Datadog · Schema
MonitorUpdateRequest
Request body for updating an existing monitor configuration
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Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| type | string | The type of the monitor (changing type may reset other settings) |
| query | string | The updated monitor query expression |
| name | string | The updated descriptive name for the monitor |
| message | string | The updated notification message body |
| tags | array | The updated list of tags to associate with the monitor |
| options | object | |
| priority | integer | The updated priority level (1 highest to 5 lowest) |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/datadog/refs/heads/main/json-schema/datadog-monitors-monitor-update-request-schema.json",
"title": "MonitorUpdateRequest",
"description": "Request body for updating an existing monitor configuration",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"type": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The type of the monitor (changing type may reset other settings)",
"example": "metric alert"
},
"query": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The updated monitor query expression",
"example": "avg:system.cpu.user{*}"
},
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The updated descriptive name for the monitor",
"example": "Example Monitor"
},
"message": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The updated notification message body",
"example": "CPU usage is high on {{host.name}}"
},
"tags": {
"type": "array",
"description": "The updated list of tags to associate with the monitor",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"options": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/MonitorOptions"
},
"priority": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "The updated priority level (1 highest to 5 lowest)",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 5,
"example": 42
}
}
}
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