Documentation
Guides, references, and how-tos for the HOWLOPS uptime monitoring platform.
Where to start
Pick the entry point that matches what you need right now. The library follows the Diataxis framework — four content modes plus two operational annexes (Getting Started + Troubleshooting).
- Getting Started — install, register, run your first monitor in 5 minutes.
- Concepts — what monitors, incidents, heartbeats, and escalations actually are.
- Tutorials — end-to-end recipes you can complete in one sitting.
- How-to guides — task-focused steps for common operations.
- Reference — exhaustive API and configuration tables.
- Troubleshooting — symptom-first answers to the most common issues.
API quickstart
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $HOWLOPS_TOKEN" \
https://api.howlops.com/api/v1/monitors
Every endpoint, request shape, and error code is listed under Reference → REST API.
Recent changes
The "What's new" log lives on the marketing site at /whats-new. Per-page revision history is shown on each documentation page via the "Last updated" stamp in the frontmatter.
First alert
May 14, 2026Escalation
May 13, 2026Heartbeats
May 13, 2026Incidents & severities
May 13, 2026Concepts
May 13, 2026
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