README.md

check_json

This is a monitoring plugin for Icinga, Nagios and other compatible monitoring solutions to check JSON APIs and files. It uses the JMESPath query language to extract the data.

For more information have a look at https://jmespath.org/

Requirements

• Python 3.6+
  • jmespath
  • nagiosplugin
  • requests

Examples

Check JSON file

./check_json.py --file examples/simple_dict.json --check-value "level;level;1;2"

./check_json.py --file examples/advanced_dict.json --check-text-ok "first_status;results[?component=='first'].status;ok"

./check_json.py --file examples/advanced_dict.json --check-text-ok "second_status;results[?component=='second'].status;ok"

Check JSON from URL

./check_json.py --url https://example.org/your/json/service --check-value "level;level;1;2"

Tip

Use the verbose output to debug if the plugin is unablte to extract the right values.

./check_json.py -vvv ....

Resources

• Git-Repository: https://github.com/DinoTools/monitoring-check_json-api
• Issues: https://github.com/DinoTools/monitoring-check_json-api/issues

License

GPLv3+