code: def getMonitorById(self, monitorId):
          
          url = self.baseUrl
          url += "getMonitors?apiKey=%s&monitors=%s" % (self.apiKey, monitorId)
          url += "&noJsonCallback=1&format=json"
          success, response = self.requestApi(url)
          if success:
              status = response.get('monitors').get('monitor')[0].get('status')
              alltimeuptimeratio = response.get('monitors').get('monitor')[0].get('alltimeuptimeratio')
              return status, alltimeuptimeratio
          return None, None
docs: Returns monitor status and alltimeuptimeratio for a MonitorId.