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title: List History
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# List History

alerting.history.list(HistoryListParams\*\*kwargs) -> SyncV4PagePaginationArray\[[History](<https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/python/resources/alerting#(resource)%20alerting.history%20%3E%20(model)%20history%20%3E%20(schema)>)]

GET/accounts/{account\_id}/alerting/v3/history

Gets a list of history records for notifications sent to an account. The records are displayed for last `x` number of days based on the zone plan (free = 30, pro = 30, biz = 30, ent = 90).

##### Security

<details>

<summary>API Token</summary>



The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. <a href="https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/get-started/create-token/">Create a token</a>.

**Example:**<code>Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY</code>

</details>

<details>

<summary>API Email + API Key</summary>



The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API, used in conjunction with a Global API key.

**Example:**<code>X-Auth-Email: user@example.com</code>

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. When possible, use API tokens instead of Global API keys.

**Example:**<code>X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194</code>

</details>

##### Accepted Permissions (at least one required)

`Zero Trust: PII Read``Notifications Write``Notifications Read``Account Settings Write``Account Settings Read`

##### ParametersExpand Collapse

account\_id: str

The account id

maxLength32

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20alerting.history%20%3E%20(method)%20list%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20account_id%20%3E%20(schema)>)

before: Optional\[Union\[str, datetime]]

Limit the returned results to history records older than the specified date. This must be a timestamp that conforms to RFC3339.

formatdate-time

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20alerting.history%20%3E%20(method)%20list%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20before%20%3E%20(schema)>)

page: Optional\[float]

Page number of paginated results.

minimum1

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20alerting.history%20%3E%20(method)%20list%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20page%20%3E%20(schema)>)

per\_page: Optional\[float]

Number of items per page.

maximum1000

minimum5

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20alerting.history%20%3E%20(method)%20list%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20per_page%20%3E%20(schema)>)

since: Optional\[Union\[str, datetime]]

Limit the returned results to history records newer than the specified date. This must be a timestamp that conforms to RFC3339.

formatdate-time

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20alerting.history%20%3E%20(method)%20list%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20since%20%3E%20(schema)>)

##### ReturnsExpand Collapse

<details>

<summary>

class History: …

</summary>

id: Optional\[str]

UUID

maxLength32

<a href="#(resource)%20alerting.history%20%3E%20(model)%20history%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20id">Link to this property</a>

alert\_body: Optional\[str]

Message body included in the notification sent.

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alert\_type: Optional\[str]

Type of notification that has been dispatched.

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description: Optional\[str]

Description of the notification policy (if present).

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mechanism: Optional\[str]

The mechanism to which the notification has been dispatched.

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<details>

<summary>

mechanism\_type: Optional\[Literal\["email", "pagerduty", "webhook"]]

The type of mechanism to which the notification has been dispatched. This can be email/pagerduty/webhook based on the mechanism configured.

</summary>

One of the following:

"email"

<a href="#(resource)%20alerting.history%20%3E%20(model)%20history%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20mechanism_type%20%3E%20(member)%200">Link to this property</a>

"pagerduty"

<a href="#(resource)%20alerting.history%20%3E%20(model)%20history%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20mechanism_type%20%3E%20(member)%201">Link to this property</a>

"webhook"

<a href="#(resource)%20alerting.history%20%3E%20(model)%20history%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20mechanism_type%20%3E%20(member)%202">Link to this property</a>

</details>

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name: Optional\[str]

Name of the policy.

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policy\_id: Optional\[str]

The unique identifier of a notification policy

maxLength32

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sent: Optional\[datetime]

Timestamp of when the notification was dispatched in ISO 8601 format.

formatdate-time

<a href="#(resource)%20alerting.history%20%3E%20(model)%20history%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20sent">Link to this property</a>

</details>

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20alerting.history%20%3E%20(model)%20history%20%3E%20(schema)>)

### List History

Python

HTTPTypeScriptPythonGoTerraform

```
import os
from cloudflare import Cloudflare

client = Cloudflare(
    api_token=os.environ.get("CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
page = client.alerting.history.list(
    account_id="023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
)
page = page.result[0]
print(page.id)
```

200 example

```
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "message": "message",
      "code": 1000
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "message": "message",
      "code": 1000
    }
  ],
  "success": true,
  "result": [
    {
      "id": "f174e90afafe4643bbbc4a0ed4fc8415",
      "alert_body": "SSL certificate has expired",
      "alert_type": "universal_ssl_event_type",
      "description": "Universal Certificate validation status, issuance, renewal, and expiration notices",
      "mechanism": "test@example.com",
      "mechanism_type": "email",
      "name": "SSL Notification Event Policy",
      "policy_id": "0da2b59ef118439d8097bdfb215203c9",
      "sent": "2021-10-08T17:52:17.571336Z"
    }
  ],
  "result_info": {
    "count": 1,
    "page": 1,
    "per_page": 20,
    "total_count": 2000
  }
}
```

##### Returns Examples

200 example

```
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "message": "message",
      "code": 1000
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "message": "message",
      "code": 1000
    }
  ],
  "success": true,
  "result": [
    {
      "id": "f174e90afafe4643bbbc4a0ed4fc8415",
      "alert_body": "SSL certificate has expired",
      "alert_type": "universal_ssl_event_type",
      "description": "Universal Certificate validation status, issuance, renewal, and expiration notices",
      "mechanism": "test@example.com",
      "mechanism_type": "email",
      "name": "SSL Notification Event Policy",
      "policy_id": "0da2b59ef118439d8097bdfb215203c9",
      "sent": "2021-10-08T17:52:17.571336Z"
    }
  ],
  "result_info": {
    "count": 1,
    "page": 1,
    "per_page": 20,
    "total_count": 2000
  }
}
```