def create_alert(self, **kwargs):  # noqa: E501
        """Create a specific alert  # noqa: E501

          # noqa: E501
        This method makes a synchronous HTTP request by default. To make an
        asynchronous HTTP request, please pass async_req=True
        >>> thread = api.create_alert(async_req=True)
        >>> result = thread.get()

        :param async_req bool
        :param Alert body: Example Classic Body:  <pre>{   \"name\": \"Alert Name\",   \"target\": \"success@simulator.amazonses.com\",   \"condition\": \"ts(~sample.cpu.loadavg.1m) > 1\",   \"displayExpression\": \"ts(~sample.cpu.loadavg.1m)\",   \"minutes\": 5,   \"resolveAfterMinutes\": 2,   \"severity\": \"INFO\",   \"additionalInformation\": \"Additional Info\",   \"tags\": {     \"customerTags\": [       \"alertTag1\"     ]   } }</pre> Example Threshold Body:  <pre>{     \"name\": \"Alert Name\",     \"alertType\": \"THRESHOLD\",     \"conditions\": {         \"info\": \"ts(~sample.cpu.loadavg.1m) > 0\",         \"warn\": \"ts(~sample.cpu.loadavg.1m) > 2\"     },     \"displayExpression\": \"ts(~sample.cpu.loadavg.1m)\",     \"minutes\": 5,     \"additionalInformation\": \"conditions value entry needs to be of the form: displayExpression operator threshold\" }</pre>
        :return: ResponseContainerAlert
                 If the method is called asynchronously,
                 returns the request thread.
        """
        kwargs['_return_http_data_only'] = True
        if kwargs.get('async_req'):
            return self.create_alert_with_http_info(**kwargs)  # noqa: E501
        else:
            (data) = self.create_alert_with_http_info(**kwargs)  # noqa: E501
            return data