---
title: "get_monitor"
description: "Get the full configuration of a monitor: owners, input_variables, scheduling, variable_group, and status."
sidebarTitle: "get_monitor"
lastUpdated: "2026-09-23"
---

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Get the full configuration of a monitor — owners, input_variables, scheduling, variable_group, and status.

<Note>
  **Read-only · Calls external systems.** Safe to call: this tool does not modify data.
</Note>

## Parameters

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `monitor_id` | number | Yes | Monitor ID (from list_monitors) |

## Example arguments

Illustrative arguments an agent supplies when calling this tool:

```json
{
  "monitor_id": 0
}
```

## Description

```text
Data-provider tool: returns complete JSON for inspection and editing.

Use list_monitors to find monitor IDs first.
If this returns an error, the monitor may have been deleted — verify with list_monitors.
```

## Related

- [`list_monitors`](/mcp/tools/discovery/list_monitors)

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