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REST API - GET Alert

This operation returns a list of alerts.

Request

Syntax

GET webservice/AlertRule HTTP/1.1
Host: host name
Accept: application/xml
Authtoken: authentication token

where <webservice> is the root path used to route the API requests to the Web Server.

For more information, see Available Web Services for REST API.

Request Headers

Name

Description

Host

The host name of the Web Server or the Command Center used in the API request.

Accept

The format of the response. Valid values are: application/xml or application/json.

Authtoken

The authentication token received after successfully logging on. For details on receiving an authentication token, see Authentication.

Response

Response Parameters

Parameter

Description

Element

myReceiveTotal

The total number of alerts received.

CVGui_AlertListResp

myCreatedTotal

The total number of alerts created.

CVGui_AlertListResp

description

The alert description.

alertList

createdTime

The date and time the alert was created.

Valid values are UNIX-style timestamps (seconds since January 1, 1970).

alertList

notifType

The notification type for the alert. If multiple notification types are needed, send the sum of the notification types. For example, the parameter to deliver alerts through email and through the console is val = "8193".

Valid values are:

  • 1, for email

  • 4, for SNMP

  • 8, for event viewer

  • 512, for save to disk

  • 1024, for RSS feeds

  • 8192, for console alerts

  • 32768, for SCOM

  • 65536, for workflow

  • 131072, for content indexing

  • 2097152, for webhooks

alertList

status

The status for the alert. If multiple status types are needed, then the sum of individual status values are used. For example, a status value of 2193 means the alert is disabled (1), has the option to send individual notifications selected (16), and is a system created alert (2048).

Valid individual status values are:

  • 1: Alert is currently disabled.

  • 4: Alert is job based, schedule, or policy based alert.

  • 16: Option to send individual notifications for the alert is selected.

  • 128: Alert is subscription based.

  • 256: The alert is permanent and cannot be deleted (system-created alerts only).

  • 1024: Option to process discovered virtual machines is selected.

alertList

id

The system-generated ID assigned to the alert.

alert

name

The name of the alert.

alert

id

The system-generated ID assigned to the user who created the alert.

creator

name

The name of the user who created the alert.

creator

id

The ID assigned to the alert category.

Valid values are:

  • 1, for Job Management

  • 2, for Configuration

  • 3, for Media Management

  • 5, for Software Updates

  • 8, for Operation

  • 9, for Others

alertCategory

name

The name of the alert category.

alertCategory

id

The ID assigned to the alert type.

Valid values are:

  • 1, for Data Aging

  • 2, for Auxiliary Copy

  • 3, for Data Protection

  • 4, for Data Recovery

  • 5, for Disaster Recovery Backup

  • 6, for Data Verification

  • 7, for Media Inventory

  • 8, for scheduled export

  • 9, for Media Erase

  • 10, for Client

  • 11, for agents

    1. for CommCell

  • 13, for MediaAgents

  • 14, for Schedules

  • 15, for Storage Policy

  • 16, for Library

  • 17, for Library Management

  • 18, for VaultTracker

  • 19, for Download Software

  • 20, for Install Updates

  • 21, for Device Status

  • 22, for Erase Data

  • 23, for application exchange

  • 24, for Updates Available for Download

  • 25, for File Replication

  • 26, for Upgrades and Service Packs

  • 27, for Data Classification

  • 28, for Continuous Data Replication

  • 29, for offline content indexing

  • 30, for SharePoint

  • 52, for Report

  • 53, for Information Management

  • 54, for Media Refreshing

  • 55, for DeDup DB Reconstruction

  • 57, for Log Monitoring 58, for Event Viewer Events

  • 59, for Client Group

  • 60, for License

  • 61, for Backup Copy Workflow

  • 62, for log monitoring for Windows events

  • 63, for Workflow

  • 64, for Virtualize Me

  • 65, for custom queries

  • When the alertCatagory element id parameter equals 9, the alertType element id parameter equals the query ID.

alertType

name

The name of the alert type.

alertType

Examples

Sample Request

GET webservice/AlertRule HTTP/1.1
Host: client.mydomain.com
Accept: application/xml
 Authtoken: QSDK 38568012f4d1e8ee1841d283a47aa3ba78e124ea58354b5fc60f4dab8a63347d05cf5552484dafda3bfa4c5db84e580b1cb37bcf8e65b39f7f8549a443e6f78a2c7be3f31b3d845e24776c835e498e8e883bb40c46bd15af4f40ca94e823acedcdd4e9659e74b34a07a85c4586cd2ed914b6dce015874783ef768fda78183a4208930954a377f66eb56c8b92cexampl4s437a19317ca6ce7f3233d5a01aca35dbad93468b833f2cf71010809006a937670adce711ca8be46638e8

Sample Response

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8' ?>
 <CVGui_AlertListResp myReceiveTotal="48" myCreatedTotal="48">
  <alertList description="" createdTime="1389380460" notifType="131073" status="144">
   <alert id="20" name="No backup for last 4 days"/>
   <creator id="1" name="admin"/>
   <alertCategory id="1" name="Job Management"/>
   <alertType id="3" name="Data Protection"/>
  </alertList>
  <alertList description="" createdTime="1400738424" notifType="131073" status="0">
   <alert id="43" name="LOG alert"/>
   <creator id="1" name="admin"/>
   <alertCategory id="8" name="Operation"/>
   <alertType id="57" name="Log Monitoring"/>
  </alertList>
  <alertList description="" createdTime="1390852120" notifType="131073" status="1">
   <alert id="54" name="Content Indexing - Low Disk Space"/>
   <creator id="1" name="admin"/>
   <alertCategory id="8" name="Operation"/>
   <alertType id="58" name="Event Viewer Events"/>
  </alertList>
  <alertList description="" createdTime="1390852113" notifType="131073" status="1">
   <alert id="56" name="Schedule_1"/>
   <creator id="10" name="jdoe"/>
   <alertCategory id="2" name="Configuration"/>
   <alertType id="14" name="Schedules"/>
  </alertList>
  <alertList description="" createdTime="1390852103" notifType="131073" status="1">
   <alert id="68" name="Updates available for download"/>
   <creator id="1" name="admin"/>
   <alertCategory id="5" name="Software Updates"/>
   <alertType id="24" name="Updates Available to Download"/>
  </alertList>
  <alertList description="" createdTime="1403207885" notifType="131073" status="0">
   <alert id="77" name="is_Custom"/>
   <creator id="1" name="admin"/>
   <alertCategory id="9" name="Others"/>
   <alertType id="2" name="custom_alert"/>
  </alertList>
 </CVGui_AlertListResp>
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