# Edit Service Monitor API

This API allows you to edit the details of the service monitors.

## Syntax

**By Display Name:**

```
https://[HOST]:[PORT]/AppManager/xml/EditMonitor?apikey=[APIKEY]&type=Service Monitoring&displayname=[DISPLAYNAME]&newdisplayname=[DISPLAYNAME]&host=[SERVICEHOST]&port=[SERVICEPORT]&timeout=[TIMEOUT]&pollInterval=[pollInterval]&command=[COMMAND]&search=[SEARCH]
```

**By Resource ID:**

```
https://[HOST]:[PORT]/AppManager/xml/EditMonitor?apikey=[APIKEY]&type=Service Monitoring&resourceid=[RESOURCEID]&newdisplayname=[NEWDISPLAYNAME]&host=[SERVICEHOST]&port=[SERVICEPORT]&timeout=[TIMEOUT]&pollInterval=[pollInterval]&command=[COMMAND]&search=[SEARCH]
```

**Supported HTTP methods:** POST

**Allowed roles:** Administrator

## Request Parameters

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| host | The hostname or IP Address of the machine on which the service is running. |
| port | The port number on which the service is running. |
| timeout | The timeout value of the monitored service, in seconds. |
| command | The command that will be executed after connecting to the port. |
| search | The string that has to be searched after executing the command |
| [Other Common APIs](https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/help/edit-monitor-api.html) |  |

## Example Requests

- ```
  https://apm-prod-server:8443/AppManager/xml/EditMonitor?apikey=aaaaaabbbbbbccccccddddddeeeeee&type=Service Monitoring&resourceid=10000116&newdisplayname=zoho&host=servicehost&port=9090&timeout=10
  ```

- ```
  https://apm-prod-server:8443/AppManager/xml/EditMonitor?apikey=aaaaaabbbbbbccccccddddddeeeeee&type=Service Monitoring&resourceid=10000116&command=GET / HTTP1.1&host=servicehost&port=9090&timeout=10
  ```

- ```
  https://apm-prod-server:8443/AppManager/xml/EditMonitor?apikey=aaaaaabbbbbbccccccddddddeeeeee&type=Service Monitoring&resourceid=10000116&search=h&host=servicehost&port=9090&timeout=10
  ```

- ```
  https://apm-prod-server:8443/AppManager/xml/EditMonitor?apikey=aaaaaabbbbbbccccccddddddeeeeee&type=Service Monitoring&resourceid=10000116&pollInterval=10&search=&command=GET/HTTP1.0&newdisplayname=zoho&host=servicehost&port=9090&timeout=10
  ```