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POST
/
v1
/
alert-rules
Create an alert rule
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.us.poly.ai/v1/alert-rules \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'X-API-KEY: <api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "name": "High turn latency (p95)",
  "project_id": "proj_abc123",
  "metric": "turn_latency_p95",
  "operator": ">=",
  "threshold_value": 1500,
  "window_duration": "5m",
  "enabled": true
}
'
{
  "id": "ar_0Kx4mNpQ8rWvYb2dFgHjLs",
  "name": "<string>",
  "threshold_value": 1,
  "enabled": true,
  "created_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "updated_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "project_id": "<string>",
  "since": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "last_evaluated_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "current_value": 123
}

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Authorizations

X-API-KEY
string
header
required

An API key is a token that you provide when making API calls. Include the token in a header parameter called X-API-KEY.

Body

application/json

Fields for creating a new alert rule: which metric to watch, the threshold condition, and how long it must hold to fire.

name
string
required

Alert rule name

metric
enum<string>
required

Metric to monitor

Available options:
turn_latency_p50,
turn_latency_p95,
api_errors,
function_errors,
call_crashes,
call_volume
operator
enum<string>
required

Comparison operator

Available options:
>,
<,
>=,
<=
threshold_value
integer
required

Threshold value

Required range: x >= 0
window_duration
enum<string>
required

Window duration (5m, 10m, or 60m)

Available options:
5m,
10m,
60m
project_id
string | null

Project ID (optional)

enabled
boolean
default:true

Whether the alert is enabled

Response

Alert rule created successfully.

An alert rule: its trigger condition, evaluation window, and current state.

id
string
required

Alert rule ID

Pattern: ^ar_[A-Za-z0-9]+$
Example:

"ar_0Kx4mNpQ8rWvYb2dFgHjLs"

name
string
required

Alert rule name

metric
enum<string>
required

Metric being monitored

Available options:
turn_latency_p50,
turn_latency_p95,
api_errors,
function_errors,
call_crashes,
call_volume
operator
enum<string>
required

Comparison operator

Available options:
>,
<,
>=,
<=
threshold_value
integer
required

Threshold value

Required range: x >= 0
window_duration
enum<string>
required

Window duration (5m, 10m, or 60m)

Available options:
5m,
10m,
60m
enabled
boolean
required

Whether the alert is enabled

created_at
string<date-time>
required

Creation timestamp

updated_at
string<date-time>
required

Last update timestamp

project_id
string | null

Project ID

current_state
enum<string>

Current alert state

Available options:
ok,
alert,
no_data,
unknown
since
string<date-time> | null

When the current state started

last_evaluated_at
string<date-time> | null

Last evaluation timestamp

current_value
integer | null

Current metric value

Last modified on June 1, 2026