1. API Description
Domain name for API request: monitor.intl.tencentcloudapi.com.
This API is used to query the list of alarm metrics.
A maximum of 20 requests can be initiated per second for this API.
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The following request parameter list only provides API request parameters and some common parameters. For the complete common parameter list, see Common Request Parameters.
| Parameter Name |
Required |
Type |
Description |
| Action |
Yes |
String |
Common Params. The value used for this API: DescribeAlarmMetrics. |
| Version |
Yes |
String |
Common Params. The value used for this API: 2018-07-24. |
| Region |
No |
String |
Common Params. This parameter is not required. |
| Module |
Yes |
String |
Value fixed at "monitor" |
| MonitorType |
Yes |
String |
Monitor type filter. Valid values: MT_QCE (Tencent Cloud service monitoring) |
| Namespace |
Yes |
String |
Alarm policy type such as cvm_device, which is obtained through the DescribeAllNamespaces API |
3. Output Parameters
| Parameter Name |
Type |
Description |
| Metrics |
Array of Metric |
Alarm metric list |
| RequestId |
String |
The unique request ID, generated by the server, will be returned for every request (if the request fails to reach the server for other reasons, the request will not obtain a RequestId). RequestId is required for locating a problem. |
4. Example
Example1 Querying alarm metric list
This example shows you how to query the list of alarm metrics for "CVM - basic monitoring".
POST / HTTP/1.1
Host: monitor.intl.tencentcloudapi.com
Content-Type: application/json
X-TC-Action: DescribeAlarmMetrics
<Common request parameters>
{
"Module": "monitor",
"MonitorType": "MT_QCE",
"Namespace": "cvm_device"
}
Output Example
{
"Response": {
"RequestId": "92hg92hj1-2h352h25hj-2h235h",
"Metrics": [
{
"Namespace": "cvm_device",
"MetricName": "cpu_usage",
"Description": "CPU utilization",
"Max": 100,
"Min": 0,
"Dimensions": [
"InstanceId",
"UUID"
],
"Unit": "%",
"MetricConfig": {
"Operator": [
"gt",
"ge",
"lt",
"le",
"eq",
"ne"
],
"Period": [
60,
300
],
"ContinuePeriod": [
1,
2,
3,
4,
5
]
}
}
]
}
}
5. Developer Resources
SDK
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Command Line Interface
6. Error Code
The following only lists the error codes related to the API business logic. For other error codes, see Common Error Codes.
| Error Code |
Description |
| FailedOperation.DoHTTPTransferFailed |
Backend service timed out. |
| ResourceNotFound |
The resource is not found. |
| UnsupportedOperation |
Unsupported operation. |