Health Checks

Monitor your /health endpoints

Purpose-built for Kubernetes readiness probes, Docker health checks, and standard /health endpoints.

Kubernetes ready
Docker compatible
Standard patterns
Screenshot of Uptime dashboard
/health

Endpoints

K8s

& Docker

Readiness

Probes

Liveness

Checks

Features

Everything you need for health check monitoring

Monitor health endpoints with purpose-built tooling for container orchestration.

Standard health endpoints

Monitor /health, /healthz, /ready, /live, or any custom health path.

Kubernetes integration

Works alongside K8s readiness and liveness probes for external validation.

Docker health checks

Complement HEALTHCHECK instructions with external monitoring.

Status code flexibility

Expect 200, 204, or any status code your health endpoint returns.

Lightweight checks

Use HEAD requests for minimal overhead on your health endpoints.

Dependency validation

Monitor endpoints that check database, cache, and external service connectivity.

How it works

Get started in minutes

Set up external health monitoring for your services.

1

Implement a health endpoint

Add /health to your service that returns 200 when healthy.

2

Create a monitor

Point Uptime at your health endpoint with appropriate intervals.

3

Get external validation

Know when your service is unhealthy from outside your infrastructure.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about health check monitoring.

External validation for your services

Complement internal probes with external health checks. Know when your services are truly reachable.

Start Monitoring