Get an SLO's details

GET https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v1/slo/{slo_id}https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v1/slo/{slo_id}https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v1/slo/{slo_id}https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v1/slo/{slo_id}https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v1/slo/{slo_id}https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v1/slo/{slo_id}https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v1/slo/{slo_id}https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v1/slo/{slo_id}

Overview

Get a service level objective object. This endpoint requires the slos_read permission.

OAuth apps require the slos_read authorization scope to access this endpoint.

Arguments

Path Parameters

Name

Type

Description

slo_id [required]

string

The ID of the service level objective object.

Query Strings

Name

Type

Description

with_configured_alert_ids

boolean

Get the IDs of SLO monitors that reference this SLO.

Response

OK

A service level objective response containing a single service level objective.

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Field

Type

Description

data

object

A service level objective object includes a service level indicator, thresholds for one or more timeframes, and metadata (name, description, tags, etc.).

configured_alert_ids

[integer]

A list of SLO monitors IDs that reference this SLO. This field is returned only when with_configured_alert_ids parameter is true in query.

created_at

int64

Creation timestamp (UNIX time in seconds)

Always included in service level objective responses.

creator

object

Object describing the creator of the shared element.

email

string

Email of the creator.

handle

string

Handle of the creator.

name

string

Name of the creator.

description

string

A user-defined description of the service level objective.

Always included in service level objective responses (but may be null). Optional in create/update requests.

groups

[string]

A list of (up to 20) monitor groups that narrow the scope of a monitor service level objective.

Included in service level objective responses if it is not empty. Optional in create/update requests for monitor service level objectives, but may only be used when then length of the monitor_ids field is one.

id

string

A unique identifier for the service level objective object.

Always included in service level objective responses.

modified_at

int64

Modification timestamp (UNIX time in seconds)

Always included in service level objective responses.

monitor_ids

[integer]

A list of monitor ids that defines the scope of a monitor service level objective. Required if type is monitor.

monitor_tags

[string]

The union of monitor tags for all monitors referenced by the monitor_ids field. Always included in service level objective responses for monitor service level objectives (but may be empty). Ignored in create/update requests. Does not affect which monitors are included in the service level objective (that is determined entirely by the monitor_ids field).

name

string

The name of the service level objective object.

query

object

The metric query used to define a count-based SLO as the ratio of good events to total events.

denominator [required]

string

A Datadog metric query for total (valid) events.

numerator [required]

string

A Datadog metric query for good events.

sli_specification

 <oneOf>

A generic SLI specification. This is currently used for time-slice and count-based (metric) SLOs only.

Option 1

object

A time-slice SLI specification.

time_slice [required]

object

The time-slice condition, composed of 3 parts: 1. the metric timeseries query, 2. the comparator, and 3. the threshold. Optionally, a fourth part, the query interval, can be provided.

comparator [required]

enum

The comparator used to compare the SLI value to the threshold. Allowed enum values: >,>=,<,<=

query [required]

object

The queries and formula used to calculate the SLI value.

formulas [required]

[object]

A list that contains exactly one formula, as only a single formula may be used in a time-slice SLO.

formula [required]

string

The formula string, which is an expression involving named queries.

queries [required]

[ <oneOf>]

A list of queries that are used to calculate the SLI value.

Option 1

object

A formula and functions metrics query.

aggregator

enum

The aggregation methods available for metrics queries. Allowed enum values: avg,min,max,sum,last,area,l2norm,percentile

cross_org_uuids

[string]

The source organization UUID for cross organization queries. Feature in Private Beta.

data_source [required]

enum

Data source for metrics queries. Allowed enum values: metrics

name [required]

string

Name of the query for use in formulas.

query [required]

string

Metrics query definition.

semantic_mode

enum

Semantic mode for metrics queries. This determines how metrics from different sources are combined or displayed. Allowed enum values: combined,native

query_interval_seconds

enum

The interval used when querying data, which defines the size of a time slice. Two values are allowed: 60 (1 minute) and 300 (5 minutes). If not provided, the value defaults to 300 (5 minutes). Allowed enum values: 60,300

threshold [required]

double

The threshold value to which each SLI value will be compared.

Option 2

object

A metric SLI specification.

count [required]

 <oneOf>

A count-based (metric) SLI specification, composed of three parts: the good events formula, the bad or total events formula, and the underlying queries. Exactly one of total_events_formula or bad_events_formula must be provided.

Option 1

object

SLO count definition using a total events formula alongside a good events formula.

good_events_formula [required]

object

A formula that specifies how to combine the results of multiple queries.

formula [required]

string

The formula string, which is an expression involving named queries.

queries [required]

[ <oneOf>]

Option 1

object

A formula and functions metrics query.

aggregator

enum

The aggregation methods available for metrics queries. Allowed enum values: avg,min,max,sum,last,area,l2norm,percentile

cross_org_uuids

[string]

The source organization UUID for cross organization queries. Feature in Private Beta.

data_source [required]

enum

Data source for metrics queries. Allowed enum values: metrics

name [required]

string

Name of the query for use in formulas.

query [required]

string

Metrics query definition.

semantic_mode

enum

Semantic mode for metrics queries. This determines how metrics from different sources are combined or displayed. Allowed enum values: combined,native

total_events_formula [required]

object

The total events formula. Bad events queries can be defined using the bad_events_formula field as an alternative. Only one of total_events_formula or bad_events_formula must be provided.

formula [required]

string

The formula string, which is an expression involving named queries.

Option 2

object

SLO count definition using a bad events formula alongside a good events formula.

bad_events_formula [required]

object

The bad events formula (recommended). Total events queries can be defined using the total_events_formula field as an alternative. Only one of total_events_formula or bad_events_formula must be provided.

formula [required]

string

The formula string, which is an expression involving named queries.

good_events_formula [required]

object

A formula that specifies how to combine the results of multiple queries.

formula [required]

string

The formula string, which is an expression involving named queries.

queries [required]

[ <oneOf>]

Option 1

object

A formula and functions metrics query.

aggregator

enum

The aggregation methods available for metrics queries. Allowed enum values: avg,min,max,sum,last,area,l2norm,percentile

cross_org_uuids

[string]

The source organization UUID for cross organization queries. Feature in Private Beta.

data_source [required]

enum

Data source for metrics queries. Allowed enum values: metrics

name [required]

string

Name of the query for use in formulas.

query [required]

string

Metrics query definition.

semantic_mode

enum

Semantic mode for metrics queries. This determines how metrics from different sources are combined or displayed. Allowed enum values: combined,native

tags

[string]

A list of tags associated with this service level objective. Always included in service level objective responses (but may be empty). Optional in create/update requests.

target_threshold

double

The target threshold such that when the service level indicator is above this threshold over the given timeframe, the objective is being met.

thresholds

[object]

The thresholds (timeframes and associated targets) for this service level objective object.

target [required]

double

The target value for the service level indicator within the corresponding timeframe.

target_display

string

A string representation of the target that indicates its precision. It uses trailing zeros to show significant decimal places (for example 98.00).

Always included in service level objective responses. Ignored in create/update requests.

timeframe [required]

enum

The SLO time window options. Note that "custom" is not a valid option for creating or updating SLOs. It is only used when querying SLO history over custom timeframes. Allowed enum values: 7d,30d,90d,custom

warning

double

The warning value for the service level objective.

warning_display

string

A string representation of the warning target (see the description of the target_display field for details).

Included in service level objective responses if a warning target exists. Ignored in create/update requests.

timeframe

enum

The SLO time window options. Note that "custom" is not a valid option for creating or updating SLOs. It is only used when querying SLO history over custom timeframes. Allowed enum values: 7d,30d,90d,custom

type

enum

The type of the service level objective. Allowed enum values: metric,monitor,time_slice

warning_threshold

double

The optional warning threshold such that when the service level indicator is below this value for the given threshold, but above the target threshold, the objective appears in a "warning" state. This value must be greater than the target threshold.

errors

[string]

An array of error messages. Each endpoint documents how/whether this field is used.

{
  "data": {
    "configured_alert_ids": [
      123,
      456,
      789
    ],
    "created_at": "integer",
    "creator": {
      "email": "string",
      "handle": "string",
      "name": "string"
    },
    "description": "string",
    "groups": [
      "env:prod",
      "role:mysql"
    ],
    "id": "string",
    "modified_at": "integer",
    "monitor_ids": [],
    "monitor_tags": [],
    "name": "Custom Metric SLO",
    "query": {
      "denominator": "sum:my.custom.metric{*}.as_count()",
      "numerator": "sum:my.custom.metric{type:good}.as_count()"
    },
    "sli_specification": {
      "time_slice": {
        "comparator": ">",
        "query": {
          "formulas": [
            {
              "formula": "query1 - default_zero(query2)"
            }
          ],
          "queries": [
            []
          ]
        },
        "query_interval_seconds": 300,
        "threshold": 5
      }
    },
    "tags": [
      "env:prod",
      "app:core"
    ],
    "target_threshold": 99.9,
    "thresholds": [
      {
        "target": 99.9,
        "target_display": "99.9",
        "timeframe": "30d",
        "warning": 90,
        "warning_display": "90.0"
      }
    ],
    "timeframe": "30d",
    "type": "metric",
    "warning_threshold": 99.95
  },
  "errors": []
}

Forbidden

Error response object.

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Field

Type

Description

errors [required]

[string]

Array of errors returned by the API.

{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}

Not found

Error response object.

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Field

Type

Description

errors [required]

[string]

Array of errors returned by the API.

{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}

Too many requests

Error response object.

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Field

Type

Description

errors [required]

[string]

Array of errors returned by the API.

{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}

Code Example

                  # Path parameters
export slo_id="CHANGE_ME"
# Curl command
curl -X GET "https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com"https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com"https://api.datadoghq.eu"https://api.ddog-gov.com"https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com"https://api.datadoghq.com"https://api.us3.datadoghq.com"https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v1/slo/${slo_id}" \ -H "Accept: application/json" \ -H "DD-API-KEY: ${DD_API_KEY}" \ -H "DD-APPLICATION-KEY: ${DD_APP_KEY}"
"""
Get an SLO's details returns "OK" response
"""

from os import environ
from datadog_api_client import ApiClient, Configuration
from datadog_api_client.v1.api.service_level_objectives_api import ServiceLevelObjectivesApi

# there is a valid "slo" in the system
SLO_DATA_0_ID = environ["SLO_DATA_0_ID"]

configuration = Configuration()
with ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:
    api_instance = ServiceLevelObjectivesApi(api_client)
    response = api_instance.get_slo(
        slo_id=SLO_DATA_0_ID,
    )

    print(response)

Instructions

First install the library and its dependencies and then save the example to example.py and run following commands:

    
DD_SITE="datadoghq.comus3.datadoghq.comus5.datadoghq.comdatadoghq.euap1.datadoghq.comap2.datadoghq.comddog-gov.comus2.ddog-gov.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" python3 "example.py"
# Get an SLO's details returns "OK" response

require "datadog_api_client"
api_instance = DatadogAPIClient::V1::ServiceLevelObjectivesAPI.new

# there is a valid "slo" in the system
SLO_DATA_0_ID = ENV["SLO_DATA_0_ID"]
p api_instance.get_slo(SLO_DATA_0_ID)

Instructions

First install the library and its dependencies and then save the example to example.rb and run following commands:

    
DD_SITE="datadoghq.comus3.datadoghq.comus5.datadoghq.comdatadoghq.euap1.datadoghq.comap2.datadoghq.comddog-gov.comus2.ddog-gov.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" rb "example.rb"
# This is not currently available for the Ruby API.

Instructions

First install the library and its dependencies and then save the example to example.rb and run following commands:

    
DD_SITE="datadoghq.comus3.datadoghq.comus5.datadoghq.comdatadoghq.euap1.datadoghq.comap2.datadoghq.comddog-gov.comus2.ddog-gov.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" rb "example.rb"
// Get an SLO's details returns "OK" response

package main

import (
	"context"
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"os"

	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-go/v2/api/datadog"
	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-go/v2/api/datadogV1"
)

func main() {
	// there is a valid "slo" in the system
	SloData0ID := os.Getenv("SLO_DATA_0_ID")

	ctx := datadog.NewDefaultContext(context.Background())
	configuration := datadog.NewConfiguration()
	apiClient := datadog.NewAPIClient(configuration)
	api := datadogV1.NewServiceLevelObjectivesApi(apiClient)
	resp, r, err := api.GetSLO(ctx, SloData0ID, *datadogV1.NewGetSLOOptionalParameters())

	if err != nil {
		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error when calling `ServiceLevelObjectivesApi.GetSLO`: %v\n", err)
		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Full HTTP response: %v\n", r)
	}

	responseContent, _ := json.MarshalIndent(resp, "", "  ")
	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "Response from `ServiceLevelObjectivesApi.GetSLO`:\n%s\n", responseContent)
}

Instructions

First install the library and its dependencies and then save the example to main.go and run following commands:

    
DD_SITE="datadoghq.comus3.datadoghq.comus5.datadoghq.comdatadoghq.euap1.datadoghq.comap2.datadoghq.comddog-gov.comus2.ddog-gov.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" go run "main.go"
// Get an SLO's details returns "OK" response

import com.datadog.api.client.ApiClient;
import com.datadog.api.client.ApiException;
import com.datadog.api.client.v1.api.ServiceLevelObjectivesApi;
import com.datadog.api.client.v1.model.SLOResponse;

public class Example {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    ApiClient defaultClient = ApiClient.getDefaultApiClient();
    ServiceLevelObjectivesApi apiInstance = new ServiceLevelObjectivesApi(defaultClient);

    // there is a valid "slo" in the system
    String SLO_DATA_0_ID = System.getenv("SLO_DATA_0_ID");

    try {
      SLOResponse result = apiInstance.getSLO(SLO_DATA_0_ID);
      System.out.println(result);
    } catch (ApiException e) {
      System.err.println("Exception when calling ServiceLevelObjectivesApi#getSLO");
      System.err.println("Status code: " + e.getCode());
      System.err.println("Reason: " + e.getResponseBody());
      System.err.println("Response headers: " + e.getResponseHeaders());
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}

Instructions

First install the library and its dependencies and then save the example to Example.java and run following commands:

    
DD_SITE="datadoghq.comus3.datadoghq.comus5.datadoghq.comdatadoghq.euap1.datadoghq.comap2.datadoghq.comddog-gov.comus2.ddog-gov.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" java "Example.java"
from datadog import initialize, api

options = {
    'api_key': '<DATADOG_API_KEY>',
    'app_key': '<DATADOG_APPLICATION_KEY>'
}

slo_id = '<YOUR_SLO_ID>'

initialize(**options)

api.ServiceLevelObjective.get(slo_id)

Instructions

First install the library and its dependencies and then save the example to example.py and run following commands:

    
DD_SITE="datadoghq.comus3.datadoghq.comus5.datadoghq.comdatadoghq.euap1.datadoghq.comap2.datadoghq.comddog-gov.comus2.ddog-gov.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" python "example.py"
// Get an SLO's details returns "OK" response
use datadog_api_client::datadog;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV1::api_service_level_objectives::GetSLOOptionalParams;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV1::api_service_level_objectives::ServiceLevelObjectivesAPI;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
    // there is a valid "slo" in the system
    let slo_data_0_id = std::env::var("SLO_DATA_0_ID").unwrap();
    let configuration = datadog::Configuration::new();
    let api = ServiceLevelObjectivesAPI::with_config(configuration);
    let resp = api
        .get_slo(slo_data_0_id.clone(), GetSLOOptionalParams::default())
        .await;
    if let Ok(value) = resp {
        println!("{:#?}", value);
    } else {
        println!("{:#?}", resp.unwrap_err());
    }
}

Instructions

First install the library and its dependencies and then save the example to src/main.rs and run following commands:

    
DD_SITE="datadoghq.comus3.datadoghq.comus5.datadoghq.comdatadoghq.euap1.datadoghq.comap2.datadoghq.comddog-gov.comus2.ddog-gov.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" cargo run
/**
 * Get an SLO's details returns "OK" response
 */

import { client, v1 } from "@datadog/datadog-api-client";

const configuration = client.createConfiguration();
const apiInstance = new v1.ServiceLevelObjectivesApi(configuration);

// there is a valid "slo" in the system
const SLO_DATA_0_ID = process.env.SLO_DATA_0_ID as string;

const params: v1.ServiceLevelObjectivesApiGetSLORequest = {
  sloId: SLO_DATA_0_ID,
};

apiInstance
  .getSLO(params)
  .then((data: v1.SLOResponse) => {
    console.log(
      "API called successfully. Returned data: " + JSON.stringify(data)
    );
  })
  .catch((error: any) => console.error(error));

Instructions

First install the library and its dependencies and then save the example to example.ts and run following commands:

    
DD_SITE="datadoghq.comus3.datadoghq.comus5.datadoghq.comdatadoghq.euap1.datadoghq.comap2.datadoghq.comddog-gov.comus2.ddog-gov.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" tsc "example.ts"