Frequency
API Check Frequency
What is API Check Frequency?
API Check Frequency determines how often your API check runs. This setting allows you to continuously monitor the health and performance of your API, ensuring it meets the required standards and expectations.
Available Frequency Intervals
You can select how often you want the API check to run, with options ranging from every minute to every 48 hours. The Free plan starts at every 5 minutes; Starter and Professional plans can run a check every minute. This flexibility helps you tailor the monitoring to suit different needs and scenarios.
Frequency Options
The check schedule determines how frequently we'll run your API checks. You can choose from the following intervals:
- 1 minute (Starter and Professional plans)
- 5 minutes
- 10 minutes
- 15 minutes
- 30 minutes
- 1 hour
- 2 hours
- 3 hours
- 6 hours
- 12 hours
- 24 hours
- 48 hours
Select the interval that best fits your monitoring needs to ensure your API is always performing optimally.
Example Scenario
If you set a check to run every minute from 2 locations, this will run 2 checks every minute, one from each location. This provides a comprehensive view of your API's performance and availability from different geographical regions. Each location run counts toward your monthly runs.
Practical Use Cases
- High Frequency Monitoring: Use shorter intervals (e.g., every minute, available on Starter and Professional plans) for critical APIs that require constant monitoring.
- Regular Monitoring: Use moderate intervals (e.g., every 5 minutes, 15 minutes) for APIs that need regular checks but not constant monitoring.
- Periodic Monitoring: Use longer intervals (e.g., every 1 hour, 24 hours) for APIs that do not change frequently and require less frequent checks.
By configuring the frequency of your API checks, you can ensure that your APIs are always performing optimally and are available for your users.