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InfluxData Checks API

The Checks API from InfluxData — 5 operation(s) for checks.

InfluxData Checks API is one of 45 APIs that InfluxData publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Checks. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, an API reference, API documentation, and a getting-started guide.

This API exposes 10 operations across 5 paths, and defines 31 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.0, at version 2.0.1.

Requests are made against a single base URL, /api/v2.

10 operations 5 paths 31 schemas 2 DELETE4 GET1 PATCH2 POST1 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.0
API Version
2.0.1
Base URL
https://us-east-1-1.aws.cloud2.influxdata.com/api/v2
Authentication
API Key, HTTP Basic
License
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

InfluxData Checks API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as Authorization (TokenAuthentication). It accepts HTTP basic authentication (BasicAuthentication). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • TokenAuthentication — Use the [Token authentication](section/Authentication/TokenAuthentication) scheme to authenticate to the InfluxDB API. In your API requests, send an Authorizat…
  • BasicAuthentication — Basic authentication scheme Use the HTTP Basic authentication scheme for InfluxDB /api/v2 API operations that support it: Syntax Authorization: Basic BASE64ENC…

Paths & Operations 10

Across 5 paths, the API surfaces 10 operations — 2 DELETE, 4 GET, 1 PATCH, 2 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Checks 10
GET
/checks
List all checks
GetChecks 4 params → 200default
POST
/checks
Add new check
CreateCheck body → 201default
GET
/checks/{checkID}
Retrieve a check
GetChecksID 2 params → 200default
PUT
/checks/{checkID}
Update a check
PutChecksID 2 params body → 200404default
PATCH
/checks/{checkID}
Update a check
PatchChecksID 2 params body → 200404default
DELETE
/checks/{checkID}
Delete a check
DeleteChecksID 2 params → 204404default
GET
/checks/{checkID}/labels
List all labels for a check
GetChecksIDLabels 2 params → 200default
POST
/checks/{checkID}/labels
Add a label to a check
PostChecksIDLabels 2 params body → 201default
DELETE
/checks/{checkID}/labels/{labelID}
Delete label from a check
DeleteChecksIDLabelsID 3 params → 204404default
GET
/checks/{checkID}/query
Retrieve a check query
GetChecksIDQuery 2 params → 200400404default

Schemas 31

The contract defines 31 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are CheckBase (15 properties), DashboardQuery (4 properties), Label (4 properties), BuilderConfig (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

CustomCheck
BuilderTagsType
object
3 properties
RangeThreshold
CheckBase
object
15 properties 3 required
CheckStatusLevel
string
The state to record if check matches a criteria.
PostCheck
FluxResponse
object
Rendered flux that backs the check or notification.
1 property
Link
string
URI of resource.
CheckDiscriminator
Links
object
URI pointers for additional paged results.
3 properties 1 required
DashboardQuery
object
4 properties
QueryEditMode
string
TaskStatusType
string
inactive cancels scheduled runs and prevents manual runs of the task.
Label
object
4 properties
ThresholdCheck
BuilderAggregateFunctionType
string
CheckPatch
object
3 properties
Checks
object
2 properties
BuilderFunctionsType
object
1 property
BuilderConfig
object
4 properties
Check
Threshold
LabelMapping
object
A label mapping contains a label ID to attach to a resource.
1 property 1 required
DeadmanCheck
Labels
array
ThresholdBase
object
2 properties
LesserThreshold
LabelsResponse
object
2 properties
LabelResponse
object
2 properties
GreaterThreshold
Error
object
4 properties 1 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

influxdata-checks-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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InfluxData Bucket Schemas API
InfluxData Buckets API
InfluxData Cells API
InfluxData Config API
InfluxData Dashboards API
InfluxData Data I/O endpoints API
InfluxData DBRPs API
InfluxData Debug API
InfluxData Delete API
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