API Performance Monitoring

Why Monitor API Performance?

APIs are the backbone of modern applications, and their performance directly impacts user experience. Monitoring APIs ensures they meet reliability and speed expectations while proactively identifying and resolving issues.

Features of Watchlog's API Monitoring

Watchlog empowers you to monitor your APIs efficiently with the following features:

• Response Time: Measure how long (in milliseconds) each request takes to get a response.
• Status Codes: Track the HTTP status codes returned for every request.
• Error Logs: View detailed error logs, including timestamps and error types, to identify recurring issues.
• Customizable Alerts: Set alerts for slow responses, server errors, or downtime.
• Real-Time Charts: Visualize response time trends and status codes over time.
• Historical Data: Analyze long-term trends in API performance.
• Geo-Location Insights: Monitor API performance from multiple server locations.
• Error Visualization: See error types and their frequency directly in your panel.
• Alerts Table: Review a log of all sent alerts with reasons and timestamps.

Getting Started

Start monitoring your APIs in just a few steps. Define the endpoints, set the monitoring interval, and configure alert thresholds to stay informed about their performance.