Website & API Monitoring

Created on 8 June, 2026 • 2 views

Website & API Monitoring guide for UpDownMonitor.

Monitor any HTTP/HTTPS endpoint and get alerted the moment it breaks.

Set it up

  1. Go to Monitors → Create and choose Website.
  2. Enter the URL and pick the HTTP method (GET, POST, HEAD, etc.).
  3. Optionally add request headers and a body for API checks.
  4. Add assertions — expected status code and/or a keyword that must appear in the response.
  5. Set the check interval and, if available, multiple locations.

UpDownMonitor records response time on every check and opens an incident when an assertion fails.