---
title: "Create a metric watch"
method: POST
path: "/v1/metric-watch"
tags: ["Metric alerts"]
---

# Create a metric watch

`POST /v1/metric-watch`

One-click table watch — bell-only anomaly alerts (±threshold_pct vs baseline).

## Request body

- MetricWatchCreate
  - `artifact_id` string, required
  - `table` string, required
  - `kind` 'count' | 'sum' | 'last', required
  - `column` string — Required for sum and last.
  - `threshold_pct` number — Alert when value moves ±this percent from baseline.

## Response `201`

Watch created

- object
  - `watch` MetricWatch
    - `artifact_id` string, required
    - `table` string, required
    - `kind` 'count' | 'sum' | 'last', required
    - `column` string — Required for sum and last.
    - `threshold_pct` number — Alert when value moves ±this percent from baseline.
    - `id` string
    - `workspace_id` string, nullable
    - `table_name` string
    - `metric_kind` string
    - `column_name` string
    - `last_value` number, nullable
    - `enabled` boolean
    - `created_at` integer

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid request
- `401` — Authentication required

---

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