---
title: "Create a one-shot price alert"
method: POST
path: "/v1/price-alerts"
tags: ["price-alerts"]
---

# Create a one-shot price alert

`POST /v1/price-alerts`

## Request body

- object
  - `symbol` string, required
  - `targetPrice` number, required
  - `direction` 'above' | 'below', required

## Response `200`

Successful response

- CreatePriceAlertOutput
  - `alert` PriceAlert, required
    - `id` string, required
    - `symbol` string, required
    - `direction` 'above' | 'below', required
    - `target_price` number, required
    - `status` 'active' | 'triggered', required
    - `triggered_at` string, nullable, required
    - `created_at` string, required

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid input data
- `401` — Authorization not provided
- `403` — Insufficient access
- `500` — Internal server error

---

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