Tell me when a service I rely on has an incident
Every 15 minutes Minda’s cloud reads a service’s status page, emails you about a problem and posts a notice when it ends. It is a ready-made workflow in Minda Super Intelligence, and you can change any step before you save it. It runs on Minda's cloud under your Minda account, so your computer can be off. It works with Gmail.
You sign in to your Minda account, and the template opens as a new workflow.
- Developer and alerts
- The web
Gmail
The run finished
What you get
Checks every 15 minutes The cloud reads the status address you give it every 15 minutes and looks at its status value.
An email on a problem When the status changes to anything but none, you get an email with the status and the address.
A notice when it is back When the status returns to none, Minda posts a notice that the service is back to normal.
Runs while you are away It runs on Minda’s cloud, so it keeps checking when your computer is off.
Why use this?
This rule reads a service’s status page every 15 minutes and emails you when the status is not none. It posts a notice when the status returns to none.
What it does
The cloud reads a status page every 15 minutes: an email on a problem, a notice when it ends.
- Works with
- The web, Gmail
- Runs
- On Minda's cloud, under your account
- Needs
- Nothing to set up first
- You fill in
- [Page or API address (https)]
How it works
- WhenA public page or API changes[page or API address (https)]
- IfAll of these holdWhat happened is one of “changed, appeared”What it reads now is not “none”
If yes - Then 1Email meSite reports a problemStatus: What it reads now Address
- Then 2Post a noticeSite reports a problemStatus: What it reads now
If no - OtherwisePost a noticeSite is back to normalAddress
At most 20 runs an hour, and not again for the same address within 1 minute
Who is it for?
Engineers on call You depend on a hosted service and want to hear when it has an incident.
Anyone using hosted services You rely on a service you do not run and want an email when it has a problem.
Frequently asked questions
What address do I enter?
The status address of the service, such as https://www.githubstatus.com/api/v2/status.json. The rule reads its status.indicator value.
When do I get an email?
When the status changes to anything other than none. The email gives the status and the address.
How do I know it is over?
When the status returns to none, Minda posts a notice that the service is back to normal.
How often does it check?
Every 15 minutes, on Minda’s cloud, whether or not your computer is on.
Does it need me signed in?
Yes. It runs on Minda’s cloud under your account, so you need to be signed in to Minda.
Use this template on Minda's cloud
You sign in to your Minda account, and the template opens as a new workflow.
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