Heartbeat
Monitoring
Monitor background tasks and silent services that can't be reached externally. If your service stops pinging — you'll know immediately.
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Key Features
Everything you need for Heartbeat Monitoring.
Ping-Based Detection
Your service sends periodic heartbeats to Xitoring. If a heartbeat is missed, you're alerted instantly — no agent required.
Flexible Intervals
Set expected heartbeat intervals from every minute to every 24 hours. Each monitor has its own threshold and grace period.
Root Cause Analysis
When a heartbeat is missed, Xitoring helps identify why — script timeout, server failure, or network issue.
Simple HTTP Endpoint
Each heartbeat monitor gets a unique URL. Just add an HTTP call to your script, cron, or service — that's it.
Grace Periods
Configure grace periods to account for temporary delays. Avoid false alerts from brief network hiccups or slow tasks.
Execution History
Track every heartbeat ping with timestamps. See patterns, identify delayed executions, and audit task reliability.
Silent Failure Detection for Background Services
Heartbeat Monitoring turns silence into a signal. Your services ping Xitoring on a schedule — if a ping is missed, your team is alerted instantly. No agents, no inbound connections.
- No agent or inbound connections needed
- Flexible intervals from 1 min to 24 hours
- Configurable grace periods
- Simple HTTP endpoint per monitor
- Full execution history with timestamps
- Works behind firewalls and NATs
- Per-monitor threshold configuration
- Instant missed-heartbeat detection
- +15 Notification Channels
Who it's for
Heartbeat Monitoring Use Cases
See how teams across industries use Xitoring to keep their infrastructure reliable.
Data Pipelines & ETL
Monitor ETL jobs, data warehouse syncs, and batch processing pipelines. Know instantly when a critical data flow stops running.
Queue Processors
Track background workers consuming from RabbitMQ, SQS, or Kafka. Detect stuck or crashed consumers before queues overflow.
Backup & Recovery
Ensure nightly backups, snapshot jobs, and disaster recovery scripts complete successfully. Never discover a missed backup during a crisis.
Serverless Functions
Monitor Lambda functions, Cloud Functions, and scheduled serverless tasks that run without persistent infrastructure.
IoT & Edge Devices
Track heartbeats from IoT gateways, edge computing nodes, and remote sensors that operate behind firewalls.
Logistics & Scheduling
Monitor order processing systems, shipping label generators, and inventory sync jobs that keep operations running smoothly.
Why Heartbeat Monitoring Matters
Background services fail silently. Queue processors stop, ETL jobs hang, backup scripts error out — and nobody knows until the damage is done. Heartbeat monitoring turns silence into a signal.
- Detect silent failures in background workers instantly
- No agent or inbound connections required
- Grace periods prevent false alarms from brief delays
- Full execution history for compliance auditing
Xitoring's Heartbeat Dashboard
See every heartbeat at a glance. Track last ping times, monitor service health status, configure grace periods, and view historical heartbeat patterns — all from one unified dashboard.
- Real-time heartbeat timeline with ping history
- Service health badges (healthy / missed)
- Configurable grace periods per monitor
- Historical trends for reliability analysis
Additional Capabilities
Perfect for Background Workers
Monitor queue processors, data pipelines, ETL jobs, and any service that runs silently in the background.
Slack & Webhook Integration
Get instant alerts in Slack, Teams, or via webhooks when a heartbeat is missed. Integrates with your existing workflow.
Status Page Integration
Show heartbeat-monitored services on your public status page for complete transparency with your users.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Heartbeat Monitoring.
Get Your Unique URL, Start Pinging
Create a heartbeat monitor and get a unique endpoint URL. Add a single curl call to your script or service — if pings stop, your team is alerted instantly.
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