diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9fff38e6..5932928d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
### Improvements
- Paused ping handling can be controlled via API (#376)
- Add "Get a list of checks's logged pings" API call (#371)
+- The /api/v1/checks/ endpoint now accepts either UUID or `unique_key` (#370)
### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/hc/api/tests/test_get_check.py b/hc/api/tests/test_get_check.py
index 1501c620..268f99eb 100644
--- a/hc/api/tests/test_get_check.py
+++ b/hc/api/tests/test_get_check.py
@@ -54,6 +54,23 @@ class GetCheckTestCase(BaseTestCase):
r = self.get(made_up_code)
self.assertEqual(r.status_code, 404)
+ def test_it_handles_unique_key(self):
+ r = self.get(self.a1.unique_key)
+ self.assertEqual(r.status_code, 200)
+ self.assertEqual(r["Access-Control-Allow-Origin"], "*")
+
+ doc = r.json()
+ self.assertEqual(len(doc), 14)
+
+ self.assertEqual(doc["timeout"], 3600)
+ self.assertEqual(doc["grace"], 900)
+ self.assertEqual(doc["ping_url"], self.a1.url())
+ self.assertEqual(doc["last_ping"], None)
+ self.assertEqual(doc["n_pings"], 0)
+ self.assertEqual(doc["status"], "new")
+ self.assertEqual(doc["channels"], str(self.c1.code))
+ self.assertEqual(doc["desc"], "This is description")
+
def test_readonly_key_works(self):
self.project.api_key_readonly = "R" * 32
self.project.save()
diff --git a/hc/api/urls.py b/hc/api/urls.py
index 1316602a..422ee154 100644
--- a/hc/api/urls.py
+++ b/hc/api/urls.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from hc.api import views
class QuoteConverter:
- regex = "[\w%~_.-]+"
+ regex = r"[\w%~_.-]+"
def to_python(self, value):
return unquote(value)
@@ -14,7 +14,18 @@ class QuoteConverter:
return quote(value, safe="")
+class SHA1Converter:
+ regex = "[A-z0-9]{40}"
+
+ def to_python(self, value):
+ return value
+
+ def to_url(self, value):
+ return value
+
+
register_converter(QuoteConverter, "quoted")
+register_converter(SHA1Converter, "sha1")
urlpatterns = [
path("ping/
GET SITE_ROOT/api/v1/checks/<uuid>
GET SITE_ROOT/api/v1/checks/<unique_key>
POST SITE_ROOT/api/v1/checks/
When using the read-only API key, the following fields are omitted:
ping_url
, update_url
, pause_url
, channels
. An extra unique_key
field
-is added. This identifier is stable across API calls. Example:
GET
a check in place of the UUID
. The unique_key
identifier is stable across API calls. Example:
{
"checks": [
{
@@ -188,8 +192,11 @@ is added. This identifier is stable across API calls. Example:
Get a Single Check
-GET SITE_ROOT/api/v1/checks/<uuid>
-Returns a JSON representation of a single check.
+GET SITE_ROOT/api/v1/checks/<uuid>
+GET SITE_ROOT/api/v1/checks/<unique_key>
+Returns a JSON representation of a single check. Accepts either check's UUID or
+the unique_key
(a field derived from UUID, and returned by API responses when
+using the read-only API key) as an identifier.
Response Codes
- 200 OK
diff --git a/templates/docs/api.md b/templates/docs/api.md
index 7f2c1222..678bc892 100644
--- a/templates/docs/api.md
+++ b/templates/docs/api.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Endpoint Name | Endpoint Address
------------------------------------------------------|-------
[Get a list of existing checks](#list-checks) | `GET SITE_ROOT/api/v1/checks/`
[Get a single check](#get-check) | `GET SITE_ROOT/api/v1/checks/`
+[Get a check by its unique_key](#get-check) | `GET SITE_ROOT/api/v1/checks/`
[Create a new check](#create-check) | `POST SITE_ROOT/api/v1/checks/`
[Update an existing check](#update-check) | `POST SITE_ROOT/api/v1/checks/`
[Pause monitoring of a check](#pause-check) | `POST SITE_ROOT/api/v1/checks//pause`
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ curl --header "X-Api-Key: your-api-key" SITE_ROOT/api/v1/checks/
When using the read-only API key, the following fields are omitted:
`ping_url`, `update_url`, `pause_url`, `channels`. An extra `unique_key` field
-is added. This identifier is stable across API calls. Example:
+is added which can be used [to `GET` a check](#get-check) in place of the `UUID`. The `unique_key` identifier is stable across API calls. Example:
```json
{
@@ -165,9 +166,12 @@ is added. This identifier is stable across API calls. Example:
```
## Get a Single Check {: #get-check .rule }
-`GET SITE_ROOT/api/v1/checks/`
+`GET SITE_ROOT/api/v1/checks/`
+`GET SITE_ROOT/api/v1/checks/`
-Returns a JSON representation of a single check.
+Returns a JSON representation of a single check. Accepts either check's UUID or
+the `unique_key` (a field derived from UUID, and returned by API responses when
+using the read-only API key) as an identifier.
### Response Codes