POST Preview expected executions
/api/v1/monitors/schedule/preview
Validate a job schedule without saving it and return the next ten expected UTC timestamps. The preview does not create a monitor or alarms.
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Access and permissions
Validate a job schedule without saving it and return the next ten expected UTC timestamps. The preview does not create a monitor or alarms.
Browser session: __Host-mb_session cookie.
Machine management credentials in Authorization: Bearer. Check the permissions (scopes) required by the operation.
When using a browser session for a mutation, send the current CSRF token in X-CSRF-Token with the same-site cookie. OAuth consent uses its documented form field.
Parameters and headers
No path, query or additional request-header parameters.
Request body
| Field | Type and limits | Required | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | object; {"additionalProperties":false} | Yes | — |
| $.config | JobMonitorConfig | Yes | Choose a fixed UTC interval or a five-field cron expression with an IANA time zone. Use signal=heartbeat for simple accepted heartbeats, or signal=run for execution events. Without a schedule, runs are event-driven. Pause and configuration changes reset future expectations. |
| $.config.cron | string | No | Five cron fields with lists, ranges, steps and supported month/weekday names. |
| $.config.max_runtime_seconds | integer; {"maximum":604800,"minimum":60} | No | Optional; no runtime limit when omitted |
| $.config.timezone | string | No | IANA time zone; required with cron |
| $.config.tolerance_seconds | integer; {"maximum":86400,"minimum":5} | No | Allowed delay in seconds. Cron requires at least 30 seconds; fixed intervals allow at least five. Default: 300, or half the interval for intervals shorter than 600 seconds. |
| $.config.interval_seconds | integer; {"minimum":30,"maximum":604800} | No | Fixed interval in seconds (30 to 604800), independent of daylight saving. Cannot be combined with cron or timezone. |
| $.config.signal | string; {"enum":["run","heartbeat"],"default":"run"} | No | run expects start and completion events with stable run IDs. heartbeat accepts a bodyless request to its individual secret URL or the authenticated telemetry endpoint; it does not verify job completion. |
| $.config (allOf 1) | JSON | No | — |
| $.config (allOf 2) | JSON | No | — |
| $.config (allOf 3) | JSON | No | — |
| $.config (allOf 4) | JSON | No | — |
| $.config (allOf 5) | JSON | No | — |
Responses
application/json
| Field | Type and limits | Required | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | JobSchedulePreview | Yes | — |
| $.config | JobMonitorConfig | Yes | Choose a fixed UTC interval or a five-field cron expression with an IANA time zone. Use signal=heartbeat for simple accepted heartbeats, or signal=run for execution events. Without a schedule, runs are event-driven. Pause and configuration changes reset future expectations. |
| $.config.cron | string | No | Five cron fields with lists, ranges, steps and supported month/weekday names. |
| $.config.max_runtime_seconds | integer; {"maximum":604800,"minimum":60} | No | Optional; no runtime limit when omitted |
| $.config.timezone | string | No | IANA time zone; required with cron |
| $.config.tolerance_seconds | integer; {"maximum":86400,"minimum":5} | No | Allowed delay in seconds. Cron requires at least 30 seconds; fixed intervals allow at least five. Default: 300, or half the interval for intervals shorter than 600 seconds. |
| $.config.interval_seconds | integer; {"minimum":30,"maximum":604800} | No | Fixed interval in seconds (30 to 604800), independent of daylight saving. Cannot be combined with cron or timezone. |
| $.config.signal | string; {"enum":["run","heartbeat"],"default":"run"} | No | run expects start and completion events with stable run IDs. heartbeat accepts a bodyless request to its individual secret URL or the authenticated telemetry endpoint; it does not verify job completion. |
| $.config (allOf 1) | JSON | No | — |
| $.config (allOf 2) | JSON | No | — |
| $.config (allOf 3) | JSON | No | — |
| $.config (allOf 4) | JSON | No | — |
| $.config (allOf 5) | JSON | No | — |
| $.observed_at | string; {"format":"date-time"} | Yes | — |
| $.next_expected_at | string; {"format":"date-time"} | null | Yes | — |
| $.next_expected_at (anyOf 1) | string; {"format":"date-time"} | No | — |
| $.next_expected_at (anyOf 2) | null | No | — |
| $.upcoming | array<string; {"format":"date-time"}>; {"maxItems":10} | Yes | Expected timestamps in UTC; display them in your chosen time zone. |
| $.upcoming[] | string; {"format":"date-time"} | Yes | — |
{
"config": {
"interval_seconds": 300,
"signal": "heartbeat",
"tolerance_seconds": 30
},
"observed_at": "2026-10-09T12:00:00Z",
"next_expected_at": "2026-10-09T12:05:00Z",
"upcoming": [
"2026-10-09T12:05:00Z"
]
}| Stable error codes |
|---|
| invalid_credential |
| unauthorized |
| Header | Type and limits | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Cache-Control | string; {"pattern":"(?:^|,\\s*)no-store(?:,|$)"} | Private API responses prohibit storage. Public OAuth metadata is cached for 300 seconds; live streams additionally prohibit transformation. |
| Content-Language | string; {"enum":["en","de"]} | Language of human-readable response text, resolved from Accept-Language or the documented browser preference. Technical codes and identifiers remain stable. |
| Referrer-Policy | JSON; {"enum":["strict-origin-when-cross-origin","no-referrer"]} | The default referrer policy is strict-origin-when-cross-origin. Provider-login responses use no-referrer to protect login parameters. |
| Vary | string | Responses vary by Accept-Language; browser-rendered responses can also vary by the preference cookie. |
| X-Content-Type-Options | JSON; {"const":"nosniff"} | The browser must use the declared content type. |
| X-Frame-Options | JSON; {"const":"DENY"} | The response must not be embedded in a frame. |
| X-Request-ID | string | Server-generated request identifier. Include this when reporting an error; inbound values are not trusted. |
application/problem+json
| Field | Type and limits | Required | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | Problem | Yes | — |
| $.code | string | Yes | Stable machine-readable error code |
| $.detail | string | Yes | Short localized explanation without internal error details |
| $.instance | string | Yes | Unique relative identifier /api/v1/requests/{request_id}; not a retrievable resource |
| $.message | string | Yes | Temporarily identical to detail for existing clients |
| $.message_key | string | Yes | Stable translation key for changing the displayed language without another request |
| $.message_params | object; {"additionalProperties":true} | Yes | Named, safely rendered message parameters; never arbitrary HTML |
| $.request_id | string; {"pattern":"^[0-9a-f]{32}$"} | Yes | Server-generated diagnostic identifier. It contains no login token or credential. |
| $.status | integer; {"maximum":599,"minimum":400} | Yes | — |
| $.title | string | Yes | Localized HTTP status title |
| $.type | string; {"const":"about:blank"} | Yes | — |
{
"code": "demo",
"detail": "Demo error detail; inspect the documented code.",
"instance": "demo",
"message": "Demo error detail; inspect the documented code.",
"message_key": "errors.requestFailed",
"message_params": {},
"request_id": "00000000000000000000000000000000",
"status": 401,
"title": "Demo error",
"type": "about:blank"
}| Stable error codes |
|---|
| csrf |
| insufficient_scope |
| invalid_origin |
| Header | Type and limits | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Cache-Control | string; {"pattern":"(?:^|,\\s*)no-store(?:,|$)"} | Private API responses prohibit storage. Public OAuth metadata is cached for 300 seconds; live streams additionally prohibit transformation. |
| Content-Language | string; {"enum":["en","de"]} | Language of human-readable response text, resolved from Accept-Language or the documented browser preference. Technical codes and identifiers remain stable. |
| Referrer-Policy | JSON; {"enum":["strict-origin-when-cross-origin","no-referrer"]} | The default referrer policy is strict-origin-when-cross-origin. Provider-login responses use no-referrer to protect login parameters. |
| Vary | string | Responses vary by Accept-Language; browser-rendered responses can also vary by the preference cookie. |
| X-Content-Type-Options | JSON; {"const":"nosniff"} | The browser must use the declared content type. |
| X-Frame-Options | JSON; {"const":"DENY"} | The response must not be embedded in a frame. |
| X-Request-ID | string | Server-generated request identifier. Include this when reporting an error; inbound values are not trusted. |
application/problem+json
| Field | Type and limits | Required | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | Problem | Yes | — |
| $.code | string | Yes | Stable machine-readable error code |
| $.detail | string | Yes | Short localized explanation without internal error details |
| $.instance | string | Yes | Unique relative identifier /api/v1/requests/{request_id}; not a retrievable resource |
| $.message | string | Yes | Temporarily identical to detail for existing clients |
| $.message_key | string | Yes | Stable translation key for changing the displayed language without another request |
| $.message_params | object; {"additionalProperties":true} | Yes | Named, safely rendered message parameters; never arbitrary HTML |
| $.request_id | string; {"pattern":"^[0-9a-f]{32}$"} | Yes | Server-generated diagnostic identifier. It contains no login token or credential. |
| $.status | integer; {"maximum":599,"minimum":400} | Yes | — |
| $.title | string | Yes | Localized HTTP status title |
| $.type | string; {"const":"about:blank"} | Yes | — |
{
"code": "demo",
"detail": "Demo error detail; inspect the documented code.",
"instance": "demo",
"message": "Demo error detail; inspect the documented code.",
"message_key": "errors.requestFailed",
"message_params": {},
"request_id": "00000000000000000000000000000000",
"status": 403,
"title": "Demo error",
"type": "about:blank"
}| Stable error codes |
|---|
| not_found |
| Header | Type and limits | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Cache-Control | string; {"pattern":"(?:^|,\\s*)no-store(?:,|$)"} | Private API responses prohibit storage. Public OAuth metadata is cached for 300 seconds; live streams additionally prohibit transformation. |
| Content-Language | string; {"enum":["en","de"]} | Language of human-readable response text, resolved from Accept-Language or the documented browser preference. Technical codes and identifiers remain stable. |
| Referrer-Policy | JSON; {"enum":["strict-origin-when-cross-origin","no-referrer"]} | The default referrer policy is strict-origin-when-cross-origin. Provider-login responses use no-referrer to protect login parameters. |
| Vary | string | Responses vary by Accept-Language; browser-rendered responses can also vary by the preference cookie. |
| X-Content-Type-Options | JSON; {"const":"nosniff"} | The browser must use the declared content type. |
| X-Frame-Options | JSON; {"const":"DENY"} | The response must not be embedded in a frame. |
| X-Request-ID | string | Server-generated request identifier. Include this when reporting an error; inbound values are not trusted. |
application/problem+json
| Field | Type and limits | Required | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | Problem | Yes | — |
| $.code | string | Yes | Stable machine-readable error code |
| $.detail | string | Yes | Short localized explanation without internal error details |
| $.instance | string | Yes | Unique relative identifier /api/v1/requests/{request_id}; not a retrievable resource |
| $.message | string | Yes | Temporarily identical to detail for existing clients |
| $.message_key | string | Yes | Stable translation key for changing the displayed language without another request |
| $.message_params | object; {"additionalProperties":true} | Yes | Named, safely rendered message parameters; never arbitrary HTML |
| $.request_id | string; {"pattern":"^[0-9a-f]{32}$"} | Yes | Server-generated diagnostic identifier. It contains no login token or credential. |
| $.status | integer; {"maximum":599,"minimum":400} | Yes | — |
| $.title | string | Yes | Localized HTTP status title |
| $.type | string; {"const":"about:blank"} | Yes | — |
{
"code": "demo",
"detail": "Demo error detail; inspect the documented code.",
"instance": "demo",
"message": "Demo error detail; inspect the documented code.",
"message_key": "errors.requestFailed",
"message_params": {},
"request_id": "00000000000000000000000000000000",
"status": 404,
"title": "Demo error",
"type": "about:blank"
}| Stable error codes |
|---|
| invalid_config |
| invalid_hours |
| invalid_monitor |
| Header | Type and limits | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Cache-Control | string; {"pattern":"(?:^|,\\s*)no-store(?:,|$)"} | Private API responses prohibit storage. Public OAuth metadata is cached for 300 seconds; live streams additionally prohibit transformation. |
| Content-Language | string; {"enum":["en","de"]} | Language of human-readable response text, resolved from Accept-Language or the documented browser preference. Technical codes and identifiers remain stable. |
| Referrer-Policy | JSON; {"enum":["strict-origin-when-cross-origin","no-referrer"]} | The default referrer policy is strict-origin-when-cross-origin. Provider-login responses use no-referrer to protect login parameters. |
| Vary | string | Responses vary by Accept-Language; browser-rendered responses can also vary by the preference cookie. |
| X-Content-Type-Options | JSON; {"const":"nosniff"} | The browser must use the declared content type. |
| X-Frame-Options | JSON; {"const":"DENY"} | The response must not be embedded in a frame. |
| X-Request-ID | string | Server-generated request identifier. Include this when reporting an error; inbound values are not trusted. |
application/problem+json
| Field | Type and limits | Required | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | Problem | Yes | — |
| $.code | string | Yes | Stable machine-readable error code |
| $.detail | string | Yes | Short localized explanation without internal error details |
| $.instance | string | Yes | Unique relative identifier /api/v1/requests/{request_id}; not a retrievable resource |
| $.message | string | Yes | Temporarily identical to detail for existing clients |
| $.message_key | string | Yes | Stable translation key for changing the displayed language without another request |
| $.message_params | object; {"additionalProperties":true} | Yes | Named, safely rendered message parameters; never arbitrary HTML |
| $.request_id | string; {"pattern":"^[0-9a-f]{32}$"} | Yes | Server-generated diagnostic identifier. It contains no login token or credential. |
| $.status | integer; {"maximum":599,"minimum":400} | Yes | — |
| $.title | string | Yes | Localized HTTP status title |
| $.type | string; {"const":"about:blank"} | Yes | — |
{
"code": "demo",
"detail": "Demo error detail; inspect the documented code.",
"instance": "demo",
"message": "Demo error detail; inspect the documented code.",
"message_key": "errors.requestFailed",
"message_params": {},
"request_id": "00000000000000000000000000000000",
"status": 422,
"title": "Demo error",
"type": "about:blank"
}| Stable error codes |
|---|
| feature_unavailable |
| unavailable |
| Header | Type and limits | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Cache-Control | string; {"pattern":"(?:^|,\\s*)no-store(?:,|$)"} | Private API responses prohibit storage. Public OAuth metadata is cached for 300 seconds; live streams additionally prohibit transformation. |
| Content-Language | string; {"enum":["en","de"]} | Language of human-readable response text, resolved from Accept-Language or the documented browser preference. Technical codes and identifiers remain stable. |
| Referrer-Policy | JSON; {"enum":["strict-origin-when-cross-origin","no-referrer"]} | The default referrer policy is strict-origin-when-cross-origin. Provider-login responses use no-referrer to protect login parameters. |
| Retry-After | string; {"pattern":"^[0-9]+$"} | Seconds before retry. Preserve supported idempotency identifiers and respect the operation’s mutation semantics. |
| Vary | string | Responses vary by Accept-Language; browser-rendered responses can also vary by the preference cookie. |
| X-Content-Type-Options | JSON; {"const":"nosniff"} | The browser must use the declared content type. |
| X-Frame-Options | JSON; {"const":"DENY"} | The response must not be embedded in a frame. |
| X-Request-ID | string | Server-generated request identifier. Include this when reporting an error; inbound values are not trusted. |
application/problem+json
| Field | Type and limits | Required | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | Problem | Yes | — |
| $.code | string | Yes | Stable machine-readable error code |
| $.detail | string | Yes | Short localized explanation without internal error details |
| $.instance | string | Yes | Unique relative identifier /api/v1/requests/{request_id}; not a retrievable resource |
| $.message | string | Yes | Temporarily identical to detail for existing clients |
| $.message_key | string | Yes | Stable translation key for changing the displayed language without another request |
| $.message_params | object; {"additionalProperties":true} | Yes | Named, safely rendered message parameters; never arbitrary HTML |
| $.request_id | string; {"pattern":"^[0-9a-f]{32}$"} | Yes | Server-generated diagnostic identifier. It contains no login token or credential. |
| $.status | integer; {"maximum":599,"minimum":400} | Yes | — |
| $.title | string | Yes | Localized HTTP status title |
| $.type | string; {"const":"about:blank"} | Yes | — |
{
"code": "demo",
"detail": "Demo error detail; inspect the documented code.",
"instance": "demo",
"message": "Demo error detail; inspect the documented code.",
"message_key": "errors.requestFailed",
"message_params": {},
"request_id": "00000000000000000000000000000000",
"status": 503,
"title": "Demo error",
"type": "about:blank"
}Retries and asynchronous work
This operation reads or validates without applying a resource mutation. Respect rate limits and credential lifetime.
Request examples
Replace demo IDs, timestamps and placeholders with your own values. For a retry, keep the same IDs, time and content. These examples do not run requests on this page.
Keep login links, codes, cookies and keys private. Do not print them in logs or share them in support requests.
curl --silent --show-error --output /dev/null --write-out "%{http_code}\n" \
--request POST \
--header @"$HOME/.config/metribeacon/headers.txt" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data '{"config":{"interval_seconds":300,"signal":"heartbeat","tolerance_seconds":30}}' \
"https://metribeacon.com/api/v1/monitors/schedule/preview"
import json
from pathlib import Path
from urllib.request import Request, HTTPRedirectHandler, build_opener
from urllib.error import HTTPError
headers = json.loads((Path.home() / ".config/metribeacon/headers.json").read_text())
request = Request("https://metribeacon.com/api/v1/monitors/schedule/preview", data=json.dumps({'config': {'interval_seconds': 300, 'signal': 'heartbeat', 'tolerance_seconds': 30}}).encode(), headers={**headers,"Content-Type":"application/json"}, method="POST")
class NoRedirect(HTTPRedirectHandler):
def redirect_request(self, request, fp, code, message, headers, target):
return None
opener = build_opener(NoRedirect())
try:
with opener.open(request, timeout=10) as response:
print(response.status)
except HTTPError as error:
print(error.code)
error.close()
import { readFile } from "node:fs/promises";
import { homedir } from "node:os";
import { join } from "node:path";
const headers = JSON.parse(await readFile(join(homedir(), ".config/metribeacon/headers.json"), "utf8"));
const response = await fetch("https://metribeacon.com/api/v1/monitors/schedule/preview", {
method: "POST", headers: {...headers, "Content-Type":"application/json"}, body: JSON.stringify({"config":{"interval_seconds":300,"signal":"heartbeat","tolerance_seconds":30}}), redirect: "manual",
signal: AbortSignal.timeout(10000),
});
console.log(response.status);
await response.body?.cancel();
package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"time"
"encoding/json"
"os"
"path/filepath"
)
func main() {
home, err := os.UserHomeDir(); if err != nil { panic("request failed; credentials and response omitted") }
raw, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(home, ".config/metribeacon/headers.json")); if err != nil { panic("request failed; credentials and response omitted") }
var headers map[string]string
if json.Unmarshal(raw, &headers) != nil { panic("invalid local headers") }
request, err := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://metribeacon.com/api/v1/monitors/schedule/preview", strings.NewReader(`{"config":{"interval_seconds":300,"signal":"heartbeat","tolerance_seconds":30}}`))
if err != nil { panic("request failed; credentials and response omitted") }
for name, value := range headers { request.Header.Set(name, value) }
request.Header.Set("Content-Type","application/json")
client := &http.Client{Timeout: 10*time.Second, CheckRedirect: func(*http.Request, []*http.Request) error { return http.ErrUseLastResponse }}
response, err := client.Do(request)
if err != nil { panic("request failed; credentials and response omitted") }
defer response.Body.Close()
fmt.Println(response.StatusCode)
}
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