Alerts

Alerts can be created by users on datasets. These alerts can then be used to inform users of information related to that dataset.

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Requests

Initialise an alert on a dataset

POST /datasets/{dataset-id}/alerts

Initialises a new alert on a dataset.

Prerequisites

• The authenticated user must own a Meltano Cloud account

Examples

cURL

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" 'https://app.meltano.com:443/api/datasets/47917f03-fa4d-49e8-a184-1c6461ac9248/alerts' -i -X POST \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json'

Python (requests)

import requests

url = "https://app.meltano.com:443/api/datasets/47917f03-fa4d-49e8-a184-1c6461ac9248/alerts"

headers = {
  'Authorization': ACCESS_TOKEN
}

response = requests.request("POST", url, headers=headers)

print(response.text.encode('utf8'))

Response

200 OK

{
  "id" : "7cbae062-a406-48b7-8387-5ca921a1bca2",
  "created" : "2026-10-29T15:47:28.103368882",
  "lastModified" : "2026-10-29T15:47:28.103374672",
  "_links" : {
    "create alert" : {
      "href" : "https://app.meltano.com/api/datasets/47917f03-fa4d-49e8-a184-1c6461ac9248/alerts/7cbae062-a406-48b7-8387-5ca921a1bca2"
    }
  }
}

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Create an alert on a dataset

PUT /datasets/{dataset-id}/alerts/{alert-id}

Create a new alert on a dataset.

Prerequisites

• The authenticated user must own a Meltano Cloud account

Examples

cURL

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" 'https://app.meltano.com:443/api/datasets/47917f03-fa4d-49e8-a184-1c6461ac9248/alerts/7cbae062-a406-48b7-8387-5ca921a1bca2' -i -X PUT \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -d '{
  "detail" : "New dataset alert"
}'

Python (requests)

import requests

url = "https://app.meltano.com:443/api/datasets/47917f03-fa4d-49e8-a184-1c6461ac9248/alerts/7cbae062-a406-48b7-8387-5ca921a1bca2"

data = {
  "detail" : "New dataset alert"
}
headers = {
  'Authorization': ACCESS_TOKEN
}

response = requests.request("PUT", url, headers=headers, data=data)

print(response.text.encode('utf8'))

Response

201 Created

{
  "id" : "7cbae062-a406-48b7-8387-5ca921a1bca2",
  "created" : "2026-10-29T15:47:28.257702353",
  "lastModified" : "2026-10-29T15:47:28.257704045",
  "raised" : "2026-10-29T15:47:28.257702353",
  "detail" : "New dataset alert",
  "_links" : {
    "dataset" : {
      "href" : "https://app.meltano.com/api/datasets/47917f03-fa4d-49e8-a184-1c6461ac9248"
    }
  }
}

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View alerts on a dataset

GET /datasets/{dataset-id}/alerts

View alerts on a dataset.

Prerequisites

• The authenticated user must own a Meltano Cloud account

Examples

cURL

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" 'https://app.meltano.com:443/api/datasets/47917f03-fa4d-49e8-a184-1c6461ac9248/alerts' -i -X GET

Python (requests)

import requests

url = "https://app.meltano.com:443/api/datasets/47917f03-fa4d-49e8-a184-1c6461ac9248/alerts"

headers = {
  'Authorization': ACCESS_TOKEN
}

response = requests.request("GET", url, headers=headers)

print(response.text.encode('utf8'))

Response

200 OK

{
  "_embedded" : {
    "alerts" : [ {
      "id" : "7cbae062-a406-48b7-8387-5ca921a1bca2",
      "created" : "2026-10-29T15:47:28.257702",
      "lastModified" : "2026-10-29T15:47:28.257704",
      "raised" : "2026-10-29T15:47:28.257702",
      "detail" : "New dataset alert",
      "_links" : {
        "dataset" : {
          "href" : "https://app.meltano.com/api/datasets/47917f03-fa4d-49e8-a184-1c6461ac9248"
        }
      }
    } ]
  },
  "_links" : {
    "self" : {
      "href" : "https://app.meltano.com/api/datasets/47917f03-fa4d-49e8-a184-1c6461ac9248/alerts?page=0&size=20"
    }
  },
  "page" : {
    "size" : 20,
    "totalElements" : 1,
    "totalPages" : 1,
    "number" : 0
  }
}

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View an alert

GET /alerts/{alert-id}

View an alert.

Prerequisites

• The authenticated user must own a Meltano Cloud account

Examples

cURL

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" 'https://app.meltano.com:443/api/alerts/7cbae062-a406-48b7-8387-5ca921a1bca2' -i -X GET

Python (requests)

import requests

url = "https://app.meltano.com:443/api/alerts/7cbae062-a406-48b7-8387-5ca921a1bca2"

headers = {
  'Authorization': ACCESS_TOKEN
}

response = requests.request("GET", url, headers=headers)

print(response.text.encode('utf8'))

Response

200 OK

{
  "id" : "7cbae062-a406-48b7-8387-5ca921a1bca2",
  "created" : "2026-10-29T15:47:28.257702",
  "lastModified" : "2026-10-29T15:47:28.257704",
  "raised" : "2026-10-29T15:47:28.257702",
  "detail" : "New dataset alert",
  "_links" : {
    "dataset" : {
      "href" : "https://app.meltano.com/api/datasets/47917f03-fa4d-49e8-a184-1c6461ac9248"
    }
  }
}

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