def prepare_request(next_link=None):
            # Construct headers
            header_parameters = {}  # type: Dict[str, Any]
            header_parameters['Accept'] = self._serialize.header("accept", accept, 'str')

            if not next_link:
                # Construct URL
                url = self.list_monitored_resources.metadata['url']  # type: ignore
                path_format_arguments = {
                    'subscriptionId': self._serialize.url("self._config.subscription_id", self._config.subscription_id, 'str', min_length=1),
                    'resourceGroupName': self._serialize.url("resource_group_name", resource_group_name, 'str', max_length=90, min_length=1),
                    'monitorName': self._serialize.url("monitor_name", monitor_name, 'str'),
                }
                url = self._client.format_url(url, **path_format_arguments)
                # Construct parameters
                query_parameters = {}  # type: Dict[str, Any]
                query_parameters['api-version'] = self._serialize.query("api_version", api_version, 'str')

                request = self._client.post(url, query_parameters, header_parameters)
            else:
                url = next_link
                query_parameters = {}  # type: Dict[str, Any]
                request = self._client.get(url, query_parameters, header_parameters)
            return request