[BETA] Validate an external impact-metrics source URL.

Enterprise feature

[BETA] This API is in beta state, which means it may change or be removed in the future.

Tests an external impact-metrics source URL on the fly without persisting it. Returns the list of metric names found at the URL on success, or an error string explaining what went wrong. Always responds with 200; failures are reported in the body.

**Enterprise feature** **[BETA]** This API is in beta state, which means it may change or be removed in the future. Tests an external impact-metrics source URL on the fly without persisting it. Returns the list of metric names found at the URL on success, or an `error` string explaining what went wrong. Always responds with 200; failures are reported in the body.

Authentication

Authorizationstring

API key needed to access this API

AuthorizationBearer

API key needed to access this API, in Bearer token format

Request

validateExternalImpactMetricsSourceSchema

urlstringRequired

Base URL of the external impact-metrics source to test. Basic-Auth credentials may be embedded in the URL (e.g. https://user:pass@metrics.example.com); they are extracted into an Authorization header on outbound requests.

Response

validateExternalImpactMetricsSourceResultSchema

metricslist of strings

List of metric names discovered at the supplied URL. Empty when the URL could not be validated.

errorstring

Human-readable explanation of why the URL could not be validated. Omitted on success.

Errors

401

Unauthorized Error

403

Forbidden Error

415

Unsupported Media Type Error

$	curl -X POST https://app.unleash-instance.example.com/api/admin/impact-metrics/external-source/validate \
>	-H "Authorization: <apiKey>" \
>	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
>	-d '{
>	"url": "https://metrics.example.com"
>	}'

1	{
2	"metrics": [
3	"http_requests_total",
4	"process_cpu_seconds_total"
5	],
6	"error": "External source returned HTTP 401"
7	}