# Check whether alert profiles exist

Returns a boolean flag indicating whether at least one alert profile is available.

## Endpoints

`GET /intelligence/api/alerts/getEIAlertsMeta`

## Request

### Request URL

`https://`[*{serverurl}*](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/oauth-authentication-endpoint-domain.html)`/intelligence/api/alerts/getEIAlertsMeta`

### Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.DEX.READ`

### Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

### Request Parameters

#### Request Headers

- **Accept** `string` **Mandatory**: `application/alertMetaJson.v1+json`

### Sample Request

```bash
curl --request GET \
  --url https://appdomains/intelligence/api/alerts/getEIAlertsMeta \
  --header 'Accept: application/alertMetaJson.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'
```

## Response

### Response Parameters

#### HTTP Code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **isAlertProfileAvailable** `boolean`: Indicates if at least one alert profile exists

#### HTTP Code 500

Response Body — `application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **errorCode** `string`: Internal server error code for alerts metadata operation
  - **errorMessage** `string`: Internal server error message for alerts metadata operation

### Possible Response Codes

- **200** `HTTP code`
- **500** `HTTP code`

### Sample Response: HTTP 200

Profile availability metadata

```json
{
  "isAlertProfileAvailable": true
}
```

### Sample Response: HTTP 500

Unexpected metadata query failure

```json
{
  "errorMessage": "Unable to fetch alert metadata due to internal error",
  "errorCode": "INTERNAL_ERROR"
}
```

## Rate Limits

**Duration:** 1 minute | **Threshold:** 30 | **Lock period:** 5 minutes

Duration — Time window for the threshold.  
Threshold — Number of API calls allowed within the specified duration.  
Lock Period — Wait time before consecutive API requests.