Retrieve a monitor

Retrieves a monitor with the list it watches and whether it is active.

Parameters

path

monitor_idrequiredstring: The monitor's id, mon_....

Responses

200: monitor object; The monitor.
401: ProblemDetail; credential_missing, credential_invalid or credential_expired. The request has no valid credential.
403: ProblemDetail; scope_missing, person_required, api_key_not_accepted or entitlement_missing. The credential or plan does not allow this request. detail names the reason.
404: ProblemDetail; no_such_resource. No object has that id.
422: ProblemDetail; parameter_invalid, id_malformed or a cursor code. A parameter is missing or invalid. errors lists each one.
429: ProblemDetail; rate_limited. Too many requests. Retry after the Retry-After interval. Nothing is charged.

Credits

Free.

Example request

curl -X GET 'https://api.placestack.com/v1/monitor/018f4b75-6f79-7c6a-8c80-000000000001' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $PLACESTACK_API_KEY"

Example response

{
  "object": "monitor",
  "id": "mon_01h455vb4pex5vsknk084sn02q",
  "list": "lst_01h455vb4pex5vsknk084sn02q",
  "active": true,
  "created_at": "2026-09-13T12:00:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-09-13T12:00:00Z",
  "href": "/v1/monitor/mon_01h455vb4pex5vsknk084sn02q"
}

Parameters

Responses

Credits

Next steps

PATCH /monitor/{monitor_id}