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ves-io-schema-alert_receiver-API-Create

Published April 5, 2023 | Last modified July 30, 2026

Examples of creating alert_receiver

Usecase:

Create alert_receiver "receiver1"

Request using vesctl:

vesctl configuration create alert_receiver -i alert_receiver.yaml

where file alert_receiver.yaml has following contents (alert_receiver.CreateRequest):

RequestJSON:

{
    "metadata": {
        "name": "receiver1",
        "namespace": "documentation"
    },
    "spec": {
        "email": {
            "email": "xyz@abc.com"
        }
    }
}

vesctl yaml response:

ResponseJSON:

{
    "metadata": {
        "name": "receiver1",
        "namespace": "documentation",
        "labels": {},
        "annotations": {},
        "description": "",
        "disable": false
    },
    "system_metadata": {
        "uid": "12ee93d6-db8c-484a-870b-d98c532d9280",
        "creation_timestamp": "2026-06-19T22:02:13.450562Z",
        "deletion_timestamp": null,
        "modification_timestamp": null,
        "initializers": null,
        "finalizers": [],
        "tenant": "acmecorp",
        "creator_class": "examplesvc",
        "creator_id": "examplesvc",
        "object_index": 0,
        "owner_view": null,
        "labels": {}
    },
    "spec": {
        "email": {
            "email": "xyz@abc.com"
        }
    }
}

Request using curl:

curl -X 'POST' -d '{"metadata":{"name":"receiver1","namespace":"documentation"},"spec":{"email":{"email":"xyz@abc.com"}}}' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H 'X-Volterra-Useragent: v1/pgm=_var_folders_q2_3kp8z3zs0x5_m7pk1bgb0_ph0000gp_T_go-build1655461974_b001_apidocs.test/host=MTY6VVHQPH/svc=S:examplesvc/site=mytestce01' 'https://acmecorp.console.ves.volterra.io/api/config/namespaces/documentation/alert_receivers'

curl response:

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Length: 663
Content-Type: application/json
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2026 22:02:13 GMT
Vary: Accept-Encoding


{
  "metadata": {
    "name": "receiver1",
    "namespace": "documentation",
    "labels": {
    },
    "annotations": {
    },
    "description": "",
    "disable": false
  },
  "system_metadata": {
    "uid": "12ee93d6-db8c-484a-870b-d98c532d9280",
    "creation_timestamp": "2026-06-19T22:02:13.450562Z",
    "deletion_timestamp": null,
    "modification_timestamp": null,
    "initializers": null,
    "finalizers": [
    ],
    "tenant": "acmecorp",
    "creator_class": "examplesvc",
    "creator_id": "examplesvc",
    "object_index": 0,
    "owner_view": null,
    "labels": {
    }
  },
  "spec": {
    "email": {
      "email": "xyz@abc.com"
    }
  }
}
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