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What Are Monitors?

Monitors are automated checks that continuously test the availability and performance of your websites, APIs, and services. StatusPage.one monitors run checks every minute to ensure your services are operational. Monitors List

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Monitor Cards

Each monitor is displayed as a card showing key information at a glance:

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Monitor Information

  • Monitor Name - The friendly name you gave your monitor (e.g., “Monitor Checks”, “statuspageone.com”)
  • URL - The endpoint being monitored
  • Status Badge - Current operational status
    • Operational (Green) - Monitor is up and responding normally
    • Degraded (Yellow) - Monitor is experiencing issues
    • Down (Red) - Monitor is not responding
  • Request Method - HTTP method used for checks (GET, POST, etc.)
  • Uptime Percentage - Overall uptime over the selected time period

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Monitor Sections

Each monitor in the sidebar provides access to three main sections:
  • Statistics - View detailed performance metrics and uptime trends
  • Alerts - Configure alert rules for this specific monitor
  • Settings - Adjust monitor configuration and advanced options

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Monitor Organization

Monitors are organized in the left sidebar for easy navigation:
  • Click on a monitor name to expand its options
  • Select Statistics, Alerts, or Settings to view that section
  • Use the New button at the top to create additional monitors

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Adding Monitors

To add a new monitor, click the Add monitor button or the + New button in the sidebar. This will open the monitor creation form where you can configure your new uptime check.

Create Your First Monitor

Learn how to set up a new monitor

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Monitor Status Indicators

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Operational Status

The status badge shows the real-time operational state of your monitor:
  • Green (Operational) - All checks are passing, service is healthy
  • Yellow (Degraded) - Some checks are failing or performance is degraded
  • Red (Down) - Monitor is consistently failing checks

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Uptime Percentage

The uptime percentage is calculated based on successful checks over the selected time period. For example:
  • 99.85% indicates excellent uptime with minimal downtime
  • 99.61% shows very good uptime with occasional issues
Uptime percentages are updated in real-time as checks complete. Higher percentages indicate better reliability.

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Managing Multiple Monitors

You can create unlimited monitors to track all your critical services:
  • Websites - Monitor your main website and landing pages
  • APIs - Track API endpoints and health check routes
  • Services - Monitor microservices and backend systems
  • Third-party Services - Keep tabs on external dependencies

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Best Practices

Give monitors clear names that identify what they’re checking. “Production API Health” is better than “API Monitor 1”.
Focus on monitoring the most important user-facing endpoints and services first.
Balance monitoring frequency with your needs. Critical services might need checks every minute, while less critical ones could use longer intervals.

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Quick Actions

From the monitors list, you can:
  1. View Statistics - Click on a monitor’s Statistics section to see detailed performance data
  2. Configure Alerts - Set up notifications for when monitors go down
  3. Adjust Settings - Modify check frequency, timeout values, and other parameters
  4. Add Monitors - Quickly create new monitors to expand coverage

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Next Steps

Create a Monitor

Set up your first uptime monitor

View Statistics

Analyze performance and uptime data

Configure Alerts

Get notified when issues occur

Build a Status Page

Share monitor status with your users
Start with monitoring your most critical services first, then expand to cover additional endpoints and dependencies.