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DogStatsD Service Check

A DogStatsD service check, decoded from the line-protocol form `_sc|||d:|h:|#|m:`.

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Properties

Name Type Description
name string Service check identifier — e.g. `Redis connection`, `app.healthy`.
status integer Status code — 0=OK, 1=WARNING, 2=CRITICAL, 3=UNKNOWN.
statusName string Convenience alias for `status`.
timestamp integer Optional `d:` field — Unix epoch in seconds.
hostname string Optional `h:` field — host the check refers to.
tags object Optional `#k:v,k:v` tag bag.
message string Optional `m:` field — must be the last field in the line. Free-form description.
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JSON Schema

dogstatsd-service-check-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://api-evangelist.github.io/statsd/json-schema/dogstatsd-service-check-schema.json",
  "title": "DogStatsD Service Check",
  "description": "A DogStatsD service check, decoded from the line-protocol form `_sc|<NAME>|<STATUS>|d:<TIMESTAMP>|h:<HOSTNAME>|#<TAGS>|m:<MESSAGE>`.",
  "type": "object",
  "required": ["name", "status"],
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Service check identifier — e.g. `Redis connection`, `app.healthy`."
    },
    "status": {
      "type": "integer",
      "enum": [0, 1, 2, 3],
      "description": "Status code — 0=OK, 1=WARNING, 2=CRITICAL, 3=UNKNOWN."
    },
    "statusName": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": ["OK", "WARNING", "CRITICAL", "UNKNOWN"],
      "description": "Convenience alias for `status`."
    },
    "timestamp": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Optional `d:` field — Unix epoch in seconds."
    },
    "hostname": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional `h:` field — host the check refers to."
    },
    "tags": {
      "type": "object",
      "additionalProperties": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Optional `#k:v,k:v` tag bag."
    },
    "message": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional `m:` field — must be the last field in the line. Free-form description."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "examples": [
    {
      "name": "Redis connection",
      "status": 2,
      "statusName": "CRITICAL",
      "tags": {
        "env": "dev"
      },
      "message": "Redis connection timed out after 10s"
    }
  ]
}

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