diff --git a/rackspace/monitoring/common.go b/rackspace/monitoring/common.go
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+package monitoring
+
+import (
+	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/openstack/identity"
+)
+
+type Options struct {
+	Endpoint       string
+	AuthOptions    identity.AuthOptions
+	Authentication identity.AuthResults
+}