gcloud monitoring uptime create

NAME
gcloud monitoring uptime create - create a new uptime check or synthetic monitor
SYNOPSIS
gcloud monitoring uptime createDISPLAY_NAME(--synthetic-target=SYNTHETIC_TARGET    | [--group-id=GROUP_ID :--group-type=GROUP_TYPE]    | [--resource-labels=[KEY=VALUE,…] :--resource-type=RESOURCE_TYPE])[--body=BODY--content-type=CONTENT_TYPE--custom-content-type=CUSTOM_CONTENT_TYPE--headers=[KEY=VALUE,…]--mask-headers=MASK_HEADERS--password=PASSWORD--path=PATH--pings-count=PINGS_COUNT--port=PORT--protocol=PROTOCOL--request-method=REQUEST_METHOD--service-agent-auth=SERVICE_AGENT_AUTH--username=USERNAME--validate-ssl=VALIDATE_SSL--status-classes=[status-class,…]    |--status-codes=[status-code,…]][--matcher-content=MATCHER_CONTENT :--matcher-type=MATCHER_TYPE [--json-path=JSON_PATH :--json-path-matcher-type=JSON_PATH_MATCHER_TYPE]][--period=PERIOD--regions=[field,…]--timeout=TIMEOUT--user-labels=[KEY=VALUE,…]][GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG]
DESCRIPTION
Create a new uptime check or synthetic monitor.

Flags only apply to uptime checks unless noted that they apply to syntheticmonitors.

For information about the JSON/YAML format of an uptime check:https://cloud.google.com/monitoring/api/ref_v3/rest/v3/projects.uptimeCheckConfigs

EXAMPLES
To create an uptime check against a URL, run:
gcloudmonitoringuptimecreateDISPLAY_NAME--resource-type=uptime-url--resource-labels=host=google.com,project_id=PROJECT_ID

To create a synthetic monitor, run:

gcloudmonitoringuptimecreateSYNTHETIC_MONITOR_NAME--synthetic-target=projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/REGION/functions/FUNCTION_NAME
POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
DISPLAY_NAME
Display name for the uptime check or synthetic monitor.
REQUIRED FLAGS
Uptime check resource.

Exactly one of these must be specified:

--synthetic-target=SYNTHETIC_TARGET
The target of the Synthetic Monitor. This is the fully qualified GCFv2 resourcename.
Monitored resource group
--group-id=GROUP_ID
The group of resources being monitored.

This flag argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in this groupare specified.

--group-type=GROUP_TYPE
The resource type of the group members, defaults togce-instance.GROUP_TYPE must be one of:
aws-elb-load-balancer
Uptime check against a group of Amazon ELB load balancers.
gce-instance
Uptime check against a group of instances from Google Cloud or Amazon WebServices.
Monitored resource
--resource-labels=[KEY=VALUE,…]
Values for all of the labels listed in the associated monitored resourcedescriptor. Seehttps://cloud.google.com/monitoring/api/resourcesfor more information and allowed keys.

This flag argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in this groupare specified.

--resource-type=RESOURCE_TYPE
Type of monitored resource, defaults touptime-url.RESOURCE_TYPE must be one of:
aws-ec2-instance
Uptime check against an AWS EC2 instance.
aws-elb-load-balancer
Uptime check against an ElasticLoadBalancer.
cloud-run-revision
Uptime check against a Cloud Run revision.
gae-app
Uptime check against an App Engine module.
gce-instance
Uptime check against a Compute Engine instance.
servicedirectory-service
Uptime check against a Service Directory service.
uptime-url
Uptime check against a URL.
OPTIONAL FLAGS
Uptime check protocol settings.
--body=BODY
The request body associated with the HTTP POST request. Can only be set if--protocol ishttp orhttps.
--content-type=CONTENT_TYPE
The content type header to use for the check, defaults tounspecified. Can only be set if--protocol ishttp orhttps.

CONTENT_TYPE must be one of:

unspecified
Not specified
url-encoded
URL encoded
user-provided
User provided
--custom-content-type=CUSTOM_CONTENT_TYPE
A user-provided content type header to use for the check. Can only be set if--protocol ishttp orhttps.
--headers=[KEY=VALUE,…]
The list of headers to send as part of the uptime check request. Can only be setif--protocol ishttp orhttps.
--mask-headers=MASK_HEADERS
Whether to encrypt the header information, defaults tofalse. Canonly be set if--protocol ishttp orhttps.
--password=PASSWORD
The password to use when authenticating with the HTTP server. Can only be set if--protocol ishttp orhttps.
--path=PATH
The path to the page against which to run the check, defaults to/.Can only be set if--protocol ishttp orhttps.
--pings-count=PINGS_COUNT
Number of ICMP pings to send alongside the request.
--port=PORT
The port on the server against which to run the check. Defaults to80 when--protocol ishttp. Defaults to443 when--protocol ishttps. Required if--protocol istcp.
--protocol=PROTOCOL
The protocol of the request, defaults tohttp.PROTOCOL must be one of:
http
An HTTP check.
https
An HTTPS check.
tcp
A TCP check.
--request-method=REQUEST_METHOD
The HTTP request method to use, defaults toget. Can only be set if--protocol ishttp orhttps.

REQUEST_METHOD must be one of:

get
HTTP GET method
post
HTTP POST method
Uptime check service agent authorization.
--service-agent-auth=SERVICE_AGENT_AUTH
The type of authentication to use for the HTTP request. Can only be set if--protocol ishttps.

SERVICE_AGENT_AUTH must be (only one value issupported):

oidc-token
OIDC Token authentication
--username=USERNAME
The username to use when authenticating with the HTTP server. Can only be set if--protocol ishttp orhttps.
--validate-ssl=VALIDATE_SSL
Whether to include SSL certificate validation as a part of the uptime check,defaults tofalse. Can only be set if--protocol ishttp orhttps.
Uptime check status.

At most one of these can be specified:

--status-classes=[status-class,…]
List of HTTP status classes. The uptime check only passes when the response codeis contained in this list. Defaults to2xx. Can only be set if--protocol ishttp orhttps.

status-class must be one of:

1xx
Any response code from 100-199 inclusive
2xx
Any response code from 200-299 inclusive
3xx
Any response code from 300-399 inclusive
4xx
Any response code from 400-499 inclusive
5xx
Any response code from 500-599 inclusive
any
Any response code
--status-codes=[status-code,…]
List of HTTP Status Codes. The uptime check will only pass if the response codeis present in this list. Can only be set if--protocol ishttp orhttps.
Uptime check matcher settings.
--matcher-content=MATCHER_CONTENT
String, regex or JSON content to match.

This flag argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in this groupare specified.

--matcher-type=MATCHER_TYPE
The type of content matcher that is applied to the server output, defaults tocontains-string.

MATCHER_TYPE must be one of:

contains-string
Response contains string
matches-json-path
Response matches at JSONPath
matches-regex
Response matches regex
not-contains-string
Response does not contain string
not-matches-json-path
Response does not match at JSONPath
not-matches-regex
Response does not match regex
Uptime check matcher settings for JSON responses.
--json-path=JSON_PATH
JSONPath within the response output pointing to the expected content to match.Only used if--matcher-type ismatches-json-path ornot-matches-json-path.

This flag argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in this groupare specified.

--json-path-matcher-type=JSON_PATH_MATCHER_TYPE
The type of JSONPath match that is applied to the JSON output, defaults toexact-match. Only used if--matcher-type ismatches-json-path ornot-matches-json-path.

JSON_PATH_MATCHER_TYPE must be one of:

exact-match
Response matches exact string at JSONPath
regex-match
Response matches regex at JSONPath
Settings.
--period=PERIOD
The time between uptime check or synthetic monitor executions in minutes,defaults to1. Can be set for synthetic monitors.

PERIOD must be one of:

1
One minute
10
Ten minutes
15
Fifteen minutes
5
Five minutes
--regions=[field,…]
The list of regions from which the check is run. At least 3 regions must beselected. Defaults to all available regions.

field must be one of:

asia-pacific
asia-southeast1
europe
europe-west1
south-america
southamerica-east1
usa-iowa
us-central1
usa-oregon
us-west1
usa-virginia
us-east4
--timeout=TIMEOUT
The maximum amount of time in seconds to wait for the request to complete,defaults to60. Can be set for synthetic monitors.
--user-labels=[KEY=VALUE,…]
List of label KEY=VALUE pairs to add.

Keys must start with a lowercase character and contain only hyphens(-), underscores (_), lowercase characters, andnumbers. Values must contain only hyphens (-), underscores(_), lowercase characters, and numbers.

GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
These flags are available to all commands:--access-token-file,--account,--billing-project,--configuration,--flags-file,--flatten,--format,--help,--impersonate-service-account,--log-http,--project,--quiet,--trace-token,--user-output-enabled,--verbosity.

Run$gcloud help for details.

NOTES
These variants are also available:
gcloudalphamonitoringuptimecreate
gcloudbetamonitoringuptimecreate

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Last updated 2025-05-07 UTC.