Monitor performance with alerts
Once you've provisioned Edge DNS, you can create alerts to monitor significant changes to your traffic. Alerts provide real-time notifications for changes in your service-use patterns.
Use the Alerts application on Akamai Control Center to create alerts. The following DNS alerts provide valuable performance-monitoring information:
To create a new alert using the Alerts application, complete the following procedure.
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On Control Center, go to ☰ > COMMON SERVICES > Alerts.
The Alerts page opens. -
Click Create New Alert.
The Create New Alert wizard opens. -
Complete the Create New Alert wizard pages using the on-screen help for guidance.
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Click Submit.
Alerts API
To create your own automated mechanism to manage your alerts outside of Akamai Control Center, the Alerts API is available. This API provides a programmatic interface to the same functionality available in Control Center.
Updated 4 months ago