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Heartbeat Monitoring

Heartbeat monitoring watches tasks that should report in regularly, even when there is no public endpoint to poll.

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Heartbeat Monitoring — WebGuard

At a glance

  • Private ping URL generated per monitor
  • Configurable expected interval and grace period
  • Designed for cronjobs, queues, and workers

How it helps

Use heartbeat monitors for scheduled jobs, background workers, import tasks, and automation that should complete on a known cadence.

WebGuard marks a heartbeat as unhealthy when the expected ping does not arrive within the configured interval and grace period.

This makes silent failures visible through the same dashboard, incident, and notification flows as active uptime checks.

Frequently asked questions

What is Heartbeat Monitoring?

Heartbeat monitoring watches tasks that should report in regularly, even when there is no public endpoint to poll.

Who is Heartbeat Monitoring for?

Use heartbeat monitors for scheduled jobs, background workers, import tasks, and automation that should complete on a known cadence.

What does Heartbeat Monitoring provide?

Private ping URL generated per monitor Configurable expected interval and grace period Designed for cronjobs, queues, and workers