openstatus
Overview
With openstatus, you can simulate user requests to check the availability and performance of your website, API, or server from different locations around the globe. This proactive approach helps you find issues before your users do.
How it works
Section titled “How it works”We send a request to your specified endpoint on a regular schedule and record the response. If your website or API is down, timing out, or doesn’t return the expected response, we’ll alert you right away.
What is a monitor?
Section titled “What is a monitor?”A monitor is a job that runs periodically to check the status of a service. This could be a website, an API, or any other service that can be automatically checked. Each monitor you create runs a request to your endpoint and records the results for you to review.
Creating a Monitor
Section titled “Creating a Monitor”You can create a new monitor in one of four ways:
- Dashboard: Use our intuitive dashboard to quickly set up and manage your monitors.
- API: Integrate monitor creation into your workflow using our API.
- CLI: Use our command-line interface to create and manage monitors with YAML configuration files.
- Terraform: Automate the process with our Terraform provider.