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Monitors Overview

BlackTide supports 12 different monitor types to cover traditional infrastructure and Web3 use cases.

Traditional Monitors

Monitor traditional web services, APIs, databases, and infrastructure:

HTTP Monitor

Monitor HTTP/HTTPS endpoints with custom headers, validation, and SSL checking

TCP Monitor

Check if specific ports are open and accepting connections

ICMP/Ping Monitor

Verify server reachability with ICMP ping requests

TLS/SSL Monitor

Monitor SSL certificate validity and expiration dates

Heartbeat Monitor

Verify cron jobs and scheduled tasks are running on time

Web3 Monitors

Native monitoring for blockchain infrastructure and Web3 applications:

Gas Price Monitor

Track gas prices across 8 EVM chains with high/low alerts

Whale Wallet Monitor

Monitor wallet balances and transaction activity

Contract Events Monitor

Listen to smart contract events and filter by parameters

Liquidation Risk Monitor

Track DeFi position health factors (Aave, Compound)

DeFi Protocol Monitor

Monitor protocol TVL, pool health, and APY/APR

Subgraph Monitor

Monitor The Graph subgraphs for sync status and health

Bridge Monitor

Track cross-chain bridge TVL and transaction correlation

Supported Blockchains

BlackTide supports monitoring across 24+ blockchain networks:

EVM Mainnets (8)

  • Ethereum, Polygon, BSC, Arbitrum, Optimism, Base, Avalanche, Fantom

Cosmos SDK Mainnets (10)

  • Cosmos Hub, Osmosis, Juno, Stargaze, Akash, Evmos, Injective, Celestia, Neutron, Stride

Non-EVM Mainnets (2)

  • Cardano (Blockfrost API), Midnight (Substrate JSON-RPC)

Testnets (4)

  • Sepolia, Mumbai, Cardano Preprod, Midnight Testnet

Monitor Features

Multi-Location Checks

Run checks from 6 global locations for accurate uptime measurement:

  • US East, US West, EU West, EU Central, Asia Pacific, South America

Flexible Intervals

Configure check frequency from 30 seconds to 24 hours:

IntervalUse Case
30-60sCritical production services
5 minStandard web services
15-30 minNon-critical services
1-24 hrsDaily health checks

Advanced Validation

  • Response validation - Check status codes, body content, JSON schemas
  • Latency thresholds - Alert on slow responses before complete failures
  • SSL verification - Automatic certificate expiry alerts
  • Custom assertions - Define custom validation logic

Creating Your First Monitor

Follow our Quick Start Guide to create your first monitor in 5 minutes.

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