Monitor Types

ATStatus supports a wide variety of monitor types to cover virtually any service, protocol, or infrastructure component you need to monitor.

Web & HTTP Monitors

HTTP/HTTPS Monitor

The most common monitor type. Checks if a URL returns a successful HTTP response.

// Example: API Health Check
{
  "type": "http",
  "url": "https://api.example.com/health",
  "method": "GET",
  "expectedStatus": 200,
  "headers": {
    "Authorization": "Bearer token123"
  }
}

Keyword Monitor

Checks if the HTTP response body contains a specific keyword or phrase.

JSON Query Monitor

Parses JSON response and evaluates a JSONPath expression.

// Check if API returns status="healthy"
{
  "type": "json-query",
  "url": "https://api.example.com/status",
  "jsonPath": "$.status",
  "expectedValue": "healthy",
  "operator": "=="
}

gRPC Health Monitor

Checks gRPC service health using the standard health checking protocol.

Network & Protocol Monitors

TCP Port Monitor

Checks if a TCP port is open and accepting connections.

// Check PostgreSQL port
{
  "type": "tcp",
  "hostname": "db.example.com",
  "port": 5432
}

UDP Monitor

Sends a UDP packet and checks for a response.

ICMP Ping Monitor

Sends ICMP echo requests (ping) to check host availability.

DNS Monitor

Performs DNS resolution and validates the response.

// Check DNS resolution
{
  "type": "dns",
  "dnsHost": "example.com",
  "dnsRecordType": "A",
  "expectedResult": "93.184.216.34"
}

Database Monitors

MySQL/MariaDB Monitor

Connects to MySQL or MariaDB and optionally runs a query.

PostgreSQL Monitor

Connects to PostgreSQL and optionally runs a query.

MongoDB Monitor

Connects to MongoDB and checks database health.

Redis Monitor

Connects to Redis and checks availability.

Certificate & Security Monitors

SSL/TLS Certificate Monitor

Checks SSL certificate validity and expiration.

// Check certificate expiration
{
  "type": "ssl",
  "sslHost": "example.com",
  "sslDaysWarning": 30,
  "sslDaysCritical": 7
}

Application & Service Monitors

Docker Container Monitor

Checks Docker container status via the Docker API.

Steam Game Server Monitor

Queries Steam game servers using the A2S protocol.

Minecraft Server Monitor

Queries Minecraft servers using the server list ping protocol.

GameDig Monitor

Monitor 100+ game server types using the GameDig library.

Messaging & Queue Monitors

RabbitMQ Monitor

Checks RabbitMQ server health via the management API.

Kafka Monitor

Connects to Kafka brokers and checks cluster health.

Push-Based Monitors

Push Monitor

Instead of ATStatus checking your service, your service pushes its status to ATStatus. Useful for services behind firewalls or complex health checks.

# Your service pushes status
curl -X POST https://status.example.com/api/push/TOKEN123 \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"status": "up", "msg": "All systems operational"}'

Special Monitors

Group Monitor

Combines multiple monitors into a single status based on configurable logic.

Real Browser Monitor

Uses a headless browser to load pages and check for JavaScript-rendered content.

Choosing the Right Monitor