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Dexcom Alerts API

Alert events generated by the user's CGM display device.

Dexcom Alerts API is one of 7 APIs that Dexcom publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 54 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Alerts. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a getting-started guide, an API reference, authentication docs, and 54 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 6 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version v3.

Requests are made against 4 base URLs: https://api.dexcom.com, https://api.dexcom.eu, https://api.dexcom.jp, https://sandbox-api.dexcom.com.

1 operations 1 paths 6 schemas 1 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
v3
Base URL
https://api.dexcom.com
Authentication
OAuth 2.0
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Dexcom Alerts API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It supports OAuth 2.0 (OAuth2) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 1 scope. By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • OAuth2 — Dexcom uses OAuth 2.0 authorization code flow. The only acceptable scope value is offlineaccess.

Paths & Operations 1

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Alerts 1

Alert events generated by the user's CGM display device.

GET
/v3/users/self/alerts
Get Alert Events
getAlertsV3 2 params → 200

Schemas 6

The contract defines 6 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are AlertRecord (8 properties), AlertsResponse (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

AlertsResponse
object
4 properties
AlertRecord
object
8 properties
AlertState
string
AlertName
string
TransmitterGeneration
string
DateTime
string
ISO 8601 timestamp.

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

dexcom-alerts-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Dexcom publishes across the network.

Dexcom Authentication API
Dexcom Calibrations API
Dexcom Data Range API
Dexcom Devices API
Dexcom Estimated Glucose Values API
Dexcom Events API
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