Creates an alert rule for a custom event.

Before you call this operation, call the PutCustomEvent operation to report the monitoring data of the custom event. For more information, see PutCustomEvent.

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Request parameters

Parameter Type Required Example Description
Action String Yes PutCustomEventRule

The operation that you want to perform. Set the value to PutCustomEventRule.
ContactGroups String Yes ECS_Group

The alert contact group that receives alert notifications. Separate multiple contact groups with commas (,).

EventName String Yes HostDown

The name of the custom event. For more information about how to obtain the event name, see DescribeCustomEventAttribute.

GroupId String Yes 7378****

The ID of the application group. For more information about how to obtain the group ID, see DescribeCustomEventAttribute.

Note The value 0 indicates that the reported custom event does not belong to any application Group.
Level String Yes CRITICAL

The level of the alert. Valid values:

  • CRITICAL: critical issue
  • WARN: warning
  • INFO: information
RuleId String Yes CustomRuleId1

The ID of the alert rule.

Note You can specify an existing ID to modify the corresponding alert rule or specify a new ID to create an alert rule.
RuleName String Yes CustomeRule

The name of the alert rule.
Threshold String Yes 99

The alert threshold.
Webhook String No https://www.aliyun.com

The callback URL to which a POST request is sent when an alert is triggered based on the alert rule.

EffectiveInterval String No 00:00-23:59

The time period during which the alert rule is effective. Valid values: 00:00 to 23:59.
Period String No 60

The cycle that is used to aggregate monitoring data of the custom event. Unit: seconds. Set the value to an integral multiple of 60. Default value: 300.

EmailSubject String No ECS instance

The subject of the alert notification email.

Response parameters

Parameter Type Example Description
Code String 200

The HTTP status code.

Note The value 200 indicates that the call was successful.
Message String The request has failed due to a temporary failure of the server.

The error message.
RequestId String AD5DCD82-BD1C-405F-BAED-32302DE9F498

The ID of the request.
Success Boolean true

Indicates whether the call was successful. Valid values:

  • true: The call was successful.
  • false: The call failed.

Examples

Sample request

http(s)://[Endpoint]/? Action=PutCustomEventRule
&ContactGroups=ECS_Group
&EventName=HostDown
&GroupId=7378****
&Level=CRITICAL
&RuleId=CustomRuleId1
&RuleName=CustomeRule
&Threshold=99
&<Common request parameters>

Sample success responses

XML format 

<PutCustomEventRuleResponse>
	  <RequestId>AD5DCD82-BD1C-405F-BAED-32302DE9F498</RequestId>
	  <Code>200</Code>
	  <Success>true</Success>
</PutCustomEventRuleResponse>

JSON format 

{
	"RequestId": "AD5DCD82-BD1C-405F-BAED-32302DE9F498",
	"Code": "200",
	"Success": true
}

Error codes

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