StatsD · Schema
DogStatsD Service Check
A DogStatsD service check, decoded from the line-protocol form `_sc|
AggregationDaemonDogStatsDLine ProtocolMetricsObservabilityOpen-SourceStatsDTCPUDPWire Protocol
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. |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$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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