Dependency Monitors

Dependency monitors track third-party services and APIs that your application relies on. Know when Stripe, Shopify, AWS, or any external service experiences issues.

Identify root causes: Know whether an issue is your fault or a third-party problem

Communicate proactively: Alert customers before they report issues

Track reliability: Build a history of third-party uptime for vendor discussions

39 Supported Integrations

FlareWarden auto-detects and integrates with 39 status page providers and cloud infrastructure dashboards including Atlassian StatusPage, AWS, Azure, GCP, and more. Just paste a URL and we handle the rest.

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Common Dependencies to Monitor

Popular third-party services worth tracking

Payment Processors

Stripe
PayPal
Square

E-commerce

Shopify
WooCommerce
BigCommerce

Email Services

SendGrid
Mailchimp
Resend

Cloud Providers

AWS
Google Cloud
Azure

CDN & Performance

Cloudflare
Fastly
Akamai

APIs & Integrations

Twilio
Auth0
Algolia

Configuration Options

Settings for dependency monitoring

Endpoint URL

The URL to monitor. Many services offer status or health check endpoints:

https://status.stripe.com
https://api.example.com/health
https://status.aws.amazon.com/rss/ec2-us-east-1.rss

Expected Content (Optional)

Optionally verify the response contains specific text. Uses the same matching options as content monitors:

None: Only check if the endpoint responds
Contains: Verify specific text is present
Not Contains: Alert if specific text appears

Severity Level

How dependency failures affect your parent monitor:

Critical: Dependency failure marks the parent monitor as DOWN

Degraded: Dependency failure marks the parent monitor as DEGRADED

Ownership

Mark whether you own/control this dependency or if it's a third-party service. This helps with reporting and root cause analysis.

How Dependency Monitoring Works

Understanding the dependency check workflow

Attach to Parent Monitor

Dependencies are linked to an uptime monitor (the "parent")

Independent Checks

Dependencies are checked on the same schedule as their parent

Status Aggregation

Dependency failures can affect the parent's status based on severity

Separate Incidents

Dependency failures create their own incidents for clear tracking

Best Practices

Tips for effective dependency monitoring

Use official status endpoints
Most services offer status pages or health endpoints. Check their documentation.
Set appropriate severity
Use Critical for payment processors, Degraded for non-essential services.
Group related dependencies
Attach all related dependencies to the appropriate parent monitor for a complete view.