---
title: "KeepMonitorInput"
description: "a monitor to keep: its name, its predicate, the place it runs at and the kind of signal it makes; the strategy where one is chosen, else the brand's standing strategy; for a platform monitor the vertical it keeps full"
section: concepts
address: /concepts/keepmonitorinput
contract: 0476e35e6e275db5
---

# KeepMonitorInput

a monitor to keep: its name, its predicate, the place it runs at and the kind of signal it makes; the strategy where one is chosen, else the brand's standing strategy; for a platform monitor the vertical it keeps full

[figure: KeepMonitorInput is a value at none scope. The drawing shows its fields and the objects that they point at.]

| property | value |
|---|---|
| kind | value |
| scope | none |
| key | none |
| store | none |
| family | harness |



## Fields


| field | type | required | note |
|---|---|---|---|
| `name` | `text` | yes |  |
| `predicate` | [Predicate](/concepts/predicate) | yes | the tree, compiled at the place |
| `place` | [PlaceARunsAt](/concepts/placearunsat) | yes |  |
| `kind_of_signal` | [KindOfSignal](/concepts/kindofsignal) | yes |  |
| `strategy` | `id` | no | the brand's standing strategy unless one is chosen |
| `vertical` | `text` | no | for a platform monitor |



## Routes that use it
- [`/v1/act/keep_monitor`](/reference/act/keep_monitor) takes it as input