Website Status Monitoring
by serhattsnmz
Automatically monitor your websites for downtime and get instant alerts. Catch outages before your users do and maintain perfect uptime with this simple, reliable tool.
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About Website Status Monitoring
Ever had that sinking feeling when you go to check your site and it's just... not there? It's a nightmare for uptime, user trust, and your search rankings. This actor is like having a dedicated, always-on watchdog for your web properties. You simply give it a list of URLs, set how often you want it to check (every minute, every hour, etc.), and tell it where to send alerts—like email, Slack, or Discord. It then quietly pings your sites in the background. The moment something goes wrong—a timeout, a 5xx server error, or the page just vanishes—it immediately notifies you so you can jump on the fix before most users even notice. I use it to keep tabs on client projects, my own portfolio, and even critical third-party APIs my apps depend on. It saves me from constantly manually checking and gives me peace of mind that I'll be the first to know about an outage, not my customers. It's straightforward, reliable, and automates one of the most tedious yet crucial parts of web maintenance.
What does this actor do?
Website Status Monitoring is a web scraping and automation tool available on the Apify platform. It's designed to help you extract data and automate tasks efficiently in the cloud.
Key Features
- Cloud-based execution - no local setup required
- Scalable infrastructure for large-scale operations
- API access for integration with your applications
- Built-in proxy rotation and anti-blocking measures
- Scheduled runs and webhooks for automation
How to Use
- Click "Try This Actor" to open it on Apify
- Create a free Apify account if you don't have one
- Configure the input parameters as needed
- Run the actor and download your results
Documentation
Website Status Monitoring Actor
Overview
This actor checks if websites are online and operational. It sends HTTP requests to specified URLs and returns their status, response codes, and timing. You can configure it to send email notifications when sites go down or confirm they are up.
Key Features
- Status Checks: Performs HTTP requests and reports success/failure.
- Detailed Output: Returns HTTP status codes, response strings, elapsed time, redirect URLs, and any errors.
- Email Notifications: Can send alerts when a website is unreachable or when it confirms a site is running.
- Scheduled Runs: Supports recurring execution at defined intervals via Apify's scheduler.
How to Use
- Configure Input: Provide a list of target URLs in the actor's input.
- Set Up Email (Optional): Configure email recipient(s) and notification preferences.
- Run: Start the actor manually or schedule it for recurring checks.
- To schedule, click the three dots on the actor page, select "Schedule Actor", choose your time interval, and click "Create".
Mail Limitations:
To prevent abuse, email sending is restricted:
* Free plan users can only email the address linked to their Apify account.
* Paying users can send to up to 20 different recipients.
* More information about mail limitation...
Input/Output
Input: A list of website URLs to monitor.
Output: A dataset containing an array of JSON objects with the status details for each URL.
Example output:
[
{
"status": true,
"url": "https://apify.com?fpr=python_automation",
"status_code": 200,
"status_str": "OK",
"elapsed_time": "0.13 seconds",
"redirect_to": null,
"error": null
},
{
"status": false,
"url": "http://non-existing-website.com",
"status_code": null,
"status_str": null,
"elapsed_time": null,
"redirect_to": null,
"error": "Connection error"
}
]
Categories
Common Use Cases
Market Research
Gather competitive intelligence and market data
Lead Generation
Extract contact information for sales outreach
Price Monitoring
Track competitor pricing and product changes
Content Aggregation
Collect and organize content from multiple sources
Ready to Get Started?
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- Developer
- serhattsnmz
- Pricing
- Paid
- Total Runs
- 941
- Active Users
- 13
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