Acknowledge incidentAcknowledge an ongoing incident
Add chart to dashboardAdd a new chart to a dashboard.
Add dashboard sectionAdd a section divider to a dashboard.
ApplicationGet comprehensive details of a specific application including its configuration, retention settings, ingestion details, custom bucket settings (if configured)
ApplicationsList all available applications in a paginated table format.
Available incident escalation policiesGet available escalation policies for an incident
Change team member roleChange a team member's role.
ChartGet detailed information about a specific chart including its SQL queries, configuration, and settings.
Chart alertGet detailed information about a specific chart alert including its configuration, SQL queries, status, and current incident info.
Chart alert helpGet instructions for creating and configuring chart alerts, including alert types, operators, configuration fields, supported chart types, and common mistakes.
Chart alertsList chart alerts with optional filtering by team, chart, or dashboard.
Chart building helpGet comprehensive instructions for building charts and dashboards, including chart types, units, axis settings, column mapping, legend placement, layout tips, and common mistakes.
ClustersList all available storage clusters for a specific team.
Create applicationCreate a new application in Better Stack.
Create chart alertCreate a new chart alert on an existing chart.
Create cloud connectionCreate a secure cloud connection for direct ClickHouse query access to logs, spans, and metrics data.
Create dashboardCreate a new dashboard.
Create error issueCreate an issue for an error in Linear, or a work item in Jira, through the team's integration and link the two.
Create heartbeatCreate a new heartbeat that expects a periodic request from a cron job, worker, or other background task, and alerts when that request stops arriving.
Create incidentCreate a new incident providing a summary of the issue, requester email, and other optional details
Create incident commentCreate a comment on an incident
Create metric expressionCreate a new metric expression (extract-metrics-from-logs rule) on a source.
Create monitorCreate a new monitor that tracks the availability of a website, host, or service.
Create releaseRegister a release for an errors application, so it appears the moment it deploys instead of when its first error arrives.
Create sourceCreate a new log source in Better Stack.
Create status page reportCreate a new status page report
Create status page report updateCreate a new status update for an existing status page report
Create status page resourceAdd a resource (monitor, heartbeat, or group) to a status page.
Create status page sectionCreate a section (resource group) on a status page to group resources under a heading
DashboardGet detailed information about a specific dashboard including its charts, sections, layout, template variables, and configuration.
Dashboard query helpGet instructions for writing a ClickHouse query to use inside a Better Stack **Dashboard** chart (or chart alert).
DashboardsList all available dashboards in a paginated table format.
Dashboard templatesList all available dashboard templates in a paginated table format.
Data regionsList all available data regions and clusters for application and source creation.
Delete chart alertDelete a chart alert permanently.
Delete metric expressionDelete a metric expression from a source.
DocumentationSearch for relevant documentation articles and return their contents
Edit applicationEdit an existing application in Better Stack - rename it, pause or resume ingesting, or set its VRL transformations, including the exception grouping program.
Edit chartEdit an existing chart name, query, type, or settings.
Edit chart alertEdit an existing chart alert configuration.
Edit dashboardEdit an existing dashboard's name or source eligibility.
Edit dashboard sectionEdit an existing dashboard section.
ErrorGet comprehensive details of a specific error including its type, message, call site information, first occurrence, current state (unhandled, unresolved, ignored, resolved, or reoccurred), and linked Linear/Jira issues
ErrorsList error patterns for an application with occurrence counts, affected users, current state, and links.
Errors query helpGet comprehensive instructions for building SQL ClickHouse queries for error tracking, including both error patterns (metrics) and individual exceptions.
Escalate incidentEscalate an ongoing incident to a user, team, schedule, or policy
Escalation policiesList all escalation policies with their steps and configuration
Escalation policyGet detailed information about a specific escalation policy
ExplorationGet detailed information about a specific exploration (saved Explore query) including its sources, chart type, template variables, saved time range, and query.
ExplorationsList saved explorations (saved Explore queries) in a paginated table.
Explore logs query helpGet instructions for writing a ClickHouse query to use inside the Better Stack **Explore logs** page (and live-tail charts) for log and span data.
Export dashboardExport a dashboard configuration as JSON.
HeartbeatGet details of a specific heartbeat
Heartbeat availabilityGet availability summary for a specific heartbeat
HeartbeatsList all heartbeats with filtering and pagination options
Import dashboardImport a dashboard from JSON configuration.
IncidentGet detailed information about a specific incident
Incident commentsGet comments for an incident
IncidentsList incidents with filtering and pagination options
Incident timelineGet the timeline of events for an incident
Invite team memberInvite someone to a Better Stack team by e-mail address.
Link error issueLink an error to an issue or work item that already exists in Linear or Jira.
MetricGet comprehensive details about a specific metric.
Metric expressionsList the metric expressions (extract-metrics-from-logs rules) on a source.
Metrics query helpGet instructions for building SQL ClickHouse queries for metrics (available metrics, aggregations, examples) to run directly via the query tools (`query` / `render_chart`), using concrete `remote(.
Metrics schemaGet metrics and cardinality for a source.
MonitorGet details of a specific monitor
Monitor availabilityGet availability (SLA) summary for a specific monitor
Monitor response timesGet response time metrics for a specific monitor
MonitorsList monitors with optional filtering and pagination
Move chartsMove one or more charts to new positions on a dashboard.
On callGet detailed information about a specific on-call calendar or the default calendar
On call eventGet detailed information about a specific on-call event
On call eventsList all on-call schedule events for a specific calendar
On call rotationGet on-call rotation configuration for a specific calendar
On callsList all on-call calendars for the team
QueryExecute a ClickHouse SQL query to retrieve logs, traces/spans, errors, and metrics from telemetry data.
Query helpGet instructions for building SQL ClickHouse queries for logs and spans (fields, aggregations, examples) to run directly via the query tools (query / render_chart) against the ClickHouse proxy.
ReleasesList all releases for a specific application in a paginated table format.
Remove chartRemove a chart from its dashboard permanently.
Remove dashboardRemove a dashboard permanently.
Remove dashboard sectionRemove a section divider from a dashboard permanently.
Remove dashboard variableRemove a dashboard template variable by name.
Remove exploration variableRemove a variable from an exploration (saved Explore query) by name.
Remove releaseRemove a release permanently.
Remove status page resourceRemove a resource from a status page
Remove status page sectionRemove a section from a status page.
Remove team memberRemove a member from a Better Stack team, or cancel a pending invitation.
Render chartExecute a ClickHouse SQL query and visualize the result as a chart.
Reopen incidentReopen a resolved incident (must be within 24 hours of resolution)
Replays query helpGet comprehensive instructions for building SQL ClickHouse queries for session replays.
Resolve incidentResolve an ongoing incident
Set dashboard variableCreate or update a dashboard template variable — a user-facing filter in the dashboard toolbar, referenced in chart SQL as `{{name}}` (required — the chart errors until it resolves to a value) or `[[ AND col = {{name}} ]]` (optional — the whole `[[ .
Set exploration variableCreate or update a variable on an exploration (saved Explore query), referenced in its query as `{{name}}`.
SeveritiesList all severities (urgency levels) with their notification settings
SeverityGet detailed information about a specific severity (urgency level)
SourceGet comprehensive details of a specific source including its configuration, retention settings, ingestion details, custom bucket settings (if configured)
Source fieldsGet complete field catalog for a logs or spans source.
SourcesList all available sources in a paginated table format.
Status pageGet details of a specific status page
Status page reportsList status reports (incidents/maintenance) for a specific status page
Status page report updateGet details of a specific status page report update
Status page report updatesList status updates for a specific status report
Status page resourcesGet resources (monitors/heartbeats) for a specific status page
Status pagesList all status pages with filtering and pagination options
Status page sectionsList the sections (resource groups) of a status page
Team membersList the members of a Better Stack team, including pending invitations.
Team rolesList the roles defined in a Better Stack organization, including their role_id and system-role identifier (admin, billing_admin, team_lead, responder, member, or "custom").
TeamsList all available teams in Better Stack Logs.
Toggle chart alert pausePause or unpause a chart alert.
Unlink error issueRemove the link between an error and an issue in Linear, Jira, or GitLab.
Update error stateUpdate the state of a specific error (mark as resolved, ignored, or unresolved)
Update metric expressionUpdate an existing metric expression.
Update status pageUpdate the settings of a status page (company name, contact URL, theme, layout, and more)
Update status page resourceUpdate a resource on a status page.
Update status page sectionRename a status page section or move it by setting its position
