Base Attributes

A measurement definition contains a few base properties, and a myriad of type-specific options. For example, while all definitions have an af property, only traceroute measurements have a paris property.

Base Properties

These properties are available for all measurement types.

Name	Description	Default	Required?	Price Modifier
description	The name you give this measurement.		YES
af	The address family. Must be either 4 or 6.		YES
type	The type of measurement you're attempting to create. Must be one of: ping, traceroute, DNS, SSL or NTP.		YES
resolve_on_probe	Set to "true" if you want the probe to resolve your target instead of the RIPE Atlas servers.	false
skip_dns_check	Set to "true" if you want to create the measurement even if the RIPE Atlas servers can't resolve your target.	false
is_oneoff	Set this to "true" to make this measurement a one-off.	false		2
start_time	Time when when this measurement must start	global start_time or now
stop_time	Time when when this measurement must stop	global stop_time or never
interval	In normal (not one-off) measurements, this value represents the number of seconds between measurements by a single probe. Note that while interval is defined for each measurement type, the default varies, so check the appropriate section below for the default values.	changes with type
spread	Distribution of probes' measurements throughout the interval. More info is here	half the interval, maximum 400 seconds
is_public	Make this measurement public, so other people can see the results.	true