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title: Common REST monitoring
description: Common REST is the Common REST framework. AM exposes an endpoint which lets REST clients gather information about your AM installation, in JSON format.
component: pingam
version: 7.2
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canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingam/8/maintenance/monitoring-crest.html
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superseded_by: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingam/8/maintenance/monitoring-crest.html
section_ids:
  enable-crest: Enable the Common REST monitoring interface
---

# Common REST monitoring

Common REST is the Common REST framework. AM exposes an endpoint which lets REST clients gather information about your AM installation, in JSON format.

When enabled, AM makes the Common REST-formatted metrics available at the `/json/metrics/api` endpoint.

For monitoring metrics reference, see [Monitoring metrics](monitoring-metrics.html).

## Enable the Common REST monitoring interface

Before enabling Common REST access to monitoring metrics, make sure that you have enabled monitoring. To enable monitoring, go to Configure > Global Services > Monitoring. Set the Monitoring Status to enabled, and save your work, then follow these steps:

1. Go to Configure > Global Services > Monitoring.

2. On the Secondary Configurations tab, click `crest`.

3. Set CREST to Enabled.

4. Save your work.