Create a Monitor

Setting up monitors in StatusPageOne is straightforward. Follow this guide to create your first monitor and start monitoring your services.

Prerequisites

Before creating a monitor, you need:

• A StatusPageOne account
• At least one status page created
• The URL of the service you want to monitor

Step-by-Step Guide

1. Navigate to Monitors

1. Log into your StatusPageOne console
2. Select your organization
3. Choose the status page where you want to add the monitor
4. Click on the Monitors tab
5. Click the New Monitor button

2. Basic Configuration

3. Choose Check Type

StatusPageOne offers two types of monitoring:

4. Configure Monitoring Settings

For Uptime Monitoring

Configure how StatusPageOne validates your service responses:

• Expected Response Code: Specify which HTTP status codes indicate success (e.g., "200", "200-299", "200,201,204")
• Follow Redirects: Enable to follow HTTP redirects (recommended: enabled)

For Content Monitoring

Set up content validation rules:

• Content Alert Type:
  • NOT_FOUND: Alert when specified content is missing from the response
  • FOUND: Alert when specified content appears in the response
• Content to Check: Enter the text string to search for in the response

5. Advanced Settings (Optional)

Click Advanced Settings to configure additional options:

6. Authentication & Headers (Optional)

If your endpoint requires authentication or custom headers:

Basic Authentication

• Username: Your basic auth username
• Password: Your basic auth password

Custom Headers

• Click Add Header to add custom HTTP headers
• Common examples: Authorization, User-Agent, Content-Type

7. Region Selection

Choose which regions should monitor your service:

• 🇺🇸 US East (us-east-1): Default region, good for North American services
• 🇧🇷 South America (sa-east-1): Good for South American services or global validation

8. Create Your Monitor

1. Review all your settings
2. Click Save all to create your monitor(s)
3. Your monitor will start checking immediately

What Happens Next?

Once your monitor is created:

1. Immediate Checks Begin: Your monitor starts running checks based on your plan's interval (2 minutes for free, 1 minute for paid plans)

2. Data Collection: Response times, uptime percentages, and check results are collected and stored

3. Status Page Updates: Your monitor's status appears on your status page automatically

4. Alert Setup: Proceed to configure alert destinations to receive notifications when issues occur

Multiple Monitors

You can create multiple monitors in one session:

• Click Add one more to create additional monitors
• Each monitor can have different settings and target different services
• All monitors will be created when you click Save all

Next Steps

After creating your monitor:

1. Set up Alerting - Configure notifications for downtime events
2. Understand Monitor Types - Learn more about uptime vs content monitoring
3. Regional Monitoring - Optimize your monitoring regions

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Monitor shows as DOWN immediately:

• Verify your URL is accessible publicly
• Check if your service requires specific headers or authentication
• Ensure the expected response code matches what your service returns

Authentication not working:

• Verify username and password are correct
• Some services require API keys in headers instead of basic auth
• Check if your endpoint supports the authentication method you're using

Timeouts occurring:

• Increase the timeout value if your service is slow to respond
• Check if your service has rate limiting that might block monitoring requests
• Verify your service is optimized for the regions you're monitoring from

Need help? Check our troubleshooting guide or contact support.