# PingZen

> Free website uptime monitoring with instant alerts

## What is PingZen?

PingZen is a **100% free** website monitoring service that checks if your websites, APIs, and servers are up and running. When something goes down, you get instant alerts via 6 notification channels: Telegram, Slack, Discord, MS Teams, Mattermost, and Webhooks.

## Pricing

**Completely FREE** - No credit card required, no hidden fees.

- Unlimited monitors
- 30-second check intervals
- All protocols included
- All alert channels included
- Public status pages
- Full API access

## Key Features

- **Multi-protocol monitoring (23 protocols)**: HTTP, HTTPS, WebSocket (WS/WSS), TCP, UDP, ICMP Ping, gRPC, DNS, WHOIS, SSL certificates, Email (SMTP/IMAP/POP3), FTP/FTPS, DNSBL, SafeBrowsing, PageSpeed, API checks, transaction monitoring
- **6 alert channels**: Telegram, Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams, Mattermost, Webhooks
- **Public status pages**: Share uptime status with your users via custom branded pages
- **Fast check intervals**: From 30 seconds to 60 minutes
- **Workspaces**: Organize monitors into workspaces for teams
- **Incident management**: Track and manage incidents with timeline
- **Russian monitoring**: All checks from Yandex Cloud datacenter in Moscow, Russia
- **Private External Checkers** (PRO+): Self-host a Docker checker on your own machine to monitor intranet, office LAN, or AWS VPC resources from inside your network. The probe connects outbound to PingZen via WebSocket — no inbound exposure. Setup guide: https://pingzen.dev/docs/probes
- **API access**: Full REST API for automation
- **Real-time updates**: WebSocket connections for instant status updates
- **Multi-language**: English and Russian interface

## Supported Protocols (23)

| Category | Protocols |
|----------|-----------|
| Web | HTTP, HTTPS, WebSocket (WS/WSS) |
| Network | TCP, UDP, ICMP Ping, gRPC |
| DNS & Domain | DNS, WHOIS, SSL Certificate |
| Email | SMTP, IMAP, POP3 |
| File Transfer | FTP, FTPS |
| Security | DNSBL, SafeBrowsing |
| Proxy | SOCKS5, MTProxy |
| Advanced | PageSpeed, API Check, Transaction |

## Alert Channels (6)

| Channel | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| Telegram | Instant messages to your Telegram |
| Slack | Slack workspace integration |
| Discord | Discord server webhooks |
| Microsoft Teams | Teams channel notifications |
| Mattermost | Self-hosted Mattermost |
| Webhooks | Custom HTTP endpoints (JSON) |

## Use Cases

1. **Website Monitoring**: Know when your site goes down before your users do
2. **API Health Checks**: Monitor your REST/GraphQL APIs with response validation
3. **Server Monitoring**: Check if your servers respond to ping or TCP
4. **SSL Expiry Alerts**: Get warned before certificates expire
5. **Domain Expiry Alerts**: Never forget to renew your domain
6. **Email Server Monitoring**: Monitor SMTP, IMAP, POP3 servers
7. **DNS Monitoring**: Verify DNS records resolve correctly

## API Access (for AI Agents)

PingZen provides full REST API for automation and AI agent integration.

- **OpenAPI Schema**: https://pingzen.dev/openapi.json
- **Full API Reference**: https://pingzen.dev/llms-full.txt
- **API Documentation**: https://pingzen.dev/docs/api-reference

### Authentication

```
X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY_HERE
```

Get your API key from: Profile → API Keys → Create New Key

### Quick Example

Header: X-API-Key: <your-api-key>

GET /api/v1/monitors?workspace_id=1
POST /api/v1/monitors (JSON body: name, url, protocol, workspace_id)

## Links

- Website: https://pingzen.dev
- Login: https://pingzen.dev/login
- Register: https://pingzen.dev/register
- Documentation: https://pingzen.dev/docs
- Features: https://pingzen.dev/features
- API Reference: https://pingzen.dev/docs/api-reference
- OpenAPI Schema: https://pingzen.dev/openapi.json
- Full API for AI Agents: https://pingzen.dev/llms-full.txt

## Contact

For support or questions, visit https://pingzen.dev