Rackspace Cloud Monitoring Getting Started Guide

This document provides in introduction for software developers interested in developing applications using the Rackspace Cloud Monitoring Application Programming Interface (API). The document is for informational purposes only and is provided “AS IS.”

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1.1. Cloud Monitoring Work Flow

List of Examples

1.1. Authentication Request: XML
1.2. Authentication Response: XML
1.3. Authentication Request: JSON
1.4. Authentication Response: JSON
1.5. Escaping Carriage Returns in cURL
3.1. Create Entity Request: JSON
3.2. Create Entity Response: JSON
3.3. Create Entity Request: raxmon
3.4. Create Entity Response: raxmon
3.5. List All Entities Request: cURL
3.6. List All Entities Request: raxmon
3.7. List Monitoring Zones Request: cURL
3.8. List Monitoring Zones Response: cURL
3.9. List Monitoring Zones Request: raxmon
3.10. List Monitoring Zones Response: raxmon
3.11. Create a PING Check Request: cURL
3.12. Create Ping Check Response: cURL
3.13. Create a PING Check Request: raxmon
3.14. Create a PING Check Response: raxmon
3.15. Create Test Check Request: cURL
3.16. Create Test Check Response: cURL
3.17. Test Check Request: raxmon
3.18. Test Check Response: raxmon
3.19. Create HTTP Check Request: cURL
3.20. Create HTTP Check Response cURL
3.21. Create HTTP Check Request: raxmon
3.22. Create HTTP Check Response: raxmon
3.23. Create a Second HTTP Check Request: cURL
3.24. Create a Second HTTP Check Response: cURL
3.25. Create a Second HTTP Check Request: raxmon
3.26. Create a Second HTTP Check Response: raxmon
3.27. List All Checks for an Entity Request: cURL
3.28. List all Checks for an Entity Response: cURL
3.29. List All Checks for an Entity: raxmon
3.30. List All Checks for an Entity: raxmon
3.31. Create Notification Request: cURL
3.32. Create Notification Response: cURL
3.33. Create Notification Request: raxmon
3.34. Create Notification Response: raxmon
3.35. Create Notification Plan Request: cURL
3.36. Create Notification Plan Response: cURL
3.37. Create Notification Plan Request: raxmon
3.38. Create Notification Plan Response: raxmon
3.39. Create Alarm Request: cURL
3.40. Create Alarm Response: cURL
3.41. Create Alarm Request: raxmon
3.42. Create Alarm Response: raxmon
3.43. Create an Alarm HTTP Request: cURL
3.44. Create an Alarm Response: cURL
3.45. Create an Alarm Request: raxmon
3.46. Create an Alarm Response: raxmon
3.47. List Alarms Request: cURL
3.48. List Alarms Response: cURL
3.49. List Alarms Request: raxmon
3.50. List Alarms Response: raxmon
3.51. Modify an Entity Request: cURL
3.52. Modify an Entity Response: cURL
3.53. Modify an Entity Request: raxmon
3.54. Modify an Entity Response: raxmon
3.55. Delete Checks Request: cURL
3.56. Delete Checks Response: cURL
3.57. Delete Alarms Request: cURL
3.58. Delete Alarms Response: cURL
3.59. Delete Entity Request: cURL
3.60. Delete Entity Response: cURL
3.61. Delete Entity Request: raxmon
3.62. Delete Entity Response: raxmon

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