# Posting an alert using Grafana 8.0 API: any worked example? **URL:** \ **Category:** Alerting\ **Tags:** unified-alerting, api\ **Created:** [June 28, 2021, 12:54pm UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/posting-an-alert-using-grafana-8-0-api-any-worked-example/49607 "2021-06-28T12:54:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![fab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fab1](https://community.grafana.com/u/fab1)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2021, 12:54pm UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/posting-an-alert-using-grafana-8-0-api-any-worked-example/49607/1 "2021-06-28T12:54:03Z")
- My Grafana version: 8.0.4 through Docker WSL 2 based engine running under Win 10. Docker version 3.4.0. Docker-Engine 20.10.7 - I’d like to set up a sample alert using the Unified Alerting API 1.1.0, as documented here: [Swagger Editor](https://editor.swagger.io/?url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/grafana/grafana/main/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/post.json) - What I have tried: I have set up an alert manually in the grafana UI, then downloaded every configuration setting I could (using GET in the API). Finally I have deleted my alert in the UI and tried to POST it back using the API. When posting, it did not work. - Using GET, I got information from “alertmanager/grafana/config/api/v1/alerts” and “ruler/grafana/api/v1/rules}” only. I have then deleted the alert from the server, and posted exactly what I have received back to “alertmanager/grafana/config/api/v1/alerts”. This first post worked. Then I tried to post back what I had received from “ruler/grafana/api/v1/rules”. This didn’t work and I got the following error: `404 Client Error: Not Found for url: http://127.0.0.1:3000/api/ruler/grafana/api/v1/rules`. If I append a “/{Namespace}” to the request url, I get the following in the http response: b’{“message”:“folder not found”,“status”:“not-found”}’, text: ‘{“message”:“folder not found”,“status”:“not-found”}’, status: 404. So, I guess I need to specify a new namespace somewhere else, or what? Maybe I need to “create” a namespace within the first POST request? - I expected the second post worked. Why did it not? - The following is the json payload sent within the second post: ```auto {'existing folder on server': [{'interval': '1m', 'name': 'some name here', 'rules': [{'annotations': {' __dashboardUid__': 'dahsboard UID here', ' __panelId__': '2'}, 'expr': '', 'for': '5m', 'grafana_alert': {'condition': 'B', 'data': [{'datasourceUid': 'UID received with GET', 'model': {'format': 'time_series', 'group': [], 'intervalMs': 1000, 'maxDataPoints': 43200, 'metricColumn': 'none', 'rawQuery': True, 'rawSql': 'SELECT\n' ' ' '$__time(time_recorded),\n' ' ' 'co2\n' 'FROM\n' ' ' 'airthings.measurements\n' 'WHERE\n' ' ' '$__timeFilter(time_recorded)\n' ' ' 'AND ' 'sensor_serial_num ' '= ' "'2930039276'\n" 'ORDER ' 'BY ' 'time_recorded ' 'ASC', 'refId': 'A', 'select': [[{'params': ['value'], 'type': 'column'}]], 'timeColumn': 'time', 'where': [{'name': '$__timeFilter', 'params': [], 'type': 'macro'}]}, 'queryType': '', 'refId': 'A', 'relativeTimeRange': {'from': 604800, 'to': 0}}, {'datasourceUid': '-100', 'model': {'conditions': [{'evaluator': {'params': [500], 'type': 'gt'}, 'operator': {'type': 'and'}, 'query': {'params': ['A']}, 'reducer': {'params': [], 'type': 'avg'}, 'type': 'query'}], 'datasource': ' __expr__', 'hide': False, 'intervalMs': 1000, 'maxDataPoints': 43200, 'refId': 'B', 'type': 'classic_conditions'}, 'queryType': '', 'refId': 'B', 'relativeTimeRange': {'from': 0, 'to': 0}}], 'exec_err_state': 'Alerting', 'id': 3, 'intervalSeconds': 60, 'namespace_id': 1, 'namespace_uid': 'level39_docker', 'no_data_state': 'NoData', 'orgId': 1, 'rule_group': 'CO2 ' '@ ' 'level ' '39 ' ': ' 'sensor ' '$sensor', 'title': 'test_alert_1', 'uid': 'uid received here from GET', 'updated': '2021-06-24T21:46:10Z', 'version': 2}}]}]} ``` This is instead the payload sent within the first POST: ```auto {'alertmanager_config': {'receivers': [{'grafana_managed_receiver_configs': [{'disableResolveMessage': False, 'name': 'email ' 'receiver', 'secureFields': {}, 'settings': {'addresses': ''}, 'type': 'email', 'uid': 'uid received here from GET'}], 'name': 'grafana-default-email'}], 'route': {'receiver': 'grafana-default-email'}, 'templates': None}, 'template_files': None} ``` - Is it possible to have a completed worked example about how to create an alert from scratch using the API? Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![anon20954878](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@anon20954878](https://community.grafana.com/u/anon20954878)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 11:25pm UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/posting-an-alert-using-grafana-8-0-api-any-worked-example/49607/2 "2021-07-07T23:25:02Z")
You’re on the right track with having to create a folder/namespace first. Once you have that you should be able to continue with your example ---
**Author:** ![dwhayslett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3ec8ea/32.png) [@dwhayslett](https://community.grafana.com/u/dwhayslett)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 6:48pm UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/posting-an-alert-using-grafana-8-0-api-any-worked-example/49607/3 "2022-01-11T18:48:39Z")
Were you able to get this working? I’m fighting the next step in this issue (as are many others, it seems). My “existing folder on server” exists, but I get “rule group name is not valid” in response from the POST. I created the folder via “Create → Folder” dialog in our Grafana page - is that not sufficient? Thanks! The command I’m trying to use is ```auto curl -X POST \ -u admin: \ -H "Content-type: application/json" \ -d $(cat AlertingRules.json) \ http://:3000/api/ruler/grafana/api/v1/rules/AlertingRules ``` I’ve never really found explicit documentation as to whether this is correct. ---
**Author:** ![pilinato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@pilinato](https://community.grafana.com/u/pilinato)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 6:36am UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/posting-an-alert-using-grafana-8-0-api-any-worked-example/49607/4 "2022-03-15T06:36:05Z")
Hi I Got same message “rule group name is not valid” can anyone help ? ---
**Author:** ![pats](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/grafana/user_avatar/community.grafana.com/pats/32/22280_2.png) [@pats](https://community.grafana.com/u/pats)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2022, 2:14pm UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/posting-an-alert-using-grafana-8-0-api-any-worked-example/49607/5 "2022-03-30T14:14:10Z")
Facing the same issue. ---
**Author:** ![gsuttie2001](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/grafana/user_avatar/community.grafana.com/gsuttie2001/32/22552_2.png) [@gsuttie2001](https://community.grafana.com/u/gsuttie2001)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2022, 8:13am UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/posting-an-alert-using-grafana-8-0-api-any-worked-example/49607/6 "2022-04-14T08:13:33Z")
> [@fab1](#): > > `}]}` Why are there no replies on creating Alert rules using the API? ---
**Author:** ![iluanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@iluanna](https://community.grafana.com/u/iluanna)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 9:43am UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/posting-an-alert-using-grafana-8-0-api-any-worked-example/49607/8 "2022-04-20T09:43:21Z")
The solution for "“rule group name is not valid” is given here: [NGalert / Grafana 8 alert feature: How to export / import alerts as yml/json? - #11 by callayn](https://community.grafana.com/t/ngalert-grafana-8-alert-feature-how-to-export-import-alerts-as-yml-json/51677/11), by ahmed1smael ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/grafana/original/2X/e/ef5308cc58c9e5a13187b5012eb99f406928462f.png) [@system](https://community.grafana.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2022, 12:54pm UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/posting-an-alert-using-grafana-8-0-api-any-worked-example/49607/9 "2022-06-28T12:54:42Z")
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