| name | The name of the check. (Required) | 
| hostname | The target host of the check. (Required) | 
| integration-ids list | The list of integration identifiers. (Optional) | 
| ipv6 | Decides if ipv6 is used, rather than ipv4. (Optional) | 
| notify-again-every | Notify every x cycles. (Optional) | 
| notify-when-back-up | Decides if a notification is sent when the host is back up. (Optional) | 
| paused | Decides if check is paused. (Optional) | 
| resolution | Determines how often the host’s status is checked. (Optional) | 
| response-time-threshold | Triggers an alert if the response time is over this many ms. (Optional) | 
| send-notification-when-down | Determines if a notification is sent if the host goes down. (Optional) | 
| tags set | The tags for the check. (Optional) | 
| team-ids list | Ids of the teams that will be notified is the host is down. (Optional) | 
| type | The type of the check. (Required) | 
| users list | Users that will be notified is the host is down. (Optional) | 
| probe-region | Filter probe location. Valid values are North America ( NA) or Europe (EU) or Asia Pacific (APAC) or Latin America (LATAM). | 
| url | URL containing Pingdom XML response. | 
| encryption | Whether to connect to host using SSL. | 
| port | The target port to connect to. | 
| auth | Username/Password used for auth (HTTP Basic Auth). In formation “username:password”. | 
| additional-urls | Up to 5 additional URLs, pointing to Pingdom XML response, to check. |