External event

This task type waits for a signal from your external process and reports if the expected call does not arrive on time.

This task type requires the PRO plan.

Note: The URL is created automatically by the system. Do not change it manually, shorten it, or remove parameters.

Form Fields

Field	What it means	What to specify	Example
Name	Name of the check.	Specify which process should regularly send the signal.	Nightly order import
Group	Allows assigning the task to a project or section.	Select a group if you want to keep project tasks together.	Main project
URL	Address that your external process should call.	Copy the ready URL from the form without changes and use it in cron or scheduler.	https://example.com/api/v1/task/...
Timeout	Allowable delay after the expected start.	Specify a time buffer for usual process execution delays.	5 minutes
Interval	How often you expect the process to run.	Select the actual periodicity of your cron or background task.	1 hour
Notification Channels	Where to send messages about issues and recovery.	Check the channels where you actually read notifications.	Telegram and email
Reports	Periodic summaries for the task.	Enable if you want to receive an overview without manual panel access.	Weekly report

The alert will trigger if the external process does not call the URL at the expected time, taking the timeout into account.

For each notification channel in the task, you can set additional parameters. They only apply to DOWN events.

Parameter	What it does
Enabled	Allows or disables sending notifications for this channel for this task.
Delay for PRO	Delays the first DOWN notification by the selected time (up to 12 hours). Convenient to avoid alerts for short-term failures.
Repeat after PRO	Periodically repeats the notification while the task remains in DOWN status (up to 1 hour between repeats). Suitable when it's important not to miss prolonged failures.

The "Delay" and "Repeat" parameters do not affect UP events or recovery notifications.