Quickstart

Get monitoring set up in under 60 seconds using the CLI, cURL, or Node.

Quickstart

Get monitoring in 60 seconds.

Install the CLI or grab an API key

Install the CLI globally — it's the fastest path:

bash
npm i -g happyuptime-cli
happy login

Or create an API key from Dashboard → Settings → API Keys and use cURL / Node directly.

Create your first monitor

Pick your preferred flavor:

happy monitors create \
  --name "My App" \
  --url https://myapp.com \
  --interval 60

curl -X POST https://happyuptime.com/api/v1/monitors \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer hu_your_api_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "My App",
    "url": "https://myapp.com",
    "type": "http",
    "interval_seconds": 60
  }'

const res = await fetch("https://happyuptime.com/api/v1/monitors", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer " + process.env.HAPPYUPTIME_API_KEY,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    name: "My App",
    url: "https://myapp.com",
    type: "http",
    interval_seconds: 60,
  }),
});
const monitor = await res.json();

Watch it go

Your site is now being checked every 60 seconds from six regions: us-east, us-west, eu-west, eu-central, ap-southeast, and ap-northeast. View live status with: