Service-level objectives API - POST an SLO alert

Creates a new service-level objective (SLO) alert.

The request consumes an application/json payload.

POST	SaaS	`https://{your-environment-id}.live.dynatrace.com/api/v2/slo/{id}/alert`
POST	Environment ActiveGateCluster ActiveGate	`https://{your-activegate-domain}:9999/e/{your-environment-id}/api/v2/slo/{id}/alert`

Authentication

To execute this request, you need an access token with slo.write scope.

To learn how to obtain and use it, see Tokens and authentication.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	In	Required
from	string	The start of the requested timeframe. You can use one of the following formats: Timestamp in UTC milliseconds. Human-readable format of `2021-01-25T05:57:01.123+01:00`. If no time zone is specified, UTC is used. You can use a space character instead of the `T`. Seconds and fractions of a second are optional. Relative timeframe, back from now. The format is `now-NU/A`, where `N` is the amount of time, `U` is the unit of time, and `A` is an alignment. The alignment rounds all the smaller values to the nearest zero in the past. For example, `now-1y/w` is one year back, aligned by a week. You can also specify relative timeframe without an alignment: `now-NU`. Supported time units for the relative timeframe are: `m`: minutes `h`: hours `d`: days `w`: weeks `M`: months `y`: years If not set, the relative timeframe of two weeks is used (`now-2w`).	query	optional
to	string	The end of the requested timeframe. You can use one of the following formats: Timestamp in UTC milliseconds. Human-readable format of `2021-01-25T05:57:01.123+01:00`. If no time zone is specified, UTC is used. You can use a space character instead of the `T`. Seconds and fractions of a second are optional. Relative timeframe, back from now. The format is `now-NU/A`, where `N` is the amount of time, `U` is the unit of time, and `A` is an alignment. The alignment rounds all the smaller values to the nearest zero in the past. For example, `now-1y/w` is one year back, aligned by a week. You can also specify relative timeframe without an alignment: `now-NU`. Supported time units for the relative timeframe are: `m`: minutes `h`: hours `d`: days `w`: weeks `M`: months `y`: years If not set, the current timestamp is used.	query	optional
timeFrame	string	The timeframe to calculate the SLO values: `CURRENT`: SLO's own timeframe. `GTF`: timeframe specified by from and to parameters. If not set, the `CURRENT` value is used. `CURRENT` `GTF`	query	optional
id	string	The ID of the required SLO.	path	required
body	AbstractSloAlertDto	The JSON body of the request. Contains the parameters of the new SLO alert.	body	required

Request body objects

The `AbstractSloAlertDto` object

Element	Type	Description	Required
alertName	string	Name of the alert.	required
alertThreshold	number	Threshold of the alert. Status alerts trigger if they fall below this value, burn rate alerts trigger if they exceed the value.	required
alertType	string	Defines the actual set of fields depending on the value. See one of the following objects: `BURN_RATE` -> BurnRateAlert `STATUS` -> StatusAlert `BURN_RATE` `STATUS`	required

Request body JSON model

This is a model of the request body, showing the possible elements. It has to be adjusted for usage in an actual request.

{
  "alertName": "Payment service availability burn rate alert",
  "alertThreshold": 10,
  "alertType": "BURN_RATE"
}

Response

Response codes

Code	Type	Description
201	EntityShortRepresentation	Success. The new alert has been created. The response contains the parameters of the new alert. The location response header contains the ID of the new alert.
400	ErrorEnvelope	Failed. The input is invalid.
404	ErrorEnvelope	Failed. The requested resource doesn't exist.
412	ErrorEnvelope	Precondition for creating an SLO alert not fulfilled. The SLO func metric cannot be created or is not created by the SLO.
500	ErrorEnvelope	Internal server error.
4XX	ErrorEnvelope	Client side error.
5XX	ErrorEnvelope	Server side error.

Response body objects

The `EntityShortRepresentation` object

The short representation of a Dynatrace entity.

Element	Type	Description
description	string	A short description of the Dynatrace entity.
id	string	The ID of the Dynatrace entity.
name	string	The name of the Dynatrace entity.

Response body JSON model

{
  "description": "Dynatrace entity for the REST API example",
  "id": "6a98d7bc-abb9-44f8-ae6a-73e68e71812a",
  "name": "Dynatrace entity"
}