Configuring Geckoboard

Geckoboard is a website management service for building data dashboards. The integration allows you to check response time metrics from their platform, and we have worked together to make the integration seamless. To get started, you will first need to set up a Geckoboard account at https://geckoboard.com/. Uptime.com requires:

• API Key
• Dataset Name

Please Note: These instructions are based on a third-party, and are subject to change without warning.

Table of Contents

• Integration Functionality
• Integration Setup
  • Assign Integration to Existing Contacts
  • Create New Contacts for the Integration
  • Assign Integration Contact to a Check
  • Test Your Integration
• Final Thoughts

Integration Functionality

Integration with Geckoboard allows for the following:

• Check response time metrics from Uptime.com within Geckoboard
  
• Metrics will appear in 15-minute intervals  

Integration Setup

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To setup the integration first:

• Login to the Geckoboard Dashboard and click on your initials in the top right-hand side, then Account.
  
• Scroll down to find and copy the API Key.
  
  
• Next, return to your Dashboard and click the Add Widget button.
  
  
• Select Datasets as the source, and then return to Uptime.com.
  
  
• Paste the API Key into the field as shown below, then provide a Dataset Name.
  
  
• Finally, name your integration for Uptime.com, if you choose, then Save the Integration.

• In order to activate the integration of Geckoboard within your Uptime account, you will go to Notifications>Integrations, then click New Profile.
  
  
• Select Geckoboard as the Provider Type.
  
  
• Return to your Geckoboard Dashboard, then click Add Widget and select Datasets as the source.
  
  
• Look for the Integration you named and select it as the source, then click Add to Dashboard once you have configured the datasource. Your data should appear within 30 minutes.
  
  

The following describes the fields shown when configuring Geckoboard within your Uptime account:

• Name: The reference name you desire to assign to your Pushover profile. It can assist you with organizing multiple provider profiles within your Uptime account.
  
  
• API key:  This will be obtained from Geckoboard. Please review the Obtaining Geckoboard API Key section for further documentation.
  
  
• Dataset Name: The name of a dataset the user can add to Geckoboard

Once you've configured your Geckoboard integration, you will need to assign it to a contact and make sure that contact is notified when a Check fails.

Assign Integration to Existing Contacts

To add your integration to an existing contact, click on or type the name of the contact into the Assign to Contacts field within the integration setup screen.

Create New Contacts for the Integration

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Adding a dedicated or new contact cannot be done within the integrations screen. To do so first, click Notifications > Contacts.

You can select New Contact, or add your integration to an existing contact.

Select the Geckoboard option from the Integrations field within the Add Contact screen.

Assign Integration Contact to a Check

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If you have created a new or dedicated contact for your integration, you will need to add it to specific checks.

If you have assigned the integration to a contact that is already assigned to one (or more) checks, you may skip this step.

Return to your Check’s Edit screen and assign this contact to the Contacts field to be notified of a downtime event.

Metrics will appear in fifteen-minute intervals. On initial setup, metric data may take up to 60 minutes to appear.

Please note: Response time data is stored based on account usage. Uptime.com stores hourly data for a maximum of 90 days, and daily check data for a period of up to 24 months.

Test Your Integration

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Test your integration with one of the following two options:

Force the Check assigned to your Integration to fail by altering it (HTTPS checks can use a misspelling of the domain, for example)

Click Notifications>Contacts, then click Actions>Test to send a test to the Contact

Final Thoughts

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With Geckoboard's flexible dashboards and real-time alerts, you are able to stay on top of their metrics and assign contacts to resolve issues quickly and efficiently.

Overall, incorporating Geckoboard's alerting and contact management features can help you deliver better value to your clients by providing more proactive and effective monitoring services.

For more information or technical assistance, please do not hesitate to contact at support@uptime.com.