Monitoring-calls.md

How to get (almost) free monitoring calls via UptimeRobot and Nexmo

IMPORTANT: Nexmo calls are not free. You should pay on per-call basis according to their voice pricing. This shouldn't be a huge concern unless your website goes down twice a day.

1. Create accounts at https://uptimerobot.com/ and https://nexmo.com/ (you'll get €2 welcome credit from Nexmo).

2. Add your phone number to Nexmo, then get your API key and secret at settings.

3. Go to UptimeRobot settings.

4. Press "Add Alert Contact" and choose "Web-Hook".

5. Fill in fields as follows and save changes:

    URL to Notify: https://api.nexmo.com/tts/json?
    POST Value (JSON Format): {
        "api_key": "YOUR_NEXMO_KEY",
        "api_secret": "YOUR_NEXMO_SECRET",
        "text": "Hi, this is monitoring system. *monitorFriendlyName* website is *alertTypeFriendlyName*",
        "to": "YOUR_PHONE_NUMBER"
    }
   

   • "Send as JSON" should be unchecked.
   • Please note the question mark at the end of the URL: it is required.
   • *monitorFriendlyName* and *alertTypeFriendlyName* are replaced with actual values by UptimeRobot.

6. Consider upgrading to UptimeRobot Pro plan to get 1 minute monitoring interval and support their good service.

7. Good luck with monitoring!