create_monitor

Automate API monitoring by creating a new monitor for Postman collections, specifying schedules, environments, and request options.

Instructions

Create a new monitor. Cannot create monitors for collections added to an API definition.

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`monitor`	Yes	Monitor details
`workspace`	No	Workspace ID

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "properties": {
    "monitor": {
      "description": "Monitor details",
      "properties": {
        "collection": {
          "description": "Collection ID to monitor",
          "type": "string"
        },
        "environment": {
          "description": "Environment ID to use",
          "type": "string"
        },
        "name": {
          "description": "Monitor name",
          "type": "string"
        },
        "options": {
          "description": "Monitor options",
          "properties": {
            "followRedirects": {
              "description": "Redirect handling",
              "type": "boolean"
            },
            "requestTimeout": {
              "description": "Request timeout in ms",
              "type": "number"
            },
            "strictSSL": {
              "description": "SSL verification setting",
              "type": "boolean"
            }
          },
          "type": "object"
        },
        "schedule": {
          "description": "Schedule configuration",
          "properties": {
            "cron": {
              "description": "Cron expression for timing",
              "type": "string"
            },
            "timezone": {
              "description": "Timezone for schedule",
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "required": [
            "cron",
            "timezone"
          ],
          "type": "object"
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "name",
        "collection",
        "schedule"
      ],
      "type": "object"
    },
    "workspace": {
      "description": "Workspace ID",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "monitor"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

postman-mcp-server

create_monitor

Instructions

Input Schema

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

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