---
title: "Retrieve an Existing Alert"
method: GET
path: "/v2/uptime/checks/{check_id}/alerts/{alert_id}"
tags: ["DigitalOcean-public.v2-new_Uptime"]
---

# Retrieve an Existing Alert

`GET /v2/uptime/checks/{check_id}/alerts/{alert_id}`

To show information about an existing alert, send a GET request to `/v2/uptime/checks/$CHECK_ID/alerts/$ALERT_ID`.

## Path parameters

- `check_id` string, uuid, required
- `alert_id` string, uuid, required

## Response `200`

The response will be a JSON object with a key called `alert`. The value of this will be an object that contains the standard attributes associated with an uptime alert.

- object
  - `alert` Alert
    - `id` string, uuid — A unique ID that can be used to identify and reference the alert.
    - `name` string — A human-friendly display name.
    - `type` 'latency' | 'down' | 'down_global' | 'ssl_expiry' — The type of alert.
    - `threshold` integer — The threshold at which the alert will enter a trigger state. The specific threshold is dependent on the alert type.
    - `comparison` 'greater_than' | 'less_than' — The comparison operator used against the alert's threshold.
    - `notifications` Notification — The notification settings for a trigger alert.
      - `email` string[], required — An email to notify on an alert trigger. The Email has to be one that is verified on that DigitalOcean account.
      - `slack` object[], required — Slack integration details.
        - `channel` string, string, required — Slack channel to notify of an alert trigger.
        - `url` string, string, required — Slack Webhook URL.
    - `period` '2m' | '3m' | '5m' | '10m' | '15m' | '30m' | '1h' — Period of time the threshold must be exceeded to trigger the alert.

## Other responses

- `401` — Authentication failed due to invalid credentials.
- `404` — The resource was not found.
- `429` — The API rate limit has been exceeded.
- `500` — There was a server error.
- `default` — There was an unexpected error.

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