Trigger a Monitor

Triggers a run immediately, regardless of the schedule. Works for monitors with status active or paused.

POST /monitors/{id}/trigger

Trigger a Monitor

cURL

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.exa.ai/monitors/{id}/trigger \
  --header 'x-api-key: <api-key>'

200

{
  "triggered": true
}

Authorizations

apiKeybearer

x-api-key · string · header · required

Pass your Exa API key in the x-api-key header. You can also authenticate with Authorization: Bearer .

Path Parameters

id · string · required

The monitor ID

Response

200 - application/json

Whether the monitor was triggered

triggered · boolean · required

Whether the monitor was successfully triggered