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Create a workflow to Create HTTP Check with the Pingdom API. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

  1. Configure the Create HTTP Check action
    1. Connect your Pingdom account
    2. Configure Host
    3. Configure Name
    4. Optional- Configure Auth
    5. Optional- Configure Custom Message
    6. Optional- Configure Integration Ids
    7. Optional- Configure IPV6
    8. Optional- Configure Notify Again Every
    9. Optional- Configure Notify When Backup
    10. Optional- Configure Paused
    11. Optional- Select one or more Probe Filters
    12. Optional- Select a Resolution
    13. Optional- Configure Responsetime Threshold
    14. Optional- Configure Send Notification When Down
    15. Optional- Configure Tags
    16. Optional- Select one or more Team Ids
    17. Optional- Select one or more User Ids
    18. Optional- Configure Encryption
    19. Optional- Configure Port
    20. Optional- Configure SSL Down Days Before
    21. Optional- Configure Verify Certificate
    22. Optional- Configure Post Data
    23. Optional- Configure Request Headers
    24. Optional- Configure Should Contain
    25. Optional- Configure Should Not Contain
    26. Optional- Configure URL
  2. Select a trigger to run your workflow on HTTP requests, schedules or app events
  3. Deploy the workflow
  4. Send a test event to validate your setup
  5. Turn on the trigger

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Create HTTP Check on Pingdom
Description:Creates a new HTTP check in Pingdom. [See the documentation](https://docs.pingdom.com/api/#tag/Checks/operation/post.checks)
Version:0.0.1
Key:pingdom-create-http-check

Code

import {
  PROBE_FILTERS_OPTIONS,
  RESOLUTION_OPTIONS,
} from "../../common/constants.mjs";
import { removeHttp } from "../../common/utils.mjs";
import pingdom from "../../pingdom.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "pingdom-create-http-check",
  name: "Create HTTP Check",
  description: "Creates a new HTTP check in Pingdom. [See the documentation](https://docs.pingdom.com/api/#tag/Checks/operation/post.checks)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    pingdom,
    host: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Host",
      description: "The target host for the check.",
    },
    name: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Name",
      description: "The name of the check.",
    },
    auth: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Auth",
      description: "Username and password, colon separated.",
      optional: true,
    },
    customMessage: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Custom Message",
      description: "Custom message that will be added to email and webhook alerts.",
      optional: true,
    },
    integrationIds: {
      type: "integer[]",
      label: "Integration Ids",
      description: "Integration identifiers.",
      optional: true,
    },
    ipv6: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "IPV6",
      description: "Use ipv6 instead of ipv4, if an IP address is provided as host this will be overrided by the IP address version.",
      optional: true,
    },
    notifyAgainEvery: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Notify Again Every",
      description: "Notify again every n result. 0 means that no extra notifications will be sent.",
      optional: true,
    },
    notifyWhenBackup: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Notify When Backup",
      description: "Notify when back up again.",
      optional: true,
    },
    paused: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Paused",
      description: "Whether the check is paused or not.",
      optional: true,
    },
    probeFilters: {
      type: "string[]",
      label: "Probe Filters",
      description: "Filters used for probe selections. Overwrites previous filters for check. To remove all filters from a check, use an empty value.",
      options: PROBE_FILTERS_OPTIONS,
      optional: true,
    },
    resolution: {
      type: "integer",
      label: "Resolution",
      description: "How often should the check be tested? (minutes).",
      options: RESOLUTION_OPTIONS,
      optional: true,
    },
    responseTimeThreshold: {
      type: "integer",
      label: "Responsetime Threshold",
      description: "Triggers a down alert if the response time exceeds threshold specified in ms (Not available for Starter and Free plans).",
      optional: true,
    },
    sendNotificationWhenDown: {
      type: "integer",
      label: "Send Notification When Down",
      description: "Send notification when down X times.",
      optional: true,
    },
    tags: {
      type: "string[]",
      label: "Tags",
      description: "List of tags for check. The maximum length of a tag is 64 characters.",
      optional: true,
    },
    teamIds: {
      propDefinition: [
        pingdom,
        "teamIds",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    userIds: {
      propDefinition: [
        pingdom,
        "userIds",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    encryption: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Encryption",
      description: "Connection encryption.",
      optional: true,
    },
    port: {
      type: "integer",
      label: "Port",
      description: "Target port.",
      optional: true,
    },
    sslDownDaysBefore: {
      type: "string",
      label: "SSL Down Days Before",
      description: "Treat the target site as down if a certificate expires within the given number of days. This parameter will be ignored if `verify_certificate` is set to `false`. It will appear provided `verify_certificate` is true and `ssl_down_days_before` value is greater than or equals 1.",
      optional: true,
    },
    verifyCertificate: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Verify Certificate",
      description: "Treat target site as down if an invalid/unverifiable certificate is found.",
      optional: true,
    },
    postData: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Post Data",
      description: "Data that should be posted to the web page, for example submission data for a sign-up or login form. The data needs to be formatted in the same way as a web browser would send it to the web server.",
      optional: true,
    },
    requestHeaders: {
      type: "string[]",
      label: "Request Headers",
      description: "Custom HTTP header.",
      optional: true,
    },
    shouldContain: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Should Contain",
      description: "Target site should contain this string. Note! This parameter cannot be used together with the parameter 'shouldnotcontain', use only one of them in your request.",
      optional: true,
    },
    shouldNotContain: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Should Not Contain",
      description: "Target site should NOT contain this string. Note! This parameter cannot be used together with the parameter 'shouldcontain', use only one of them in your request.",
      optional: true,
    },
    url: {
      type: "string",
      label: "URL",
      description: "Path to target on server.",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      pingdom,
      host,
      customMessage,
      notifyAgainEvery,
      probeFilters,
      responseTimeThreshold,
      sslDownDaysBefore,
      verifyCertificate,
      integrationIds,
      notifyWhenBackup,
      sendNotificationWhenDown,
      teamIds,
      userIds,
      postData,
      requestHeaders,
      shouldContain,
      shouldNotContain,
      ...data
    } = this;

    const response = await pingdom.createCheck({
      data: {
        type: "http",
        host: removeHttp(host),
        custom_message: customMessage,
        integrationids: integrationIds,
        notifyagainevery: notifyAgainEvery && parseInt(notifyAgainEvery),
        notifywhenbackup: notifyWhenBackup,
        probe_filters: probeFilters && probeFilters.map((item) => `region:${item}`),
        sendnotificationwhendown: sendNotificationWhenDown,
        teamids: teamIds,
        userids: userIds,
        responsetime_threshold: responseTimeThreshold,
        postdata: postData,
        requestheaders: requestHeaders,
        shouldcontain: shouldContain,
        shouldnotcontain: shouldNotContain,
        ssl_down_days_before: sslDownDaysBefore && parseInt(sslDownDaysBefore),
        verify_certificate: verifyCertificate,
        ...data,
      },
    });

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully created HTTP check with name "${this.name}"`);
    return response;
  },
};

Configuration

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI and CLI.
LabelPropTypeDescription
PingdompingdomappThis component uses the Pingdom app.
Hosthoststring

The target host for the check.

Namenamestring

The name of the check.

Authauthstring

Username and password, colon separated.

Custom MessagecustomMessagestring

Custom message that will be added to email and webhook alerts.

Integration IdsintegrationIdsinteger[]

Integration identifiers.

IPV6ipv6boolean

Use ipv6 instead of ipv4, if an IP address is provided as host this will be overrided by the IP address version.

Notify Again EverynotifyAgainEverystring

Notify again every n result. 0 means that no extra notifications will be sent.

Notify When BackupnotifyWhenBackupboolean

Notify when back up again.

Pausedpausedboolean

Whether the check is paused or not.

Probe FiltersprobeFiltersstring[]Select a value from the drop down menu:EUNAAPACLATAM
ResolutionresolutionintegerSelect a value from the drop down menu:{ "label": "1 minute", "value": 1 }{ "label": "5 minutes", "value": 5 }{ "label": "15 minutes", "value": 15 }{ "label": "30 minutes", "value": 30 }{ "label": "60 minutes", "value": 60 }
Responsetime ThresholdresponseTimeThresholdinteger

Triggers a down alert if the response time exceeds threshold specified in ms (Not available for Starter and Free plans).

Send Notification When DownsendNotificationWhenDowninteger

Send notification when down X times.

Tagstagsstring[]

List of tags for check. The maximum length of a tag is 64 characters.

Team IdsteamIdsinteger[]Select a value from the drop down menu.
User IdsuserIdsstring[]Select a value from the drop down menu.
Encryptionencryptionboolean

Connection encryption.

Portportinteger

Target port.

SSL Down Days BeforesslDownDaysBeforestring

Treat the target site as down if a certificate expires within the given number of days. This parameter will be ignored if verify_certificate is set to false. It will appear provided verify_certificate is true and ssl_down_days_before value is greater than or equals 1.

Verify CertificateverifyCertificateboolean

Treat target site as down if an invalid/unverifiable certificate is found.

Post DatapostDatastring

Data that should be posted to the web page, for example submission data for a sign-up or login form. The data needs to be formatted in the same way as a web browser would send it to the web server.

Request HeadersrequestHeadersstring[]

Custom HTTP header.

Should ContainshouldContainstring

Target site should contain this string. Note! This parameter cannot be used together with the parameter 'shouldnotcontain', use only one of them in your request.

Should Not ContainshouldNotContainstring

Target site should NOT contain this string. Note! This parameter cannot be used together with the parameter 'shouldcontain', use only one of them in your request.

URLurlstring

Path to target on server.

Authentication

Pingdom uses API keys for authentication. When you connect your Pingdom account, Pipedream securely stores the keys so you can easily authenticate to Pingdom APIs in both code and no-code steps.

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