Incidents in UptimeRobot refer to any occurrence that causes a deviation from normal operations. They are typically issues that result in downtime or cause a reduction in the performance of the service being monitored.
Such incidents can encompass a wide variety of issues, including but not limited to server outages, network disruptions, and other critical interruptions that affect the availability or response time of your website, server, or application.
UptimeRobot detects these incidents based on your monitoring settings and triggers alerts accordingly. Additionally, for each incident, you have the option to include or exclude it from reports. This flexibility allows you to control what data is displayed in your reports and ensures that they accurately reflect the incidents you deem most relevant.
Understanding and swiftly reacting to these incidents is crucial for maintaining optimal performance and minimizing service disruption to your users.