---
title: "POST /monitors"
method: POST
path: "/monitors"
tags: ["monitors"]
---

# POST /monitors

`POST /monitors`

Create a new monitor

## Request body

- CreateMonitorBody
  - `_id` string
  - `userId` string, required
  - `teamId` string, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `description` string, required
  - `type` 'http' | 'ping' | 'pagespeed', required
  - `url` string, required
  - `isActive` boolean
  - `interval` integer
  - `notifications` string[]

## Response `200`

OK

- SuccessResponse
  - `success` boolean
  - `msg` string
  - `data` object

## Other responses

- `422` — Unprocessable Content
- `500` — Internal Server Error

## Changes

- **2025-04-20** `b97ec6888b3c` — 46 breaking, 39 warning, 9 info
  - added the new required request property `teamId`
  - added the new required request property `userId`
  - removed `subschema #1, subschema #2` from the `description` request property `anyOf` list
  - the request property `description` became required
  - …90 more

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/bluewave-labs/apis/checkmate-api/changes/monitors/post.md)

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