How Uptime Checks Work

How Uptime Checks Work

Blimey monitors your store by periodically sending HTTP requests to your store's domain, similar to a customer visiting your website.

What happens during a check

1. Blimey sends a GET request to your store's domain
2. It measures how long the response takes (response time in milliseconds)
3. It records the HTTP status code returned by your store
4. Based on the response, the check is classified as Up, Down, or Degraded

Status classification

• Up — Your store returned a successful response (status code below 400)
• Degraded — Your store returned a client error (400-499, except 404) which may indicate issues
• Down — Your store returned a server error (500+), timed out, or was unreachable

Check intervals

You can configure how often Blimey checks your store from the Settings page. The default is every minute, giving you near real-time monitoring.

Reliability measures

Blimey includes built-in reliability measures to reduce false alarms. Brief network blips or momentary issues are handled intelligently so you're only notified about genuine problems that affect your customers.

What gets recorded

Each check records:

• Status — Up, Down, or Degraded
• HTTP Status Code — The actual response code (200, 503, etc.)
• Response Time — How long the response took in milliseconds
• Domain — Which domain was checked
• Timestamp — When the check occurred