Uptrends Synthetics Monitoring

Monitor the uptime, performance, and accuracy of your websites, APIs, web applications, and servers.

This Host Template includes the following Service Checks:

Service Check Name	Description	Default Thresholds (Warning, Critical)	UOM
Uptrends - Synthetics - Status	The HTTP status of the monitor check	N/A	N/A
Uptrends - Synthetics - Load Time	The time taken to run the monitor check	N/A	ms
Uptrends - Synthetics - Total Bytes	The total bytes loaded running the monitor check	N/A	B
Uptrends - Synthetics - Uptime	The percentage uptime	uptime=90:,70:	%
Uptrends - Synthetics - Alerts	The number of alerts raised	N/A	N/A
Uptrends - Synthetics - Errors	The number of confirmed and unconfirmed errors	N/A	N/A

Usage Instructions

Step 1: Add this Host Template

Add the Cloud - Uptrends - Synthetics Host Template to your Opsview Monitor host. If the resource you're monitoring has no hostname or public IP, then open the Advanced settings pane and change Host Check Command to Always assumed to be UP.

For more information, refer to Opsview Knowledge Center - Adding Host Templates to Hosts.

Step 2: Add and configure variables required for this Host Template

UPTRENDS_CREDENTIALS

The Value is not used and therefore can be set to anything. Override the arguments with your Uptrends API account credentials.

Parameter	Position in Variable	Name	Description
--username	Arg1	Username	The username for your Uptrends API account
--password	Arg2	Password	The password for your Uptrends API account

UPTRENDS_MONITOR_GUID

Set this value to the GUID of your Uptrends Monitor. You can retrieve this value from the URL of your Uptrends Monitor dashboard.

Parameter	Position in Variable	Name	Description
--monitor-guid	Value	Monitor GUID	The GUID of the Uptrends monitor

UPTRENDS_CHECK_DETAILS

The Value is not used and therefore can be set to anything. Override the Time Period with one of:

CurrentDay
CurrentWeek
CurrentMonth
CurrentQuarter
CurrentYear
PreviousDay
PreviousWeek
PreviousMonth
PreviousQuarter
PreviousYear
Last2Hours
Last6Hours
Last12Hours
Last24Hours
Last48Hours
Last7Days
Last30Days
Last60Days
Last90Days
Last365Days
Last3Months
Last6Months
Last12Months
Last24Months
All

Default: Last24Hours

Parameter	Position in Variable	Name	Description
--time-period	Arg1	Time Period	The requested time period for the Uptrends check

For more information, refer to Opsview Knowledge Center - Adding Variables to Hosts.

For mode-specific help, run the plugin with the -h -m flags. This will list the required and optional Variable Arguments for that mode. The appropriate mode for each Service Check is listed here:

Service Check Name	Mode
Uptrends - Synthetics - Status	`Uptrends.Synthetics.Status`
Uptrends - Synthetics - Load Time	`Uptrends.Synthetics.Load.Time`
Uptrends - Synthetics - Total Bytes	`Uptrends.Synthetics.Total.Bytes`
Uptrends - Synthetics - Uptime	`Uptrends.Synthetics.Uptime`
Uptrends - Synthetics - Alerts	`Uptrends.Synthetics.Alerts`
Uptrends - Synthetics - Errors	`Uptrends.Synthetics.Errors`