For an authenticated API, monitor a lightweight endpoint that exercises the real path (auth, database, and dependencies) rather than a static file, so the check reflects what customers actually experience. In Sentivel you can also attach the monitor to a status-page component so its health is public automatically.
How do I monitor an API?
Last updated 5 July 2026
Point an HTTP monitor at a health endpoint and check it every one to two minutes. Judge the response by status code, response time, and optionally a keyword in the body, so a 200 that returns an error page is still caught. Pair it with a confirmation threshold so a single failed check never pages anyone.
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