code: public List<Alert> getAlertsMeta(boolean includeSharedAlerts) throws IOException, TokenExpiredException {
      	String requestUrl = RESOURCE + "/meta?shared=" + includeSharedAlerts;
          ArgusResponse response = getClient().executeHttpRequest(ArgusHttpClient.RequestType.GET, requestUrl, null);
  
          assertValidResponse(response, requestUrl);
          return fromJson(response.getResult(), new TypeReference<List<Alert>>() { });
      }
docs: Returns all alerts via the meta endpoint.
  
  @param   includeSharedAlerts  flag for shared alerts
  
  @return  The list of alerts. Will never be null, but may be empty.
  
  @throws  IOException  If the server cannot be reached.
  @throws  TokenExpiredException   If the token sent along with the request has expired