Query ClickHouse telemetry metrics to evaluate threshold condition…
Query ClickHouse telemetry metrics to evaluate threshold condition triggers for automated monitoring Zaps
Request
- x-api-key: <your-api-key>
- Content-Type: application/json
Response
{
"alertTriggered": true,
"alertType": "standard",
"currentValue": 3.7,
"metrics": {
"errorCount": 3,
"p95LatencyMs": 6.6,
"totalRequests": 3
},
"status": "success",
"summary": "A short summary.",
"threshold": 0.6,
"timeWindowMinutes": 26,
"tokensDeducted": 1
}What it does
Query ClickHouse telemetry metrics to evaluate threshold condition triggers for automated monitoring Zaps
Request
Body
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
alertType | enum | yes | The metric evaluation rule to check against ClickHouse telemetry One of: error_rate, token_usage_spike, high_latency, status_code_count. |
endpointFilter | string | no | Optional relative path to scope metrics to a single endpoint (e.g. "/v1/scrape/favicon") |
targetStatusCode | integer | no | HTTP status code to count when alertType is status_code_count or error_rate |
threshold | number | yes | Value threshold to evaluate against current metric value |
timeWindowMinutes | integer | no | Time window in minutes to evaluate (1 to 1440 minutes / 24 hrs) |
Example request
{
"alertType": "error_rate",
"endpointFilter": "https://example.com/api",
"targetStatusCode": 500,
"threshold": 10,
"timeWindowMinutes": 60
}Response
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
alertTriggered | boolean | |
alertType | string | |
currentValue | number | |
metrics | object | |
↳ errorCount | integer | |
↳ p95LatencyMs | number | |
↳ totalRequests | integer | |
status | string | |
summary | string | |
threshold | number | |
timeWindowMinutes | integer | |
tokensDeducted | integer |
Example response
{
"alertTriggered": true,
"alertType": "standard",
"currentValue": 3.7,
"metrics": {
"errorCount": 3,
"p95LatencyMs": 6.6,
"totalRequests": 3
},
"status": "success",
"summary": "A short summary.",
"threshold": 0.6,
"timeWindowMinutes": 26,
"tokensDeducted": 1
}Errors
Every error answers with the same envelope: an HTTP status, a machine code and a sentence.
400 | The body or a parameter failed validation. The details array names the field. |
401 | No key, a revoked key or a wrong header. Send x-api-key. |
402 | The wallet cannot cover this call. Top up or wait for the monthly grant. |
404 | The resource does not exist, or it is not yours. Both answer identically and cost nothing. |
429 | Over the per-minute quota of your tier. Back off and retry. |
5xx | Upstream refused or timed out. The call is not billed. |
Code
curl -X POST 'https://app.castomapi.com/v1/zapier/alerts/check' \
-H 'x-api-key: <your-api-key>' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"alertType": "error_rate", "endpointFilter": "https://example.com/api", "targetStatusCode": 500, "threshold": 10, "timeWindowMinutes": 60}'const res = await fetch('https://app.castomapi.com/v1/zapier/alerts/check', {
method: 'POST',
headers: { 'x-api-key': '<your-api-key>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
body: JSON.stringify({"alertType": "error_rate", "endpointFilter": "https://example.com/api", "targetStatusCode": 500, "threshold": 10, "timeWindowMinutes": 60})
});
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);import { request } from 'node:https';
// Node 18+ has fetch built in
const res = await fetch('https://app.castomapi.com/v1/zapier/alerts/check', {
method: 'POST',
headers: { 'x-api-key': '<your-api-key>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
body: JSON.stringify({"alertType": "error_rate", "endpointFilter": "https://example.com/api", "targetStatusCode": 500, "threshold": 10, "timeWindowMinutes": 60})
});
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);import requests
res = requests.post(
'https://app.castomapi.com/v1/zapier/alerts/check',
headers={'x-api-key': '<your-api-key>'},
json={"alertType": "error_rate", "endpointFilter": "https://example.com/api", "targetStatusCode": 500, "threshold": 10, "timeWindowMinutes": 60},
timeout=30,
)
print(res.json())<?php
$ch = curl_init('https://app.castomapi.com/v1/zapier/alerts/check');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => 'POST',
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => ['x-api-key: <your-api-key>', 'Content-Type: application/json'],
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode(['alertType' => 'error_rate', 'endpointFilter' => 'https://example.com/api', 'targetStatusCode' => 500, 'threshold' => 10, 'timeWindowMinutes' => 60]),
]);
$data = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);
print_r($data);Cost and limits
This operation costs 1 token. A call that fails is never billed. Every account gets 1000 free tokens a month; paid balances never expire.
Rate limits per minute
| No key | 10 |
| Free | 60 |
| Pro | 300 |
| Enterprise | 1200 |
Questions
What does Query ClickHouse telemetry metrics to evaluate threshold condition… cost?
1 token per successful call, debited from your wallet after the response. Failed calls are free. Every account receives 1000 free tokens a month.
How do I authenticate?
Send your key in the x-api-key header. One key covers every metered endpoint; there is nothing to enable per endpoint.
Can I send an Authorization: Bearer token instead?
Not for a metered endpoint — those take the x-api-key header and nothing else. Bearer tokens belong to the account side: the dashboard and account APIs accept a JWT session, and castomapi-auth issues those through a standard OAuth2 handshake, with authorization code, client credentials and refresh grants. The auth service page covers it.
What are the limits?
10 requests a minute per IP with no key at all, 60 a minute on the free tier, 300 on Pro, 1200 on Enterprise. Above the no-key tier the quota is per account, across every endpoint.
OpenAPI: https://app.castomapi.com/docs/json