To update an existing ping monitor, send a PATCH request to /monitors/ping/{id}, where {id} is the monitor ID.
Request URL
PATCH https://api.alertsite.com/api/v3/monitors/ping/{id}
Authentication
The request must include the Authorization header containing a user’s access token:
Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN
See Authentication for more information.
Request body
The request body is a JSON object containing the monitor configuration fields you want to update.
For example, change the server host name, port, and monitor name:
{
"hostname": "example.com",
"port": 80,
"name": "Check port 80"
}
Response body
On success, the operation returns the ID of the updated monitor.
{
"id": "123456"
}
Error responses have a non-200 status code and contain the errors list, such as:
{
"errors": [
{
"code": 400,
"message": "invalid_request - User authentication failed."
}
]
}
Try it out
Click here to test this operation in AlertSite’s interactive API console.
Code examples
This code updates the monitor with ID 123456 and changes the monitor run interval option and the step and browser timeout options.
cURL (Windows)
curl -X POST https://api.alertsite.com/api/v3/monitors/ping/123456
-H "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN"
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
-d "{\"hostname\": \"example.com\", \"port\": 80, \"name\": \"Check port 80\"}"
Note: New lines are added for readability.
The actual command should be one continuous line.
cURL (bash)
curl -X POST https://api.alertsite.com/api/v3/monitors/ping/123456 \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-type: application/json" \
-d '{"hostname": "example.com", "port": 80, "name": "Check port 80"}'
Python
import requests # Requests library http://docs.python-requests.org
import json
baseUrl = 'https://api.alertsite.com/api/v3'
username = '[email protected]' # Replace with your AlertSite login email
password = 'pa55w0rd' # Replace with your AlertSite password
monitor_params = {
'name': 'Check port 80',
'hostname': 'example.com',
'port': 80
}
# Login
payload = {'username': username, 'password': password}
r = requests.post(baseUrl+'/access-tokens', data=json.dumps(payload), headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json'})
token = r.json()['access_token']
# Update the monitor
headers = {
'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + token,
'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}
r = requests.patch(baseUrl+'/monitors/ping/123456', data=json.dumps(monitor_params), headers=headers)
result = r.json()
if r.status_code == requests.codes.ok:
monitor_id = result['id']
print('Successfully updated the monitor. ID:{}'.format(monitor_id))
else:
print('Could not update the monitor. The following error(s) occurred:', *result['errors'], sep='\n')
See Also
Monitor Operations
Get Monitor by ID
Get Monitors
Create a Ping Monitor
Delete Monitor