Creating a monitor

Create a monitor from the Tests workspace or directly from the Monitors list. A monitor packages a test with a schedule, device assignment, and alert rules so it runs continuously in production.

Create a new monitor

Open Monitors and click the Create button, or open a test, select it in the context menu, and choose Create Monitors. You can also promote a run you've just reviewed: on an execution result page, click Create a monitor (top right) and the form opens pre-filled with the test's details.

Select the test you want to monitor. Once selected, the form loads with the test's variables and device requirements.

About

Enter a name for the monitor (required; max 200 characters). By default, it uses the test name.

Variables (if the test has them)

Fill in each variable: the test's own variables, global variables, variable groups, and owner-type device parameters.
A value can reference a global variable or a built-in random, so every scheduled run can use fresh data.
Owner-type variables require you to select a device for each one.
All variables must have a value before you can save.

Device

Select the device(s) the test will run on: SIM, Smartphone, or Web agent.
Only appears if the test requires devices.

Scheduling

Choose simple (every X seconds/minutes/hours) or advanced scheduling (specific days, times, timezones). See Scheduling for every option.
Default is every 5 minutes.

Options (optional)

Enable auto-retry (1–3 retries) if the test fails. A warning notes that retries can be delayed when the agent's parallel capacity is full.
Enable Ignore errors to mark the test as passed even if assertions fail.
Set SMS timeout (in seconds) if the test waits for SMS.

Click Create to save the monitor. It will start running on its schedule immediately.

Edit a monitor

Open a monitor and click Configure. You can change the monitor's name, scheduling, devices, and options. If the monitor is paused, a dialog will ask whether to unpause it when you save.

You cannot change the test after the monitor is created. To use a different test, duplicate the monitor and create a new one from a different test instead.

Duplicate a monitor

Duplication copies all settings from an existing monitor. Open the monitor's menu and click Duplicate, or open the monitor's detail page and click the three-dot menu.

You can rename the monitor and reassign devices before saving. The new monitor is created as a copy with all the same scheduling and variables.

Create monitors in bulk from tests

Select one or more tests (they must all be the same type), open the context menu, and click Create Monitors. A modal appears:

Select a single device that all monitors will use.
Configure the schedule.
Click Create X Monitors, where X is the number of selected tests.

The system creates one monitor per test with the shared device and schedule. Each monitor uses the test's default variables and configuration.

Form validation

Before you can save, the form checks:

Monitor name is not empty.
All required variables have values.
All owner-type variables have a device assigned.
For simple scheduling: frequency is set.
For advanced scheduling: at least one weekday is selected, and the start date is not after the end date.
For web tests: a browser preset is selected.

If validation fails, the form scrolls to the first error and shows a message.

Creating many monitors, or managing them from scripts? The CLI covers the same operations: see Monitors and incidents from the CLI.