Create Monitor
POST https://api.getpostman.com/monitors
This endpoint allows you to create a monitor.
Some sample cron values are:
| Frequency | Cron Pattern |
|---|---|
| Every 5 minutes | */5 * * * * |
| Every 30 minutes | */30 * * * * |
| Every Hour | 0 */1 * * * |
| Every 6 Hours | 0 */6 * * * |
| Every day at 5pm | 0 17 * * * |
| Every Monday at 12pm | 0 12 * * MON |
| Every weekday (Monday - Friday) at 6am | 0 6 * * MON-FRI |
Note: Currently, you can only create monitors at some limited schedules. You can head to Qodex Monitors to see the allowed schedules.
For more information about the format of the timezone value, check this list of time zones.
You can also specify the context of a workspace to create a monitor in directly by passing the workspace as a query param.
Requires API Key as
X-Api-Keyrequest header orapikeyURL query parameter.
Request Body
{"monitor"=>{"name"=>"This is a Monitor Name", "schedule"=>{"cron"=>"0 0 * * *", "timezone"=>"Asia/Kolkata"}, "collection"=>"5852-8d05dd85-222c-1452-553b-e76a531b71ed", "environment"=>"5852-8a4c21ea-2a36-40d1-a82d-d717fac9d6ef"}}
HEADERS
| Key | Datatype | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Content-Type | string |
RESPONSES
status: OK
{"monitor":{"id":"1e6b6dfd-7ba4-4590-9ee1-5948102d7797","name":"Monitor Name","uid":"5852-1e6b6dfd-7ba4-4590-9ee1-5948102d7797"}}