API Status Checker

Overview

Monitors API endpoints for health and uptime.

When to Use

• User asks to "check if API is up"
• Debugging API failures

Status Evaluation

200 in <500ms = HEALTHY 200 in 500ms-2s = DEGRADED 200 in >2s = SLOW 4xx = CLIENT_ERROR 5xx = SERVER_ERROR Timeout = DOWN

Check Command

$result = Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://api.example.com/health" -Method GET -TimeoutSec 10 if ($result.StatusCode -eq 200) { "OK" } else { "FAIL: " + $result.StatusCode }

Alert Thresholds

• Response time > 2s = WARNING
• 5xx response = CRITICAL
• Timeout = CRITICAL