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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

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.

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.

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
envelope
Expected response body
false

All request body parameters are required.

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

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.

Note

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.

Note

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.

Note

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.

Note

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.

Note

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.

Note

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.

Note

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

Note

After creating a webhook notification, the URL will appear partially redacted when you view or edit the alert, and the secret will appear 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

Note

After creating a webhook notification, the URL will appear partially redacted when you view or edit the alert, and the secret will appear 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.
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
}'
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}
{
"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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