This endpoint updates the only the enabled/disabled state for the alert configuration. To update more than just this configuration, see Update an Alert Configuration.

Request Path Parameters

All request path parameters are required.

Parameter	Type	Description
PROJECT-ID	string	Unique identifier for this Project.
ALERT-CONFIG-ID	string	Unique identifier for this alert configuration.

Request Query Parameters

The following query parameters are optional:

Name

Type

Necessity

Description

Default

pretty

boolean

Optional

Flag indicating whether the response body should be in a prettyprint format.

false

envelope

boolean

Optional

Flag that indicates whether or not to wrap the response in an envelope.

Some API clients cannot access the HTTP response headers or status code. To remediate this, set envelope=true in the query.

For endpoints that return one result, the response body includes:

Name	Description
`status`	HTTP response code
`content`	Expected response body

false

Request Body Parameters

All request body parameters are required.

Parameter	Type	Description
enabled	boolean	Specify `true` to enable; `false` to disable.

Response

Note

Alert configurations vary. An alert configuration may only include a subset of these elements.

Name	Type	Description
created	string	Timestamp in ISO 8601 date and time format in UTC when this alert configuration was created.
enabled	boolean	Flag indicating this alert configuration enabled.
eventTypeName	string	Type of event that triggers an alert.
groupId	string	Unique identifier of the Project that owns this alert configuration.
id	string	Unique identifier of the alert configuration.
links	array of objects	One or more links to sub-resources and/or related resources. The relation-types between URLs are explained in the Web Linking Specification.
matchers	array of objects	Rules to apply when matching an object against this alert configuration.
matchers .[n].fieldName	string	Name of the field in the target object that you wanted this configuration to match.
matchers .[n].operator	string	Comparison operator to apply when checking the current metric value against `matcher.[n].value`.
matchers .[n].value	string	Value to match or exceed using `matchers.[n].operator`.
metricThreshold	object	Value and means of comparison that triggers an alert.
metricThreshold .metricName	string	Name of the metric to check. Supports the same values as the `metricName` field of the `alerts` resource.
metricThreshold .mode	string	Average value of this metric.
metricThreshold .operator	string	Comparison operator that Ops Manager applied when checking the current metric value against the threshold value.
metricThreshold .threshold	number	Value of `metricThreshold.metricName` that, when exceeded, triggers an alert.
metricThreshold .units	string	Units of capacity or time that define the scope of the `metricThreshold.threshold`.
notifications	array of objects	One or more targets for Ops Manager to send notifications when an alert condition is detected.
notifications.[n] .apiToken	string	Slack API token token. Ops Manager returns this value if you set `notifications.[n].typeName` to `SLACK`. After you create a third-party integration that requires an API or integration key, the key appears partially redacted when you: View or edit the alert through the UI. Query the third-party integration settings through the API.
notifications.[n] .channelName	string	Slack channel name. Ops Manager returns this value if you set `notifications.[n].typeName` to `SLACK`.
notifications.[n] .datadogApiKey	string	DataDog API Key. Ops Manager returns this value if you set `notifications.[n].typeName` to `DATADOG`. After you create a third-party integration that requires an API or integration key, the key appears partially redacted when you: View or edit the alert through the UI. Query the third-party integration settings through the API.
notifications.[n] .delayMin	number	Number of minutes to wait after an alert condition is detected before sending out the first notification.
notifications.[n] .emailAddress	string	Email address to which to send notification. Ops Manager returns this value if you set `notifications.[n].typeName` to `EMAIL`.
notifications.[n] .emailEnabled	boolean	Flag indicating email notifications must be sent. Ops Manager returns this value if you set `notifications.[n].typeName` to `ORG`, `GROUP`, or `USER`.
notifications.[n] .intervalMin	number	Number of minutes to wait between successive notifications for unacknowledged alerts that are not resolved.
notifications.[n] .microsoftTeamsWebhookUrl	string	Microsoft Teams channel incoming webhook URL. Ops Manager returns this value if you set `notifications.[n].typeName` to `MICROSOFT_TEAMS`. When you view or edit the alert for a webhook notification, the URL appears partially redacted, and the secret appears completely redacted.
notifications.[n] .mobileNumber	string	Mobile number to which alert notifications are sent. Ops Manager returns this value if you set `notifications.[n].typeName` to `SMS`.
notifications.[n] .notificationToken	string	HipChat API token. Ops Manager returns this value if you set `notifications.[n].typeName` to `HIP_CHAT`. If the token later becomes invalid, MongoDB Atlas sends an email to the `Project Owner` and eventually removes the token. After you create a third-party integration that requires an API or integration key, the key appears partially redacted when you: View or edit the alert through the UI. Query the third-party integration settings through the API.
notifications.[n] .opsGenieApiKey	string	OpsGenie Alert API key. Ops Manager returns this value if you set `notifications.[n].typeName` to `OPS_GENIE`. After you create a third-party integration that requires an API or integration key, the key appears partially redacted when you: View or edit the alert through the UI. Query the third-party integration settings through the API.
notifications.[n] .opsGenieRegion	string	Region that indicates which API URL to use. Ops Manager returns this value if you set `notifications.[n].typeName` to `OPS_GENIE`.
notifications.[n] .roles	array of strings	Ops Manager role in current Project or Organization. Ops Manager returns this value if you set `notifications.[n].typeName` to `ORG` or `GROUP`.
notifications.[n] .roomName	string	HipChat room name. Ops Manager returns this value if `"notifications.typeName" : "HIP_CHAT`.
notifications.[n] .serviceKey	string	PagerDuty service key. Ops Manager returns this value if you set `notifications.[n].typeName` to `PAGER_DUTY`. After you create a third-party integration that requires an API or integration key, the key appears partially redacted when you: View or edit the alert through the UI. Query the third-party integration settings through the API.
notifications.[n] .smsEnabled	boolean	Flag indicating text notifications must be sent. Ops Manager returns this value if you set `notifications.[n].typeName` to `ORG`, `GROUP`, or `USER`.
notifications.[n] .teamId	string	Unique identifier of the team that receives this notification.
notifications.[n] .teamName	string	Label for the team that receives this notification.
notifications.[n] .typeName	string	Means by which you want Ops Manager to send you notification of an alert.
notifications.[n] .username	string	Name of an Ops Manager user to which to send notifications. Ops Manager returns this value if you set `notifications.[n].typeName` to `USER`.
notifications.[n] .victorOpsApiKey	string	VictorOps API key. If the key later becomes invalid, MongoDB Atlas sends an email to the `Project Owner` and eventually removes the key. Ops Manager returns this value if you set `notifications.[n].typeName` to `VICTOR_OPS`. After you create a third-party integration that requires an API or integration key, the key appears partially redacted when you: View or edit the alert through the UI. Query the third-party integration settings through the API.
notifications.[n] .victorOpsRoutingKey	string	VictorOps routing key. If the key later becomes invalid, MongoDB Atlas sends an email to the `Project Owner` and eventually removes the key. Ops Manager returns this value if you set `notifications.[n].typeName` to `VICTOR_OPS`.
notifications.[n] .webhookSecret	string	A value used to authenticate with the Webhook that accepts and forwards the notification. Ops Manager returns this value if you set `notifications.[n].typeName` to `WEBHOOK` and either: You set `notification.[n].webhookSecret` to a non-empty string You set a default `webhookSecret` either on the Integrations page, or with the Integrations API After creating a webhook notification, the URL is partially redacted when you view or edit the alert, and the secret is completely redacted.
notifications.[n] .webhookUrl	string	URL for the webhook that triggers this notification. Ops Manager returns this value if you set `notifications.[n].typeName` to `WEBHOOK` and either: You set `notification.[n].webhookURL` to a non-empty string You set a default `webhookUrl` either on the Integrations page, or with the Integrations API After creating a webhook notification, the URL is partially redacted when you view or edit the alert, and the secret is completely redacted.
threshold	object	Threshold that triggers an alert. Ops Manager returns this value if `eventTypeName` is any value other than `OUTSIDE_METRIC_THRESHOLD`.
threshold .operator	string	Comparison operator that Ops Manager applied when checking the current metric value against the threshold value.
threshold .threshold	number	Value that, when exceeded, Ops Manager triggers an alert.
threshold .units	string	Units of capacity or time that define the scope of the `threshold.threshold`.
typeName	string	This field is deprecated and is ignored.
updated	string	Timestamp in ISO 8601 date and time format in UTC when this alert configuration was last updated.

Example Request

curl --user '{PUBLIC-KEY}:{PRIVATE-KEY}' --digest \
 --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
 --include \
 --request PATCH "https://<ops-manager-host>/api/public/v1.0/groups/{PROJECT-ID}/alertConfigs/{ALERT-CONFIG-ID}" \
 --data '
   {
     "enabled" : false
   }'

Example Response

Response Header

HTTP/1.1 401 Unauthorized
Content-Type: application/json;charset=ISO-8859-1
Date: {dateInUnixFormat}
WWW-Authenticate: Digest realm="MMS Public API", domain="", nonce="{nonce}", algorithm=MD5, op="auth", stale=false
Content-Length: {requestLengthInBytes}
Connection: keep-alive

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Vary: Accept-Encoding
Content-Type: application/json
Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=300
Date: {dateInUnixFormat}
Connection: keep-alive
Content-Length: {requestLengthInBytes}
X-MongoDB-Service-Version: gitHash={gitHash}; versionString={ApplicationVersion}

Response Body

{
  "created" : "2014-04-23T14:52:29Z",
  "enabled" : false,
  "groupId" : "{PROJECT-ID}",
  "id" : "{ALERT-CONFIG-ID}",
  "links" : [],
  "matchers" : [ {
    "fieldName" : "REPLICA_SET_NAME",
    "operator" : "EQUALS",
    "value" : "rs1"
  } ],
  "notifications" : [ {
    "delayMin" : 5,
    "emailAddress" : "sos@example.com",
    "intervalMin" : 60,
    "typeName" : "EMAIL"
  }, {
    "delayMin" : 60,
    "emailEnabled" : false,
    "intervalMin" : 120,
    "smsEnabled" : true,
    "typeName" : "GROUP"
  } ],
  "updated" : "2014-04-23T14:52:29Z"
}

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