API Monitoring

Monitor Your Business-Critical APIs with Confidence

Ensure your APIs are always available and prevent API failures before they impact users with real-time alerts, advanced testing, and detailed insights.

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Our monitoring solutions provide unmatched visibility and availability, empowering engineering, operations and SRE teams to monitor & respond to their most essential services.

Advanced multi-step synthetic API testing

Spot API problems before they become a larger issue with an easy-to-use and codeless API scripting interface.

Ensure API functionality with validations

Ensure complete application availability by testing real API processes to validate data processing and accurate data response at every step.

Monitor public and private APIs across the globe

Measure the availability and performance of public APIs from 30+ global locations or create your own private probe servers.

Monitor a variety of API types with Uptime.com,
to ensure their availability and performance

Monitoring these API types with Uptime.com ensures that they are functioning correctly and provides alerts if there are any issues, helping to maintain the reliability and performance of applications that depend on these APIs.

REST APIs

Representational State Transfer APIs use HTTP requests to perform CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) operations. They are widely used due to their simplicity and stateless nature.

gRPC APIs

gRPC Remote Procedure Calls: A high-performance, open-source universal RPC framework initially developed by Google. It uses HTTP/2 for transport, Protocol Buffers as the interface description language, and provides features such as authentication, load balancing, and more.

GraphQL APIs

GraphQL is a query language for APIs and a runtime for executing those queries. It allows clients to request exactly the data they need, making it more efficient than REST in some scenarios.

Create Multi-Step API Checks

Detect API problems before they become bigger issues with our easy-to-use and codeless API scripting interface. You can create custom API transactions to ensure your service APIs are always available.

Securely access endpoints with access tokens

Combine HTTP Headers, Request, and Response methods to check for availability, deliver data, and verify response code success.

Utilize the full HTTP stack

Keep your APIs secure. Pass and use access tokens from HTTP Headers or JSON/XML data payloads in subsequent steps of the same monitoring run.

Test Everything

Monitor every critical aspect of your site and leverage the data to optimize core functionality and serve the best possible user experience.

Check your endpoints

Availability is key. Verify URL response codes and site HTML content with response validations and performance metrics.

Check your third-parties, too

Keep third-parties accountable. Make sure critical systems that you rely on are available via public API or status page.

Global Monitoring Coverage

Ensure a seamless experience for users worldwide with 30+ monitoring locations. Test API responsiveness from various global regions and identify potential geographical performance discrepancies.

Match monitoring with user location

Select a number of locations close to major user bases. Our global monitoring network gives you insight into geo-specific availability and performance.

Private and public monitoring, from the same application

Bring Uptime.com to a secure container within your internal system. Consolidate your public and internal monitoring to one place using private location monitoring.

Comprehensive Performance Metrics

Gain a deep understanding of your API's behavior with comprehensive performance metrics. Track response times, error rates, throughput, and more to uncover performance trends and make data-driven decisions.

Historical data and reports

Access historical performance data and generate detailed reports to visualize trends over time. Fine-tune your API's performance and optimize resources efficiently.

Secure and reliable

Rest assured that your API data is safe with us. We follow industry-best practices to ensure data security and privacy. Uptime.com is built to scale, guaranteeing reliable website monitoring even during peak load times.

5.0

The Intuitive interface and customizable dashboards allow me to quickly access relevant information and take action in case of any issues.

Derek W.

Information Technology Analyst,
Uptime User

5.0

Extremely easy to set up and use, with a very intuitive and well-thought-out interface.

Dave S.

Lead Developer, Uptime User

5.0

We were up and running with transactional checks monitoring our public portals within minutes.

Uptime.com User

Platform Engineer

Uptime.com FAQs

What is API Monitoring?

API Monitoring is the process of tracking and testing the functionality, performance, and availability of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to ensure they deliver seamless interactions between applications. Uptime.com’s API monitoring solution checks your APIs for uptime, response times, errors, and data integrity, providing real-time alerts and comprehensive insights to maintain a flawless digital experience.

Why do you need to monitor APIs?

APIs are the backbone of modern software applications, enabling communication between services like mobile apps, third-party integrations, and web platforms. Monitoring ensures:

Continuous availability to avoid disruptions.
Detection of performance issues that impact user experience.
Verification of accurate data exchange and system integrity.
Proactive API monitoring helps prevent downtime, protect revenue streams, and maintain customer trust.

Why do APIs fail?

APIs can fail due to several reasons:

Network Issues: Connectivity problems between servers.
Authentication Errors: Invalid or expired API keys or tokens.
Code Bugs: Issues in API implementation or updates.
Rate Limits: Exceeding allowed request thresholds.
Third-party Dependencies: Failures in external services your API relies on.
Monitoring identifies these issues early, minimizing downtime and impact.

How does API Monitoring work?

Uptime.com’s API monitoring sends simulated requests to your APIs from multiple global locations. It validates the response against expected criteria like status codes, JSON keys, and performance thresholds. Advanced features include:

Customized API requests using variables and validators.
Real-time alerts when checks fail or exceed thresholds.
Detailed reporting on uptime, latency, and response accuracy.

How is API monitoring different from testing?

While API Testing ensures your API functions correctly during development, API Monitoring continuously checks your APIs in production environments to track real-time performance, availability, and stability. Testing is pre-launch, whereas monitoring is ongoing to ensure optimal functionality post-launch.

How is API monitoring different from testing?

What are the main benefits of API Monitoring?

The main benefits of API Monitoring include:

Increased Uptime: Proactively detect and resolve issues before users are impacted.
Performance Optimization: Track latency and ensure fast response times.
Error Reduction: Identify broken endpoints or incorrect responses instantly.
Enhanced Customer Experience: Ensure seamless integrations and uninterrupted service.
Actionable Insights: Use performance data to make informed decisions for improvement.

What are the most common use cases for API Monitoring checks?

Common use cases for API Monitoring include:

Validating E-commerce Transactions: Ensure payment gateways and cart APIs are functioning.
Monitoring Third-party Integrations: Verify external APIs like maps, CRMs, or payment services.
Tracking Critical Application Workflows: Validate login processes, user interactions, or backend communications.
Data Accuracy Checks: Confirm the correctness of responses like pricing updates or inventory data.
Ensuring SLA Compliance: Monitor APIs against agreed service-level agreements to maintain contractual obligations.

How to choose the right API Monitoring tool?

When selecting an API monitoring tool, consider the following factors:

Ease of Setup: Tools like Uptime.com simplify configuration with intuitive interfaces and customizable checks.
Global Monitoring: Ensure monitoring from multiple locations for a complete picture of API performance.
Real-time Alerts: Immediate notifications for any anomalies.
Detailed Reporting: Insightful data to track trends and improve performance.
Scalability: A tool that grows with your business needs.
Uptime.com offers all these features, empowering you with reliable API monitoring tailored to your requirements.

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