60-second checks
How long an outage can run unnoticed is decided by the check interval alone.
Between two checks a service is a black box to us. If it goes down right after a passing check, nobody knows until the next one. The interval is therefore the ceiling on how long an outage can run before anyone hears about it. On the paid plans that ceiling is one minute.
How it works
Every monitor is checked from our servers at a fixed interval. Five minutes on the free tier, down to 60 seconds on the paid plans. An outage is only reported after several consecutive failed checks, so a single hiccup on the network doesn't wake anybody.
Your benefits
- Outages surface sooner
- Less time between the failure and the notification
- A denser response-time history, dense enough for trends to be visible at all
What you get
A tighter check grid, and with it more accurate uptime ratios and a finer incident timeline.
Availability
Shorter intervals from the paid plans onward. The free tier checks every five minutes.
Frequently asked questions
How often are my monitors checked?
The interval is set per monitor and depends on your plan. Five minutes on the free tier, while the paid plans unlock intervals down to 60 seconds.
Why does a shorter interval matter?
Because the interval sets the upper bound on how long an outage can run unnoticed. At 60 seconds you learn about it within a minute, rather than after it has already cost you a noticeable chunk of traffic.
Will a brief hiccup trigger a false alarm?
No. An outage is only reported after several consecutive failed checks. A single dropped request wakes nobody.
Where are the checks run from?
From our servers in Germany. The result therefore shows what an outside visitor experiences, and not what your own infrastructure reports about itself.