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Get Metrics for a LoadBalancer
An MCP tool from the Hetzner Cloud API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.
Get Metrics for a LoadBalancer You must specify the type of metric to get: open_connections, connections_per_second, requests_per_second or bandwidth. You can also specify more than one type by comma separation, e.g.… [GET /load_balancers/{id}/metrics]
Name on the gateway: hetzner_api__get_load_balancer_metrics · read-only.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
id required | integer | ID of the Load Balancer. |
type required | array | Type of metrics to get. |
start required | string | Start of period to get Metrics for (must be in RFC3339 format). |
end required | string | End of period to get Metrics for (must be in RFC3339 format). |
step | string | Resolution of results in seconds. |
How to call it
Through the Smart Gateway, any client can run it by name with call_tool, or let the gateway find it with search_tools:
{
"name": "hetzner_api__get_load_balancer_metrics",
"arguments": {
"id": 0,
"type": [],
"start": "…",
"end": "…"
}
}Or connect the Hetzner Cloud API server directly, which lists 178 tools including this one:
claude mcp add --transport http hj-hetzner-api https://mcp.hjlabs.in/mcp/hetzner-api \
--header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"Try asking
Use the get metrics for a loadbalancer tool with id set to ….