OpenStatus

OpenStatus Check API

On-demand synthetic checks.

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Operations 2

POST /check Run an on-demand check #

GET /whoami Get the current workspace #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: OpenStatus Check API
  description: REST API for the OpenStatus open-source synthetic monitoring and status-page platform. Manage HTTP, TCP, and DNS uptime monitors across 28 global regions, publish status pages, file status reports, work incidents, and run on-demand checks. Authenticate with an API key in the x-openstatus-key header.
  termsOfService: https://www.openstatus.dev/legal/terms
  contact:
    name: OpenStatus Support
    url: https://www.openstatus.dev
    email: ping@openstatus.dev
  license:
    name: AGPL-3.0
    url: https://github.com/openstatusHQ/openstatus/blob/main/LICENSE
  version: '1.0'
servers:
- url: https://api.openstatus.dev/v1
  description: OpenStatus Cloud API
security:
- apiKey: []
tags:
- name: Check
  description: On-demand synthetic checks.
paths:
  /check:
    post:
      operationId: createCheck
      tags:
      - Check
      summary: Run an on-demand check
      description: Runs an on-demand synthetic check against a URL from one or more regions without creating a persistent monitor.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CheckInput'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The aggregated check results per region.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Check'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /whoami:
    get:
      operationId: getWhoami
      tags:
      - Check
      summary: Get the current workspace
      description: Returns the workspace associated with the supplied API key.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The current workspace.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Workspace'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
components:
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: The API key is missing or invalid.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    BadRequest:
      description: The request was malformed or failed validation.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: integer
        message:
          type: string
    Check:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        url:
          type: string
        method:
          type: string
        regions:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        result:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/CheckResult'
    CheckResult:
      type: object
      properties:
        region:
          type: string
        status:
          type: integer
          description: HTTP status code returned.
        latency:
          type: number
          description: Total latency in milliseconds.
        timestamp:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        timing:
          type: object
          properties:
            dns:
              type: number
            connect:
              type: number
            tlsHandshake:
              type: number
            firstByte:
              type: number
            transfer:
              type: number
    Workspace:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
        slug:
          type: string
        plan:
          type: string
    CheckInput:
      type: object
      required:
      - url
      properties:
        url:
          type: string
        method:
          type: string
          enum:
          - GET
          - POST
          - PUT
          - DELETE
          - HEAD
          - OPTIONS
          default: GET
        regions:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        headers:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Header'
        body:
          type: string
        runCount:
          type: integer
          description: Number of runs per region.
        aggregated:
          type: boolean
    Header:
      type: object
      properties:
        key:
          type: string
        value:
          type: string
  securitySchemes:
    apiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-openstatus-key
      description: OpenStatus API key, created in the workspace settings.