How do you know whether a page is responding?
Create an HTTP monitor for the exact page address. UptimeRobot sends a request on a schedule and checks the reply. Look at the result and its time if the monitor reports a problem.
If you expect a particular phrase, a keyword monitor can look for it in the response. For example, the booking page could return “Appointment times” even when clicking Reserve does nothing. Use the keyword check for the page response and a separate browser workflow for the click and confirmation.
How do you get an alert on the device you actually use?
Add a notification contact and assign it to the monitor. Choose which events should send a message, such as a failure or recovery. Adding a contact to the account alone leaves the monitor without that destination.
The mobile app can receive push notifications for a signed-in user. Text and voice use credits. A notify-only seat can receive email or phone alerts without signing into the dashboard. If someone needs to inspect or change monitors, check the plan’s login seats and give them the role they need.
Use a disposable endpoint you control if you want to try a failure and recovery. Watch for both messages and check the assigned contact before relying on it.
What changes when you need faster checks or another teammate?
Free lists 50 monitors at five-minute intervals. Solo adds 60-second checks and additional monitor types. That interval is how often checks are scheduled, and the service may confirm a failure before sending an alert.
| Need | What to check |
|---|---|
| Faster checks | Solo pricing varies with region and monitor count. For 10 monitors, the published EUR plan starts at €10 month to month or €9 per month billed annually. Check the amount and currency for your account. |
| Checks from selected places | Check the paid plan’s location controls. Choose locations that help you understand the outages your customers could experience. |
| Another person needs dashboard access | Team and Scale support login seats. Notify-only seats can be a separate purchase. Check phone credits separately if you want text or voice alerts. |
Can you watch a nightly job or give customers a status page?
On an eligible plan, have the job send UptimeRobot a check-in after it finishes. A missing check-in can trigger an alert even when the main website is fine.
A basic status page can show selected monitors. Check which plans support the page features you need, such as a custom domain or subscriber notifications. A monitor state describes what its check saw. If a partial failure affects customers, confirm the impact before using the page to explain it.
What can you take with you if you switch monitors?
Save a list of what you check, the interval and the alert recipients. UptimeRobot documents CSV export of event logs and a platform API that returns monitor details in JSON.
Keep the history you need before switching. Set up contacts and status-page settings on the replacement separately and verify that its failure and recovery messages arrive. The platform API for retrieving monitor information is different from the paid monitor type that checks an API response.