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Endpoint Monitoring

Endpoint monitoring verifies your application's external reachability. Game Warden periodically probes your registered URLs to report their uptime status.

Note

This feature operates independently of the log and metric-based alerting provided in Grafana.

What is endpoint monitoring?

Game Warden's endpoint monitoring runs synthetic availability checks against URLs you provide. Each registered endpoint is checked at a regular interval; if a probe fails, the status is marked DOWN and you receive a notification. When the endpoint recovers, the status returns to UP.

This is distinct from the Grafana-based observability stack, which alerts on logs and metrics from inside your running containers. Endpoint monitoring answers the simpler question: can the outside world reach my app at this address?

Where to find it

  1. Log in to Game Warden app with Customer Admin privileges.
  2. From App Central, select your application.
  3. Select the Authorizations tab and scroll down to the Deployments section.
  4. Expand the the deployment's card and click Application Endpoints to expand the drawer.

Add an endpoint to monitor

  1. After expanding the Application Endpoints drawer of a deployment, click Add Endpoint.
  2. Enter the URL you want to monitor, such as https://myapp.example.com/health.
  3. Select the environment (e.g., Production, Staging) the endpoint belongs to.
  4. Click Save.

The endpoint will appear in the list and probing will begin shortly.

Tip

Use a dedicated health-check path (e.g. /health or /ping) rather than your app's root URL. Health endpoints return faster and are less likely to trigger false positives from redirects or authentication walls.

Edit or disable a monitored endpoint

  • Delete: Click the three-dots icon (⋮) next to an endpoint and select Delete Endpoint. Probing stops immediately and the endpoint is removed from the status view.
  • Disable: Click the three-dots icon (⋮) next to an endpoint and select Disable Monitoring. Probing stops immediately.

Read endpoint status

Each endpoint displays one of the following states:

Status Meaning
UP The most recent probe succeeded — your endpoint is reachable.
DOWN One or more recent probes failed — your endpoint may be down.

A status banner also appears on your application's overview page in App Central to provide the current status of registered endpoint(s).

How you're notified

When an endpoint transitions to DOWN, Game Warden sends a notification to your team's connected Slack workspace. See Slack Notifications for setup instructions.

FAQs

How often are endpoints checked?

Checking intervals are managed by the platform. Contact your Mission Success Manager if you need a custom interval.

Can I monitor endpoints outside Game Warden's network?

Yes, any publicly reachable URL can be registered.

Who can add or remove endpoints?

Users with Customer Admin privileges on the application in App Central.

What happens if I remove an endpoint that is currently firing?

Checking stops and the firing alert is resolved automatically.