---
title: "Run a data observability monitor"
method: POST
path: "/api/v2/data-observability/monitors/{monitor_id}/run"
tags: ["Data Observability"]
---

# Run a data observability monitor

`POST /api/v2/data-observability/monitors/{monitor_id}/run`

Manually triggers a run for a data observability monitor. Only monitors that are not scheduled (manually-runnable) can be triggered this way.

## Path parameters

- `monitor_id` integer, required

## Response `200`

OK

- RunDataObservabilityMonitorResponse — The response returned when a data observability monitor run is triggered.
  - `data` RunDataObservabilityMonitorResponseData, required — The data object returned when a data observability monitor run is triggered.
    - `id` string, required — The unique identifier of the monitor run.
    - `type` 'monitor_run', required — The JSON:API resource type for a data observability monitor run.

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `404` — Not Found
- `429` — Too many requests

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/datadog/apis/api-v2.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/datadog/apis/api-v2/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-production.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/datadog/api-v2/revisions/da68bf029e4c/schema)