Check States | Filtering, Pausing, and deleting Checks

Uptime.com checks can be in various states that affect the alerts you receive. This article will cover these states in greater detail. 

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Check States

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Checks view filtered for Up, Down, and Paused checks

A check can be in one of four different states:

  • Up - Check state is reported as OK and Uptime.com has not issued an alert.
  • Down - Check state is reported as CRITICAL. Uptime.com has issued an alert.
  • Paused - Check is not actively monitoring, collecting metrics, or issuing alerts.
  • Maintenance - Check is in maintenance state. Click here to learn more about maintenance states.

Pausing a Check

Pause a check from Monitoring > Checks. Tick the box next to the check you wish to pause, then click Bulk Actions > Pause Selected Checks from the dropdown menu above the checks.

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It is also possible to filter your view to include checks in various states:

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Please note: it is possible to pause checks in bulk.

Pausing a Group Check

A Group Check nests individual checks, and pausing this check type applies differently than normal check types. Because a Group Check functions similarly to an individual check, pausing a Group check pauses only the Group check and not the checks nested within.

Deleting a Check

Delete a check from Monitoring > Checks. Tick the box next to the check you wish to delete, then click Actions > Delete, or delete checks in bulk by selecting the desired checks and clicking Bulk Actions > Delete Selected Checks.

Please Note: Deleted checks & associated alerts will be non-recoverable after 30 days.

Deleting Checks in a Group Check

A Group Check nests individual checks, and deletion of check applies differently to this check type. 

A Group Check in this sense can be considered like an individual check. Deleting a Group check does not delete any checks nested within it. However, deleting an individual check from within a Group check does remove that check from your account.

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