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API monitoring

Monitor client-site APIs and form endpoints with assertions, history, and alerts

DownCTL checks API and form endpoints, then validates expected responses so successful status codes do not hide broken integrations or client-site behavior.

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Add API monitor

Configure the endpoint, method, interval, timeout, and assertions in the API monitor modal.

Name

Checkout health

Path

/api/checkout/health

Method

GET

Check interval

Every 5 minutes

Expected status codes

200, 204

Max response time

1500 ms

API monitor dashboard

GET /api/checkout/health

Healthy

Normal state

Status code, response time, and assertions are passing.

24h

100.000%

7d

99.980%

Open

0

Recent checks

last 18 runs

API assertion alert

GET /api/checkout/health

Alert state

The endpoint responded, but the expected JSON assertion failed.

Observed: missing $.status

Status

Open

Notified

3

Since

12:43

Alert delivery

Email sent
Slack notified
Webhook delivered

What API monitoring tracks

API monitors validate endpoint availability and expected responses so integrations are checked for behavior, not only basic HTTP reachability.

API endpoint availability

HTTP methods

Headers

Optional request bodies

Response assertions

API check history

Why it matters

APIs power products, automations, and integrations. Validating expected behavior helps teams catch regressions that simple uptime checks miss.

APIs can return 200 while still returning the wrong payload

Endpoint regressions affect applications and integrations

API checks belong near incidents and alerts

How it works in DownCTL

API monitoring connects form endpoints, integrations, and backend reliability to the same client website operations workflow as uptime and incidents.

  1. 1 Add an API monitor under a site
  2. 2 Configure method, path, headers, body, and assertions
  3. 3 Schedule checks
  4. 4 Alert on downtime or assertion failures
FAQ

Common questions

What is API monitoring?

API monitoring checks whether endpoints are available and returning the expected response.

Can DownCTL check response content?

Yes. API monitors can include assertions so the response has to match more than a status code.

Can I monitor authenticated endpoints?

API monitors can be configured with headers and request details needed by many protected endpoints.

Can API failures open incidents?

Yes. API failures can participate in alerting and incident workflows.

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