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Add a website / API monitor
Go to Add monitor → Website / API.
Website / API monitors
Perch checks your site from the outside on a schedule. Nothing to install.
Set up in 3 steps
- Step 2 of 3Choose what to checkPick a check type (see the table below) and enter the URL or host.
- Step 3 of 3Test it and savePress Test to see the result right away, then pick an interval and alert channels, and save.
Check types
| Type | What it checks |
|---|---|
| HTTP / HTTPS | Status code (default 200) and response time. Optional SSL and domain-expiry tracking. |
| Keyword | The page responds and contains a word or phrase you choose. |
| TCP port | A port accepts connections, e.g. a database on 5432. |
| Ping | The host answers ICMP ping. |
| SSL expiry | Days until the certificate expires; warns ahead of time. |
| Domain expiry | WHOIS expiry date; warns before the renewal deadline. |
When does it alert?
A failed check marks the monitor down after the number of failures set in its notification policy (1 by default), opens an incident and notifies your alert channels. The first successful check closes the incident and sends a recovery alert. While down, Perch can re-check faster using the "down check interval".