Uptime Robot integration for Splunk On-Call

Configure the Uptime Robot integration for Splunk On-Call.

You can integrate Splunk On-Call with Uptime Robot to notify stakeholders of application performance issues and downtime. Set monitors and thresholds in Uptime Robot and manage associated on-call rotations and calendars, alert rules, and escalation policies in Splunk On-Call.

Requirements

  • Versions supported: Starter, Growth, or Enterprise

Enable Uptime Robot in Splunk On-Call

  1. Go to Integrations then 3rd Party Integrations then Uptime Robot.

  2. Select Enable Integration.

  3. Copy the Service API Key to your clipboard.Enable uptime integration

Configure Splunk On-Call in Uptime Robot

  1. From the main dashboard select My Settings.

  2. Under Alert Contacts select Add Alert Contact.

    Create an alert contact in Uptime Robot

  3. Select Web-Hook for the Alert Contact Type.

    Select webhook alert contact type in Uptime Robot

  4. Enter a name in Friendly Name.

  5. Paste your service API key that you obtained when enabling the integration in Splunk On-Call in URL to Notify.

  6. Make the following change to the service API key URL:

    • Replace "$routing_key with the routing key you want to use.

    • to the end of the URL to meet Uptime Robot syntax requirements. This doesn’t affect alert routing.

  7. Leave the POST Value blank.

  8. Leave the JSON check box unselected.

  9. Select Create Alert Contact.

    Configure alert contact in Uptime Robot

  10. To add this alert contact to 1 of your monitors, select the gear icon next to the monitor and then select Edit.

    Add alert contact to a monitor in Uptime Robot

  11. Select the your new alert contact and then select Save Changes.

    Select your alert contact in a monitor in Uptime Robot

Now, when an alert is triggered in Uptime Robot a message is sent to the Splunk On-Call timeline.