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Watchflow (n8n Monitoring Suite)

Heartbeat monitoring for your cron jobs and scheduled tasks.

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Generic Heartbeat (Advanced) → Send a Failure Ping

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Summary

Sends a failure ping to Watchflow for the selected monitor, with an optional error message and metadata. The node posts to the monitor’s failure endpoint and returns Watchflow’s response as n8n items.

Inputs

  • Monitor Key (required) — Unique identifier for the monitor.
  • Monitor Name — Optional human-readable monitor name.
  • Interval — Expected heartbeat interval, such as 5m, 1h, or 24h; defaults to 24h.
  • Error Message — Optional description of why the job failed.
  • Additional Data — Optional JSON object of custom metrics or metadata. Invalid JSON causes an error.

Output shape

A list of n8n items created from Watchflow’s API response.

Posts the monitor key and any non-empty optional values to the authenticated Watchflow API failure endpoint. The current n8n execution ID and a valid absolute execution URL are added when available. Returned items are paired with their corresponding input item; API or input errors are thrown unless Continue On Fail is enabled.

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