Queries alert rules.

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Request parameters

Parameter Type Required Example Description
Action String Yes DescribeMetricRuleList

The operation that you want to perform. Set the value to DescribeMetricRuleList.
Namespace String No acs_ecs_dashboard

The namespace of the service.

Note For more information, see DescribeSystemEventMetaList or Metrics.
MetricName String No cpu_total

The name of the metric.

Note For more information, see DescribeSystemEventMetaList or Metrics.
EnableState Boolean No true

Specifies whether to query enabled or disabled alert rules. Valid values:

  • true: Enabled alert rules are queried.
  • false: Disabled alert rule are queried.
Page Integer No 1

The number of the page to return. Default value: 1.
PageSize Integer No 10

The number of entries to return on each page. Default value: 10.
AlertState String No ALARM

The status of the alert rule. Valid values:

  • OK: Alert rules with no active alert are queried.
  • ALARM: Alert rules with active alerts are queried.
  • INSUFFICIENT_DATA: Alert rules with no alert data are queried.
Dimensions String No {"instanceId":"i-2ze2d6j5uhg20x47****"}

The dimensions that specify the resources for which you want to query metric data.

Set the value to a set of key-value pairs. A typical key-value pair is instanceId:i-2ze2d6j5uhg20x47 ****.

Note Dimensions must be formatted as a JSON string in a specified order.
RuleName String No rule1

The name of the alert rule.

Note This parameter supports fuzzy match.
GroupId String No 123456

The ID of the application group.
RuleIds String No a151cd6023eacee2f0978e03863cc1697c8950812****

The ID of the alert rule.

Note You can specify up to 20 IDs at a time. Separate multiple IDs with commas (,).

Response parameters

Parameter Type Example Description
RequestId String 0E657631-CD6C-4C24-9637-98D000B9272C

The ID of the request.
Code Integer 200

The HTTP status code.

Note The status code 200 indicates that the call was successful.
Total String 21

The total number of the returned entries.
Success Boolean true

Indicates whether the call was successful. Valid values:

  • true: The call was successful.
  • false: The call failed.
Alarms Array of Alarm

The details of the alert rules.
Alarm
AlertState String OK

The status of the alert rule. Valid values:

  • OK: The alert rule has no active alert.
  • ALARM: The alert rule has at least one active alert.
  • INSUFFICIENT_DATA: The alert rule has no data.
ContactGroups String Alice

The alert groups.
Dimensions String [{}]

The dimensions that specify the resources for which you want to query metric data.

The value is a set of key-value pairs. A typical key-value pair is instanceId:i-2ze2d6j5uhg20x47 ****.

Note Dimensions must be formatted as a JSON string in a specified order.
EffectiveInterval String 00:00-23:59

The time period during which the alert rule is effective.
EnableState Boolean true

Indicates whether the alert rule is enabled. Valid values:

  • true: The alert rule is enabled.
  • false: The alert rule is disabled.
Escalations Struct

The conditions that trigger different levels of alerts.
Critical Struct

The condition that triggers critical-level alerts.
ComparisonOperator String GreaterThanOrEqualToThreshold

The comparison operator of the threshold for critical-level alerts. Valid values:

  • GreaterThanOrEqualToThreshold: greater than or equal to the threshold
  • GreaterThanThreshold: greater than the threshold
  • LessThanOrEqualToThreshold: less than or equal to the threshold
  • LessThanThreshold: less than the threshold
  • NotEqualToThreshold: not equal to the threshold
  • GreaterThanYesterday: greater than the metric value at the same time yesterday
  • LessThanYesterday: less than the metric value at the same time yesterday
  • GreaterThanLastWeek: greater than the metric value at the same time last week
  • LessThanLastWeek: less than the metric value at the same time last week
  • GreaterThanLastPeriod: greater than the metric value in the last monitoring cycle
  • LessThanLastPeriod: less than the metric value in the last monitoring cycle
PreCondition String $Average>80

The additional condition that triggers critical-level alerts. The additional condition takes effect when the value of the ComparisonOperator parameter is GreaterThanYesterday, LessThanYesterday, GreaterThanLastWeek, LessThanLastWeek, GreaterThanLastPeriod, or LessThanLastPeriod.

Assume that the values of the PreCondition, ComparisonOperator, and Threshold parameters are $Average>80, GreaterThanYesterday, and 10. An alert is triggered only when the average metric value is greater than 80 and 10% greater than the average metric value at the same time yesterday.

Note $Average is a placeholder that consists of a dollar sign ($) and the statistical aggregation method. Cloud Monitor replaces the placeholder with the aggregated value or original value before value comparison.
Statistics String Average

The statistical aggregation method for critical-level alerts.
Threshold String 90

The threshold for critical-level alerts.
Times Integer 3

The consecutive number of times for which the metric value is measured before a critical-level alert is triggered.

Info Struct

The condition that triggers info-level alerts.
ComparisonOperator String GreaterThanOrEqualToThreshold

The comparison operator of the threshold for info-level alerts. Valid values:

  • GreaterThanOrEqualToThreshold: greater than or equal to the threshold
  • GreaterThanThreshold: greater than the threshold
  • LessThanOrEqualToThreshold: less than or equal to the threshold
  • LessThanThreshold: less than the threshold
  • NotEqualToThreshold: not equal to the threshold
  • GreaterThanYesterday: greater than the metric value at the same time yesterday
  • LessThanYesterday: less than the metric value at the same time yesterday
  • GreaterThanLastWeek: greater than the metric value at the same time last week
  • LessThanLastWeek: less than the metric value at the same time last week
  • GreaterThanLastPeriod: greater than the metric value in the last monitoring cycle
  • LessThanLastPeriod: less than the metric value in the last monitoring cycle
PreCondition String $Average>80

The additional condition that triggers info-level alerts. The additional condition takes effect when the value of the ComparisonOperator parameter is GreaterThanYesterday, LessThanYesterday, GreaterThanLastWeek, LessThanLastWeek, GreaterThanLastPeriod, or LessThanLastPeriod.

Assume that the values of the PreCondition, ComparisonOperator, and Threshold parameters are $Average>80, GreaterThanYesterday, and 10. An alert is triggered only when the average metric value is greater than 80 and 10% greater than the average metric value at the same time yesterday.

Note $Average is a placeholder that consists of a dollar sign ($) and the statistical aggregation method. Cloud Monitor replaces the placeholder with the aggregated value or original value before value comparison.
Statistics String Average

The statistical aggregation method for info-level alerts.
Threshold String 90

The threshold for info-level alerts.
Times Integer 1

The consecutive number of times for which the metric value is measured before an info-level alert is triggered.

Warn Struct

The condition that triggers warn-level alerts.
ComparisonOperator String GreaterThanOrEqualToThreshold

The comparison operator of the threshold for warn-level alerts. Valid values:

  • GreaterThanOrEqualToThreshold: greater than or equal to the threshold
  • GreaterThanThreshold: greater than the threshold
  • LessThanOrEqualToThreshold: less than or equal to the threshold
  • LessThanThreshold: less than the threshold
  • NotEqualToThreshold: not equal to the threshold
  • GreaterThanYesterday: greater than the metric value at the same time yesterday
  • LessThanYesterday: less than the metric value at the same time yesterday
  • GreaterThanLastWeek: greater than the metric value at the same time last week
  • LessThanLastWeek: less than the metric value at the same time last week
  • GreaterThanLastPeriod: greater than the metric value in the last monitoring cycle
  • LessThanLastPeriod: less than the metric value in the last monitoring cycle
PreCondition String $Average>80

The additional condition that triggers warn-level alerts. The additional condition takes effect when the value of the ComparisonOperator parameter is GreaterThanYesterday, LessThanYesterday, GreaterThanLastWeek, LessThanLastWeek, GreaterThanLastPeriod, or LessThanLastPeriod.

Assume that the values of the PreCondition, ComparisonOperator, and Threshold parameters are $Average>80, GreaterThanYesterday, and 10. An alert is triggered only when the average metric value is greater than 80 and 10% greater than the average metric value at the same time yesterday.

Note $Average is a placeholder that consists of a dollar sign ($) and the statistical aggregation method. Cloud Monitor replaces the placeholder with the aggregated value or original value before value comparison.
Statistics String Average

The statistical aggregation method for warn-level alerts.
Threshold String 90

The threshold for warn-level alerts.
Times Integer 3

The consecutive number of times for which the metric value is measured before a warn-level alert is triggered.

GroupId String 123456

The ID of the application group.
GroupName String ECS_Group

The name of the application group.

Note If the alert rule is associated with an application group, the name of the application group is returned in this parameter.
MailSubject String ECS_Bucket

The subject of the alert notification email.
MetricName String cpu_total

The name of the metric.
Namespace String acs_ecs_dashboard

The namespace of the service.

Note For more information, see Metrics.
NoEffectiveInterval String 00:00-23:59

The time period during which the alert rule is ineffective.
Period String 60

The statistical period.
Resources String [{\"instanceId\":\"i-a2d5q7pm3f9yr29e****\"},{\"instanceId\":\"i-a2d5q7pm3f9yr29e****\"}

The resources that are associated with the alert rule.
RuleId String a151cd6023eacee2f0978e03863cc1697c895012****

The ID of the alert rule.
RuleName String ECS_CPU

The name of the alert rule.
SilenceTime Integer 86400

The mute period during which new alerts are not sent even if the trigger conditions are met. Unit: seconds. Default value: 86400. Minimum value: 3600.

Only one alert is reported during each mute period even if the metric value consecutively exceeds the alert rule threshold several times.

SourceType String METRIC

The type of the alert rule. Valid value: METRIC. This value indicates an alert rule for time series metrics.

Webhook String http://www.aliyun.com

The callback URL.
Message String The Request is not authorization.

The error message.

Examples

Sample requests

http(s)://[Endpoint]/? Action=DescribeMetricRuleList
&<Common request parameters>

Sample success responses

XML format 

<DescribeMetricRuleListResponse>
		  <RequestId>0E657631-CD6C-4C24-9637-98D000B9272C</RequestId>
		  <Total>21</Total>
		  <Alarms>
			    <Alarm>
				      <GroupName>ECS_Group</GroupName>
				      <NoEffectiveInterval>00:00-23:59</NoEffectiveInterval>
				      <SilenceTime>86400</SilenceTime>
				      <ContactGroups>Alice</ContactGroups>
				      <MailSubject>ECS_Bucket</MailSubject>
				      <RuleId>a151cd6023eacee2f0978e03863cc1697c895012****</RuleId>
				      <SourceType>METRIC</SourceType>
				      <Period>60</Period>
				      <Dimensions>[{}]</Dimensions>
				      <EffectiveInterval>00:00-23:59</EffectiveInterval>
				      <Namespace>acs_ecs_dashboard</Namespace>
				      <AlertState>OK</AlertState>
				      <GroupId>123456</GroupId>
				      <MetricName>cpu_total</MetricName>
				      <EnableState>true</EnableState>
				      <Webhook>http://www.aliyun.com</Webhook>
				      <Resources>[{\\\"instanceId\\\":\\\"i-a2d5q7pm3f9yr29e****\\\"},{\\\"instanceId\\\":\\\"i-a2d5q7pm3f9yr29e****\\\"}</Resources>
				      <RuleName>ECS_CPU</RuleName>
			    </Alarm>
			    <Alarm>
				      <Escalations>
					        <Critical>
						          <ComparisonOperator>GreaterThanOrEqualToThreshold</ComparisonOperator>
						          <Times>3</Times>
						          <Statistics>Average</Statistics>
						          <Threshold>90</Threshold>
					        </Critical>
					        <Info>
						          <ComparisonOperator>GreaterThanOrEqualToThreshold</ComparisonOperator>
						          <Times>3</Times>
						          <Statistics>Average</Statistics>
						          <Threshold>90</Threshold>
					        </Info>
					        <Warn>
						          <ComparisonOperator>GreaterThanOrEqualToThreshold</ComparisonOperator>
						          <Times>3</Times>
						          <Statistics>Average</Statistics>
						          <Threshold>90</Threshold>
					        </Warn>
				      </Escalations>
			    </Alarm>
		  </Alarms>
		  <Code>200</Code>
		  <Success>true</Success>
</DescribeMetricRuleListResponse>

JSON format 

{
    "RequestId":"0E657631-CD6C-4C24-9637-98D000B9272C",
    "Total":"21",
    "Alarms":{
        "Alarm":[
            {
                "GroupName":"ECS_Group",
                "NoEffectiveInterval":"00:00-23:59",
                "SilenceTime":"86400",
                "ContactGroups":"Alice",
                "MailSubject":"ECS_Bucket",
                "RuleId":"a151cd6023eacee2f0978e03863cc1697c895012****",
                "SourceType":"METRIC",
                "Period":"60",
                "Dimensions":"[{}]",
                "EffectiveInterval":"00:00-23:59",
                "Namespace":"acs_ecs_dashboard",
                "AlertState":"OK",
                "GroupId":"123456",
                "MetricName":"cpu_total",
                "EnableState":"true",
                "Webhook":"http://www.aliyun.com",
                "Resources":"[{\\\"instanceId\\\":\\\"i-a2d5q7pm3f9yr29e****\\\"},{\\\"instanceId\\\":\\\"i-a2d5q7pm3f9yr29e****\\\"}",
                "RuleName":"ECS_CPU"
            },
            {
                "Escalations":{
                    "Critical":{
                        "ComparisonOperator":"GreaterThanOrEqualToThreshold",
                        "Times":"3",
                        "Statistics":"Average",
                        "Threshold":"90"
                    },
                    "Info":{
                        "ComparisonOperator":"GreaterThanOrEqualToThreshold",
                        "Times":"3",
                        "Statistics":"Average",
                        "Threshold":"90"
                    },
                    "Warn":{
                        "ComparisonOperator":"GreaterThanOrEqualToThreshold",
                        "Times":"3",
                        "Statistics":"Average",
                        "Threshold":"90"
                    }
                }
            }]
    },
    "Code":"200",
    "Success":"true"
}

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