Add a website monitor
Website monitors let you track the availability and performance of any website or API endpoint — even if it’s not your own. StatusGator checks the URL at regular intervals and alerts you when it becomes unavailable, responds slowly, or doesn’t match expected content.
Add a new website monitor
- Go to Monitors from your left menu.
- Click Add monitor.
- Select Website monitor from the list of monitor types.
- Enter the Website URL of the site or API you want to monitor.
- Enter the Display name so it’s easy to recognize in your board.
- Click Save.
Access additional settings
Once saved, click on the monitor name to open its configuration and go to the Settings tab. Here you can adjust:
Basic settings
- Check interval – How often StatusGator checks the site (from every 1 minute to 5 minutes).
- Check type – Monitor uptime or check for specific content.
- Expected response code – Choose which HTTP status codes indicate success (e.g., 2xx).
- Follow redirects – Enable if the URL redirects to another address.
- Check locations – Choose one or more global monitoring regions.
- Alert conditions – Choose to alert if all locations fail or if any location fails.
Advanced settings
- Timeout – Maximum wait time before marking the site as down.
- Alert sensitivity – Number of retries before sending an alert.
- HTTP method – Use GET, POST, PUT, or PATCH for checks.
- HTTP headers – Add custom request headers.
- HTTP basic authentication – Monitor secured endpoints by providing username and password.
Best practices
- Use multiple check locations to detect regional outages.
- Set the timeout based on your site’s expected response time.
- For APIs, use the Check for content option to validate critical data.