The monitoring interval refers to the frequency at which UptimeRobot sends requests to your monitors. It’s a measure of how often your website, server, or application’s availability and performance are checked. The interval varies depending on the plan you’ve subscribed to:
Free Plan: Monitoring occurs every 5 minutes.
Solo Plan: Monitoring takes place every 1 minute.
Team Plan: Monitoring happens every 1 minute.
Scale Plan: Monitoring is conducted every 30 seconds.
By tailoring the monitoring interval, UptimeRobot allows users to choose a plan that best fits their needs, ensuring optimal performance and timely detection of any potential issues.
Monitoring interval during extended downtime: The intervals above apply while a monitor is up. If a monitor stays down for an extended period, UptimeRobot gradually spaces out the re-checks, so a long-down monitor is re-checked less frequently than its configured interval. Recovery is detected on the next scheduled check, so there can be a delay between your service coming back up and the monitor reflecting it. If your service is already back online, pausing and resuming the monitor triggers a fresh check right away.