POST/v1/checks/dns
Create a DNS check
Create a new DNS check to monitor DNS records
Security: Bearer Auth
Provide your bearer token in the Authorization header when making requests to protected resources.
Example: Authorization: Bearer 123
Body parameters
name:string
Name of the monitor
test_interval:integeroptional
Interval in seconds between checks
test_regions:string[]optional
Regions to run checks from. Valid regions: aws:us-east-1, aws:us-east-2, aws:us-west-1, aws:eu-central-1, aws:eu-west-2, aws:ap-south-1, aws:ap-southeast-2, aws:ap-northeast-1
user_alerts:string[]optional
slack_alerts:string[]optional
discord_alerts:string[]optional
incident_io_alerts:string[]optional
microsoft_teams_alerts:string[]optional
telegram_alerts:string[]optional
webhook_alerts:string[]optional
IDs of webhooks to associate with this check
oncall_alerts:string[]optional
IDs of on-call integrations (Grafana, PagerDuty, Opsgenie, Spike)
alert_priority:stringoptional
Alert Priority
Accepted values: "LOW" | "HIGH"
Default: "LOW"
confirmation_period_seconds:integeroptional
Confirmation period in seconds
Default: 60
recovery_period_seconds:integeroptional
Recovery period in seconds
Default: 180
reminder_alert_interval_minutes:integeroptional
Interval in minutes between reminders (-1 for never)
Default: 1440
timeout:integeroptional
Timeout in milliseconds
Default: 10000
type:stringoptional
Accepted values: "DNS_CHECK"
dns_domain:string
DNS name to query
dns_record_type:string
DNS record type to query
Accepted values: "A" | "AAAA" | "CNAME" | "MX" | "NS" | "SOA" | "TXT"
dns_resolver:stringnulloptional
Custom DNS resolver in host:port format. IPv6 must use bracket notation.
dns_protocol:stringoptional
DNS transport protocol
Accepted values: "UDP" | "TCP"
Default: "UDP"
assertions:object[]optional
DNS assertions to run on the response
Responses
| Status | Meaning | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 201 | Created | Create a new OnlineOrNot DNS Check |
| 400 | Bad Request | Validation error |
| 401 | Unauthorized | Unauthenticated |
| 403 | Forbidden | Forbidden |
| 500 | Internal Server Error | Internal Server Error |
Response Schema
result:object
success:boolean
Whether the API call was successful
errors:object[]
messages:object[]
Request
POST
/v1/checks/dnscurl --request POST \
--url https://api.onlineornot.com/v1/checks/dns \
--header 'Accept: application/json' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer {access-token}' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{"name":"DNS for example.com","dns_domain":"example.com","dns_record_type":"A","test_interval":60}'
Response
{
"result": {
"id": "a1b2c3d4",
"name": "My landing page",
"last_queued": "2021-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
"status": "UP",
"headers": {
"X-My-Header": "My Value"
},
"text_to_search_for": "string",
"reminder_alert_interval_minutes": 1440,
"confirmation_period_seconds": 60,
"recovery_period_seconds": 180,
"test_interval": 60,
"timeout": 10000,
"script": "string",
"alert_priority": "HIGH",
"verify_ssl": true,
"method": "GET",
"body": "string",
"follow_redirects": true,
"auth_username": "string",
"auth_password": "string",
"test_regions": [
"aws:us-east-1",
"aws:eu-central-1"
],
"user_alerts": [
"string"
],
"slack_alerts": [
"string"
],
"discord_alerts": [
"string"
],
"incident_io_alerts": [
"string"
],
"microsoft_teams_alerts": [
"string"
],
"telegram_alerts": [
"string"
],
"oncall_alerts": [
"string"
],
"webhook_alerts": [
"string"
],
"check_type": "DNS",
"url": null,
"version": "NODE24_DNS",
"dns_domain": "example.com",
"dns_record_type": "A",
"dns_resolver": "8.8.8.8:53",
"dns_protocol": "UDP",
"assertions": [
{
"type": "DNS_JSON_ANSWER",
"property": "$.answers[0].data",
"comparison": "EQUALS",
"expected": "93.184.216.34"
}
]
},
"success": true,
"errors": [],
"messages": []
}
GET/v1/checks/dns/{check_id}
Retrieve a DNS check
Look up detailed information about a specific DNS check
Security: Bearer Auth
Provide your bearer token in the Authorization header when making requests to protected resources.
Example: Authorization: Bearer 123
Path parameters
check_id:string
Uptime Check ID
Responses
| Status | Meaning | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 200 | OK | Retrieve the specified OnlineOrNot DNS Check |
| 401 | Unauthorized | Unauthenticated |
| 403 | Forbidden | Forbidden |
| 404 | Not Found | DNS check not found |
| 500 | Internal Server Error | Internal Server Error |
Response Schema
result:object
success:boolean
Whether the API call was successful
errors:object[]
messages:object[]
Request
GET
/v1/checks/dns/{check_id}curl --request GET \
--url https://api.onlineornot.com/v1/checks/dns/a1b2c3d4 \
--header 'Accept: application/json' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer {access-token}'
Response
{
"result": {
"id": "a1b2c3d4",
"name": "My landing page",
"last_queued": "2021-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
"status": "UP",
"headers": {
"X-My-Header": "My Value"
},
"text_to_search_for": "string",
"reminder_alert_interval_minutes": 1440,
"confirmation_period_seconds": 60,
"recovery_period_seconds": 180,
"test_interval": 60,
"timeout": 10000,
"script": "string",
"alert_priority": "HIGH",
"verify_ssl": true,
"method": "GET",
"body": "string",
"follow_redirects": true,
"auth_username": "string",
"auth_password": "string",
"test_regions": [
"aws:us-east-1",
"aws:eu-central-1"
],
"user_alerts": [
"string"
],
"slack_alerts": [
"string"
],
"discord_alerts": [
"string"
],
"incident_io_alerts": [
"string"
],
"microsoft_teams_alerts": [
"string"
],
"telegram_alerts": [
"string"
],
"oncall_alerts": [
"string"
],
"webhook_alerts": [
"string"
],
"check_type": "DNS",
"url": null,
"version": "NODE24_DNS",
"dns_domain": "example.com",
"dns_record_type": "A",
"dns_resolver": "8.8.8.8:53",
"dns_protocol": "UDP",
"assertions": [
{
"type": "DNS_JSON_ANSWER",
"property": "$.answers[0].data",
"comparison": "EQUALS",
"expected": "93.184.216.34"
}
]
},
"success": true,
"errors": [],
"messages": []
}
PATCH/v1/checks/dns/{check_id}
Modify a DNS check
Modify the configuration of an existing DNS check
Security: Bearer Auth
Provide your bearer token in the Authorization header when making requests to protected resources.
Example: Authorization: Bearer 123
Path parameters
check_id:string
Uptime Check ID
Body parameters
name:stringoptional
Name of the monitor
test_interval:integeroptional
Interval in seconds between checks
test_regions:string[]optional
Regions to run checks from. Valid regions: aws:us-east-1, aws:us-east-2, aws:us-west-1, aws:eu-central-1, aws:eu-west-2, aws:ap-south-1, aws:ap-southeast-2, aws:ap-northeast-1
user_alerts:string[]optional
slack_alerts:string[]optional
discord_alerts:string[]optional
incident_io_alerts:string[]optional
microsoft_teams_alerts:string[]optional
telegram_alerts:string[]optional
webhook_alerts:string[]optional
IDs of webhooks to associate with this check
oncall_alerts:string[]optional
IDs of on-call integrations (Grafana, PagerDuty, Opsgenie, Spike)
alert_priority:stringoptional
Alert Priority
Accepted values: "LOW" | "HIGH"
Default: "LOW"
confirmation_period_seconds:integeroptional
Confirmation period in seconds
recovery_period_seconds:integeroptional
Recovery period in seconds
reminder_alert_interval_minutes:integeroptional
Interval in minutes between reminders (-1 for never)
timeout:integeroptional
Timeout in milliseconds
paused:booleanoptional
Whether the monitor is paused (completely stops execution) or actively running
muted:booleanoptional
Whether the monitor is muted (continues running but suppresses alerts) or sending alerts normally
dns_domain:stringoptional
dns_record_type:stringoptional
Accepted values: "A" | "AAAA" | "CNAME" | "MX" | "NS" | "SOA" | "TXT"
dns_resolver:stringnulloptional
Custom DNS resolver in host:port format. IPv6 must use bracket notation.
dns_protocol:stringoptional
Accepted values: "UDP" | "TCP"
assertions:object[]optional
Responses
| Status | Meaning | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 200 | OK | Modify an OnlineOrNot DNS Check |
| 400 | Bad Request | Validation error |
| 401 | Unauthorized | Unauthenticated |
| 403 | Forbidden | Forbidden |
| 404 | Not Found | DNS check not found |
| 500 | Internal Server Error | Internal Server Error |
Response Schema
result:object
success:boolean
Whether the API call was successful
errors:object[]
messages:object[]
Request
PATCH
/v1/checks/dns/{check_id}curl --request PATCH \
--url https://api.onlineornot.com/v1/checks/dns/a1b2c3d4 \
--header 'Accept: application/json' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer {access-token}' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{"dns_domain":"example.org","dns_record_type":"TXT","dns_resolver":"1.1.1.1:53","dns_protocol":"TCP"}'
Response
{
"result": {
"id": "a1b2c3d4",
"name": "My landing page",
"last_queued": "2021-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
"status": "UP",
"headers": {
"X-My-Header": "My Value"
},
"text_to_search_for": "string",
"reminder_alert_interval_minutes": 1440,
"confirmation_period_seconds": 60,
"recovery_period_seconds": 180,
"test_interval": 60,
"timeout": 10000,
"script": "string",
"alert_priority": "HIGH",
"verify_ssl": true,
"method": "GET",
"body": "string",
"follow_redirects": true,
"auth_username": "string",
"auth_password": "string",
"test_regions": [
"aws:us-east-1",
"aws:eu-central-1"
],
"user_alerts": [
"string"
],
"slack_alerts": [
"string"
],
"discord_alerts": [
"string"
],
"incident_io_alerts": [
"string"
],
"microsoft_teams_alerts": [
"string"
],
"telegram_alerts": [
"string"
],
"oncall_alerts": [
"string"
],
"webhook_alerts": [
"string"
],
"check_type": "DNS",
"url": null,
"version": "NODE24_DNS",
"dns_domain": "example.com",
"dns_record_type": "A",
"dns_resolver": "8.8.8.8:53",
"dns_protocol": "UDP",
"assertions": [
{
"type": "DNS_JSON_ANSWER",
"property": "$.answers[0].data",
"comparison": "EQUALS",
"expected": "93.184.216.34"
}
]
},
"success": true,
"errors": [],
"messages": []
}
DELETE/v1/checks/dns/{check_id}
Delete a DNS check
Permanently delete a DNS check
Security: Bearer Auth
Provide your bearer token in the Authorization header when making requests to protected resources.
Example: Authorization: Bearer 123
Path parameters
check_id:string
Uptime Check ID
Responses
| Status | Meaning | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 200 | OK | Returns the deleted OnlineOrNot DNS Check's ID |
| 400 | Bad Request | Validation error |
| 401 | Unauthorized | Unauthenticated |
| 403 | Forbidden | Forbidden |
| 404 | Not Found | DNS check not found |
| 500 | Internal Server Error | Internal Server Error |
Response Schema
result:object
success:boolean
Whether the API call was successful
errors:object[]
messages:object[]
Request
DELETE
/v1/checks/dns/{check_id}curl --request DELETE \
--url https://api.onlineornot.com/v1/checks/dns/a1b2c3d4 \
--header 'Accept: application/json' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer {access-token}'
Response
{
"result": {
"id": "a1b2c3d4"
},
"success": true,
"errors": [],
"messages": []
}