CreateAnomalyDetector
Creates an anomaly detector within a workspace using the Random Cut Forest algorithm for time-series analysis. The anomaly detector analyzes Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus metrics to identify unusual patterns and behaviors.
Request Syntax
POST /workspaces/workspaceId/anomalydetectors HTTP/1.1
Content-type: application/json
{
   "alias": "string",
   "clientToken": "string",
   "configuration": { ... },
   "evaluationIntervalInSeconds": number,
   "labels": { 
      "string" : "string" 
   },
   "missingDataAction": { ... },
   "tags": { 
      "string" : "string" 
   }
}
    
      URI Request Parameters
The request uses the following URI parameters.
- workspaceId
 - 
               
The identifier of the workspace where the anomaly detector will be created.
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 64.
Pattern:
.*[0-9A-Za-z][-.0-9A-Z_a-z]*.*Required: Yes
 
Request Body
The request accepts the following data in JSON format.
- alias
 - 
               
A user-friendly name for the anomaly detector.
Type: String
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 64.
Pattern:
[0-9A-Za-z][-.0-9A-Z_a-z]*Required: Yes
 - clientToken
 - 
               
A unique, case-sensitive identifier that you provide to ensure the idempotency of the request.
Type: String
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 64.
Pattern:
[!-~]+Required: No
 - configuration
 - 
               
The algorithm configuration for the anomaly detector.
Type: AnomalyDetectorConfiguration object
Note: This object is a Union. Only one member of this object can be specified or returned.
Required: Yes
 - evaluationIntervalInSeconds
 - 
               
The frequency, in seconds, at which the anomaly detector evaluates metrics. The default value is 60 seconds.
Type: Integer
Valid Range: Minimum value of 30. Maximum value of 86400.
Required: No
 - labels
 - 
               
The Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus metric labels to associate with the anomaly detector.
Type: String to string map
Map Entries: Minimum number of 0 items. Maximum number of 140 items.
Key Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 7168.
Key Pattern:
(?!__)[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*Value Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 7168.
Required: No
 - missingDataAction
 - 
               
Specifies the action to take when data is missing during evaluation.
Type: AnomalyDetectorMissingDataAction object
Note: This object is a Union. Only one member of this object can be specified or returned.
Required: No
 - 
               
The metadata to apply to the anomaly detector to assist with categorization and organization.
Type: String to string map
Map Entries: Minimum number of 0 items. Maximum number of 50 items.
Key Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 128.
Key Pattern:
([\p{L}\p{Z}\p{N}_.:/=+\-@]*)Value Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 256.
Value Pattern:
([\p{L}\p{Z}\p{N}_.:/=+\-@]*)Required: No
 
Response Syntax
HTTP/1.1 202
Content-type: application/json
{
   "anomalyDetectorId": "string",
   "arn": "string",
   "status": { 
      "statusCode": "string",
      "statusReason": "string"
   },
   "tags": { 
      "string" : "string" 
   }
}
    
      Response Elements
If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 202 response.
The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.
- anomalyDetectorId
 - 
               
The unique identifier of the created anomaly detector.
Type: String
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 64.
Pattern:
ad-[0-9A-Za-z][-.0-9A-Z_a-z]* - arn
 - 
               
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the created anomaly detector.
Type: String
Pattern:
arn:aws[-a-z]*:aps:[-a-z0-9]+:[0-9]{12}:anomalydetector/ws-.+/ad-.+ - status
 - 
               
The status information of the created anomaly detector.
Type: AnomalyDetectorStatus object
 - 
               
The tags applied to the created anomaly detector.
Type: String to string map
Map Entries: Minimum number of 0 items. Maximum number of 50 items.
Key Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 128.
Key Pattern:
([\p{L}\p{Z}\p{N}_.:/=+\-@]*)Value Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 256.
Value Pattern:
([\p{L}\p{Z}\p{N}_.:/=+\-@]*) 
Errors
For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common Errors.
- AccessDeniedException
 - 
               
You do not have sufficient access to perform this action.
- message
 - 
                        
Description of the error.
 
HTTP Status Code: 403
 - ConflictException
 - 
               
The request would cause an inconsistent state.
- message
 - 
                        
Description of the error.
 - resourceId
 - 
                        
Identifier of the resource affected.
 - resourceType
 - 
                        
Type of the resource affected.
 
HTTP Status Code: 409
 - InternalServerException
 - 
               
An unexpected error occurred during the processing of the request.
- message
 - 
                        
Description of the error.
 - retryAfterSeconds
 - 
                        
Advice to clients on when the call can be safely retried.
 
HTTP Status Code: 500
 - ServiceQuotaExceededException
 - 
               
Completing the request would cause a service quota to be exceeded.
- message
 - 
                        
Description of the error.
 - quotaCode
 - 
                        
Service quotas code of the originating quota.
 - resourceId
 - 
                        
Identifier of the resource affected.
 - resourceType
 - 
                        
Type of the resource affected.
 - serviceCode
 - 
                        
Service quotas code for the originating service.
 
HTTP Status Code: 402
 - ThrottlingException
 - 
               
The request was denied due to request throttling.
- message
 - 
                        
Description of the error.
 - quotaCode
 - 
                        
Service quotas code for the originating quota.
 - retryAfterSeconds
 - 
                        
Advice to clients on when the call can be safely retried.
 - serviceCode
 - 
                        
Service quotas code for the originating service.
 
HTTP Status Code: 429
 - ValidationException
 - 
               
The input fails to satisfy the constraints specified by an AWS service.
- fieldList
 - 
                        
The field that caused the error, if applicable.
 - message
 - 
                        
Description of the error.
 - reason
 - 
                        
Reason the request failed validation.
 
HTTP Status Code: 400
 
See Also
For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following: