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Hi everyone! Is there a way to create an alert using API? At the documentation I just found GET, PUT and DELETE methods, there is no POST. Thanks in advance.

Hi Nuno

What kind of alert? Mobile, web, app or Infra?

Please be aware that for Infra alerts we have a Beta version for SmartAlerts which are similar to all other SmartAlerts (Web, Mobile and App).

For "old-style" Infra "alerts", we use separate configs for event specification, alert and alert channel. See below.

App Alerts you can create with (this is the preferred way for Apps)

https://instana.github.io/openapi/#operation/createApplicationAlertConfig

Our old style event specification can be done with
https://instana.github.io/openapi/#operation/postCustomEventSpecification

But indeed, if you want to create an old-style alert (or alert channel), you have to use the PUT

https://instana.github.io/openapi/#operation/putAlert

and use your own random ID

Last, Infra SmartAlerts are here

https://instana.github.io/openapi/#operation/findActiveInfraAlertConfigs

Let me know if this helps or if you have more questions

Tom

Hi Tom, thanks for your message. PUT is what I'm looking for, in order to create an old-style alert. In general, there is a POST method to do this, that's why I was not finding it.