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Digital Ocean Monitoring API

The DigitalOcean Monitoring API makes it possible to programmatically retrieve metrics as well as configure alert policies based on these metrics. The Monitoring API can help you gain insight into how your apps are performing and consuming resources.

GitHub OpenAPI
Business capability
Observability Management BC-4220.20

Operations 72

GET /v2/monitoring/alerts Get monitoring alerts #
POST /v2/monitoring/alerts Create monitoring alerts #
GET /v2/monitoring/alerts/{alert_uuid} Get monitoring alerts by alert uuid #
PUT /v2/monitoring/alerts/{alert_uuid} Replace monitoring alerts by alert uuid #
DELETE /v2/monitoring/alerts/{alert_uuid} Delete monitoring alerts by alert uuid #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/droplet/bandwidth Get monitoring metrics droplet bandwidth #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/droplet/cpu Get monitoring metrics droplet cpu #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/droplet/filesystem_free Get monitoring metrics droplet filesystem free #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/droplet/filesystem_size Get monitoring metrics droplet filesystem size #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/droplet/load_1 Get monitoring metrics droplet load 1 #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/droplet/load_5 Get monitoring metrics droplet load 5 #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/droplet/load_15 Get monitoring metrics droplet load 15 #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/droplet/memory_cached Get monitoring metrics droplet memory cached #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/droplet/memory_free Get monitoring metrics droplet memory free #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/droplet/memory_total Get monitoring metrics droplet memory total #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/droplet/memory_available Get monitoring metrics droplet memory available #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/apps/memory_percentage Get monitoring metrics apps memory percentage #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/apps/cpu_percentage Get monitoring metrics apps cpu percentage #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/apps/restart_count Get monitoring metrics apps restart count #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/load_balancer/frontend_connections_current Get monitoring metrics load balancer frontend connections current #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/load_balancer/frontend_connections_limit Get monitoring metrics load balancer frontend connections limit #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/load_balancer/frontend_cpu_utilization Get monitoring metrics load balancer frontend cpu utilization #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/load_balancer/frontend_firewall_dropped_bytes Get monitoring metrics load balancer frontend firewall dropped bytes #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/load_balancer/frontend_firewall_dropped_packets Get monitoring metrics load balancer frontend firewall dropped packets #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/load_balancer/frontend_http_responses Get monitoring metrics load balancer frontend http responses #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/load_balancer/frontend_http_requests_per_second Get monitoring metrics load balancer frontend http requests per second #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/load_balancer/frontend_network_throughput_http Get monitoring metrics load balancer frontend network throughput http #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/load_balancer/frontend_network_throughput_udp Get monitoring metrics load balancer frontend network throughput udp #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/load_balancer/frontend_network_throughput_tcp Get monitoring metrics load balancer frontend network throughput tcp #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/load_balancer/frontend_nlb_tcp_network_throughput Get monitoring metrics load balancer frontend nlb tcp network throughput #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/load_balancer/frontend_nlb_udp_network_throughput Get monitoring metrics load balancer frontend nlb udp network throughput #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/load_balancer/frontend_tls_connections_current Get monitoring metrics load balancer frontend tls connections current #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/load_balancer/frontend_tls_connections_limit Get monitoring metrics load balancer frontend tls connections limit #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/load_balancer/frontend_tls_connections_exceeding_rate_limit Get monitoring metrics load balancer frontend tls connections exceeding rate… #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/load_balancer/droplets_http_session_duration_avg Get monitoring metrics load balancer droplets http session duration avg #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/load_balancer/droplets_http_session_duration_50p Get monitoring metrics load balancer droplets http session duration 50p #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/load_balancer/droplets_http_session_duration_95p Get monitoring metrics load balancer droplets http session duration 95p #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/load_balancer/droplets_http_response_time_avg Get monitoring metrics load balancer droplets http response time avg #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/load_balancer/droplets_http_response_time_50p Get monitoring metrics load balancer droplets http response time 50p #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/load_balancer/droplets_http_response_time_95p Get monitoring metrics load balancer droplets http response time 95p #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/load_balancer/droplets_http_response_time_99p Get monitoring metrics load balancer droplets http response time 99p #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/load_balancer/droplets_queue_size Get monitoring metrics load balancer droplets queue size #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/load_balancer/droplets_http_responses Get monitoring metrics load balancer droplets http responses #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/load_balancer/droplets_connections Get monitoring metrics load balancer droplets connections #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/load_balancer/droplets_health_checks Get monitoring metrics load balancer droplets health checks #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/load_balancer/droplets_downtime Get monitoring metrics load balancer droplets downtime #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/droplet_autoscale/current_instances Get monitoring metrics droplet autoscale current instances #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/droplet_autoscale/target_instances Get monitoring metrics droplet autoscale target instances #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/droplet_autoscale/current_cpu_utilization Get monitoring metrics droplet autoscale current cpu utilization #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/droplet_autoscale/target_cpu_utilization Get monitoring metrics droplet autoscale target cpu utilization #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/droplet_autoscale/current_memory_utilization Get monitoring metrics droplet autoscale current memory utilization #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/droplet_autoscale/target_memory_utilization Get monitoring metrics droplet autoscale target memory utilization #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/database/mysql/cpu_usage Get monitoring metrics database mysql cpu usage #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/database/mysql/load Get monitoring metrics database mysql load #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/database/mysql/memory_usage Get monitoring metrics database mysql memory usage #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/database/mysql/disk_usage Get monitoring metrics database mysql disk usage #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/database/mysql/threads_connected Get monitoring metrics database mysql threads connected #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/database/mysql/threads_created_rate Get monitoring metrics database mysql threads created rate #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/database/mysql/threads_active Get monitoring metrics database mysql threads active #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/database/mysql/index_vs_sequential_reads Get monitoring metrics database mysql index vs sequential reads #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/database/mysql/op_rates Get monitoring metrics database mysql op rates #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/database/mysql/schema_throughput Get monitoring metrics database mysql schema throughput #
GET /v2/monitoring/metrics/database/mysql/schema_latency Get monitoring metrics database mysql schema latency #
POST /v2/monitoring/sinks/destinations Create monitoring sinks destinations #
GET /v2/monitoring/sinks/destinations Get monitoring sinks destinations #
GET /v2/monitoring/sinks/destinations/{destination_uuid} Get monitoring sinks destinations by destination uuid #
POST /v2/monitoring/sinks/destinations/{destination_uuid} Create monitoring sinks destinations by destination uuid #
DELETE /v2/monitoring/sinks/destinations/{destination_uuid} Delete monitoring sinks destinations by destination uuid #
POST /v2/monitoring/sinks Create monitoring sinks #
GET /v2/monitoring/sinks Get monitoring sinks #
GET /v2/monitoring/sinks/{sink_uuid} Get monitoring sinks by sink uuid #
DELETE /v2/monitoring/sinks/{sink_uuid} Delete monitoring sinks by sink uuid #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/api/api-reference/

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://artifacts.apis.io/digital-ocean/openapi/digital-ocean-monitoring-api-openapi.yml

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SourceCode
https://github.com/digitalocean/openapi

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OpenAPI Specification

digital-ocean-monitoring-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: DigitalOcean Monitoring API
  version: '2.0'
  description: 'The DigitalOcean Monitoring API makes it possible to programmatically retrieve metrics as well as configure alert

    policies based on these metrics. The Monitoring API can help you gain insight into how your apps are performing

    and consuming resources.'
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
  contact:
    name: DigitalOcean API Team
    email: api-engineering@digitalocean.com
  termsOfService: https://www.digitalocean.com/legal/terms-of-service-agreement/
servers:
- url: https://api.digitalocean.com
  description: production
security:
- bearer_auth: []
tags:


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