--- title: Create Monitor Group --- [Skip to content](#_top) [API Reference](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api) [Load Balancers](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/load_balancers) [Monitor Groups](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/load_balancers/subresources/monitor_groups) Copy Markdown Open in **Claude**Open in **ChatGPT**Open in **Cursor** --- **Copy Markdown****View as Markdown** # Create Monitor Group POST/accounts/{account\_id}/load\_balancers/monitor\_groups Create a new monitor group. ##### Security

API Token

The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. Create a token. **Example:**Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY

API Email + API Key

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API, used in conjunction with a Global API key. **Example:**X-Auth-Email: user@example.com The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. When possible, use API tokens instead of Global API keys. **Example:**X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194

##### P ath ParametersExpand Collapse account\_id: string Identifier. maxLength32 [Link to this property](<#(resource)%20load_balancers.monitor_groups%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20account_id%20%3E%20(schema)>) ##### Body ParametersJSONExpand Collapse description: string A short description of the monitor group [Link to this property](<#(resource)%20load_balancers.monitor_groups%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20description%20%3E%20(schema)>)

members: array of object {enabled, monitor\_id, monitoring\_only, 3 more } List of monitors in this group

enabled: boolean Whether this monitor is enabled in the group Link to this property monitor\_id: string The ID of the Monitor to use for checking the health of origins within this pool. Link to this property monitoring\_only: boolean Whether this monitor is used for monitoring only (does not affect pool health) Link to this property must\_be\_healthy: boolean Whether this monitor must be healthy for the pool to be considered healthy Link to this property created\_at: optional string The timestamp of when the monitor was added to the group formatdate-time Link to this property updated\_at: optional string The timestamp of when the monitor group member was last updated formatdate-time Link to this property

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errors: array of ResponseInfo { code, message, documentation\_url, source }

code: number minimum1000 Link to this property message: string Link to this property documentation\_url: optional string Link to this property

source: optional object {pointer }

pointer: optional string Link to this property

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messages: array of ResponseInfo { code, message, documentation\_url, source }

code: number minimum1000 Link to this property message: string Link to this property documentation\_url: optional string Link to this property

source: optional object {pointer }

pointer: optional string Link to this property

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result: MonitorGroup { id, description, members, 2 more }

id: string The ID of the Monitor Group to use for checking the health of origins within this pool. Link to this property description: string A short description of the monitor group Link to this property

members: array of object {enabled, monitor\_id, monitoring\_only, 3 more } List of monitors in this group

Link to this property created\_on: optional string The timestamp of when the monitor group was created formatdate-time Link to this property modified\_on: optional string The timestamp of when the monitor group was last updated formatdate-time Link to this property

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20load_balancers.monitor_groups%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20result>) success: true Whether the API call was successful. [Link to this property](<#(resource)%20load_balancers.monitor_groups%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20success>) ### Create Monitor Group HTTP HTTPTypeScriptPythonGoTerraform ``` curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/load_balancers/monitor_groups \ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \ -d '{ "description": "Primary datacenter monitors", "members": [ { "enabled": true, "monitor_id": "monitor_id", "monitoring_only": false, "must_be_healthy": true } ] }' ``` 200 example ``` { "errors": [ { "code": 1000, "message": "message", "documentation_url": "documentation_url", "source": { "pointer": "pointer" } } ], "messages": [ { "code": 1000, "message": "message", "documentation_url": "documentation_url", "source": { "pointer": "pointer" } } ], "result": { "id": "id", "description": "Primary datacenter monitors", "members": [ { "enabled": true, "monitor_id": "monitor_id", "monitoring_only": false, "must_be_healthy": true, "created_at": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z", "updated_at": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z" } ], "created_on": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z", "modified_on": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z" }, "success": true } ``` ##### Returns Examples 200 example ``` { "errors": [ { "code": 1000, "message": "message", "documentation_url": "documentation_url", "source": { "pointer": "pointer" } } ], "messages": [ { "code": 1000, "message": "message", "documentation_url": "documentation_url", "source": { "pointer": "pointer" } } ], "result": { "id": "id", "description": "Primary datacenter monitors", "members": [ { "enabled": true, "monitor_id": "monitor_id", "monitoring_only": false, "must_be_healthy": true, "created_at": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z", "updated_at": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z" } ], "created_on": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z", "modified_on": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z" }, "success": true } ```