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Cloud Monitoring API API

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Overview

Manages your Cloud Monitoring data and configurations.

Cloud Monitoring API is an analytics API from googleapis.com. Requests are authenticated with OAuth. It is served over HTTPS. Its OpenAPI description documents 15 endpoints.

At a glance

Authentication
OAuth
HTTPS
Yes
CORS
Unknown
Category
Analytics
Base URL
https://monitoring.googleapis.com/
Version
v1
Endpoints
15
Spec updated
2023-04-21

Make a first request

Replace the placeholders; the documentation says exactly where credentials go.

cURL
curl -X GET "https://monitoring.googleapis.com/v1/locations/global/metricsScopes:listMetricsScopesByMonitoredProject" \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"
JavaScript
const response = await fetch("https://monitoring.googleapis.com/v1/locations/global/metricsScopes:listMetricsScopesByMonitoredProject", {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    "Accept": "application/json",
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN",
  },
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
Python
import requests

response = requests.request(
    "GET",
    "https://monitoring.googleapis.com/v1/locations/global/metricsScopes:listMetricsScopesByMonitoredProject",
    headers={
    "Accept": "application/json",
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN",
    },
    timeout=30,
)
print(response.json())

Endpoints

MethodPathWhat it does
GET/v1/locations/global/metricsScopes:listMetricsScopesByMonitoredProjectReturns a list of every Metrics Scope that a specific MonitoredProject has been added to. The metrics scope representing the specified monitored project will al
GET/v1/{name}Fetches a specific dashboard.This method requires the monitoring.dashboards.get permission on the specified dashboard. For more information, see Cloud Identity
PATCH/v1/{name}Replaces an existing custom dashboard with a new definition.This method requires the monitoring.dashboards.update permission on the specified dashboard. For mor
DELETE/v1/{name}Deletes an existing custom dashboard.This method requires the monitoring.dashboards.delete permission on the specified dashboard. For more information, see Clou
GET/v1/{name}/location/{location}/prometheus/api/v1/label/{label}/valuesLists possible values for a given label name.
GET/v1/{name}/location/{location}/prometheus/api/v1/labelsLists labels for metrics.
POST/v1/{name}/location/{location}/prometheus/api/v1/labelsLists labels for metrics.
GET/v1/{name}/location/{location}/prometheus/api/v1/metadataLists metadata for metrics.
POST/v1/{name}/location/{location}/prometheus/api/v1/queryEvaluate a PromQL query at a single point in time.
POST/v1/{name}/location/{location}/prometheus/api/v1/query_exemplarsLists exemplars relevant to a given PromQL query,
POST/v1/{name}/location/{location}/prometheus/api/v1/query_rangeEvaluate a PromQL query with start, end time range.
POST/v1/{name}/location/{location}/prometheus/api/v1/seriesLists metadata for metrics.
GET/v1/{parent}/dashboardsLists the existing dashboards.This method requires the monitoring.dashboards.list permission on the specified project. For more information, see Cloud Identity
POST/v1/{parent}/dashboardsCreates a new custom dashboard. For examples on how you can use this API to create dashboards, see Managing dashboards by API (https://cloud.google.com/monitori
POST/v1/{parent}/projectsAdds a MonitoredProject with the given project ID to the specified Metrics Scope.

Questions

Does the Cloud Monitoring API API need an API key?

Yes. The Cloud Monitoring API API uses OAuth authentication; the documentation explains how to get credentials.

Does the Cloud Monitoring API API support HTTPS?

Yes, the Cloud Monitoring API API is served over HTTPS.

How many endpoints does the Cloud Monitoring API API have?

Its OpenAPI description lists 15 endpoints in version v1. All of them are shown on this page.

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