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        1. List Prometheus integrations GET
        2. Get Prometheus integration GET
        3. Create Prometheus integration POST
        4. Update Prometheus integration PATCH
        5. Remove Prometheus integration DELETE
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Create Prometheus integration

Returns either a newly created Prometheus integration, or validation errors.

POST https://uptime.betterstack.com/api/v2/prometheus-integrations

Headers

Authorization
required string

Bearer $TOKEN

Content-Type
string

application/json

Body parameters

team_name
string

Required if using global API token to specify the team which should own the resource

name
string

The name of the Prometheus integration that you can see in the dashboard.

policy_id
string

ID of the escalation policy associated with the Prometheus integration.

call
boolean

Call the on-call person.

sms
boolean

Send an SMS to the on-call person.

email
boolean

Send an e-mail to the on-call person.

push
boolean

Send a push notification to the on-call person.

critical_alert
boolean

Send a critical push notification that ignores the mute switch and Do not Disturb mode.

team_wait
integer

How long we wait before escalating the incident alert to the team. In seconds.

recovery_period
integer

How long the alert must be up to automatically mark an incident as resolved. In seconds.

paused
boolean

Set to true to pause the integration, false to unpause it.

201

Returns the newly created Prometheus integration. Point your Prometheus webhook to the returned webhook_url

Response body

{
  "data": {
    "id": "37",
    "type": "prometheus_integration",
    "attributes": {
      "call": false,
      "sms": true,
      "email": true,
      "team_wait": 180,
      "recovery_period": null,
      "policy_id": null,
      "push": false,
      "critical_alert": false,
      "name": "Prometheus alerts",
      "webhook_url": "https://uptime.betterstack.com/api/v1/prometheus/webhook/[token]",
      "team_name": "Testing",
      "paused": false
    }
  }
}

Example cURL

Example
curl -X "POST" "https://uptime.betterstack.com/api/v2/prometheus-integrations/" \
     -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
     -H 'Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8' \
     -d $'{
  "name": "Prometheus alerts",
  "sms": true,
  "team_wait": 180
}'


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