LOC Notification Threshold resets after upgrade – add Web API support

[paxlo]

Hi

I’m currently using SonarQube Developer Edition with an active license. In the License Manager settings I configured the “Notification Threshold” to a value of 100,000 LOC to monitor license usage more precisely.

However, I’ve noticed that after each upgrade to a new SonarQube version (e.g., from 2025.1 → 2025.2 → 2025.3), this threshold gets reset to the default value of 200,000 LOC. This requires manual reconfiguration after every upgrade, which is not ideal for automated deployments.

I’d like to request the ability to set or update the LOC Notification Threshold via the Web API, so that this setting can be automatically restored or managed through infrastructure-as-code tools after upgrades.

Is this currently possible through any existing API endpoint?

[ganncamp (G Ann Campbell)]

Hi,

Everything that happens through the UI happens via an API, so yes, there’s an API for this, although it may not be marked ‘external’. If it’s not, then it’s subject to change without warning (although for this particular one you’re likely to be pretty safe.)

The best way to master the API is to perform the desired action via the UI and eavesdrop to see which calls the UI made to accomplish the action.

You may also find this guide helpful.

OTOH, you shouldn’t have to keep resetting this, so I’m going to refer this internally.

 
Ann