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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 Start Ping

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Summary

Send a start ping to Watchflow for a job, beginning its tracking for duration measurement. The request includes the monitor key and any configured name, expected interval, additional data, and available n8n execution context.

Inputs

  • Monitor Key (required) — Unique identifier for the monitor; sent as the heartbeat key.
  • Monitor Name — Optional human-readable monitor name.
  • Interval — Expected heartbeat interval, such as 5m, 1h, or 24h; defaults to 24h.
  • Additional Data — Optional JSON object of custom metrics or metadata. Empty data is omitted; invalid JSON causes an error.

Output shape

A list of JSON items from the Watchflow API response.

Each returned item is paired with its input item. The request is a POST to the /ping/start endpoint and includes the n8n execution ID and, when available, an absolute execution URL.

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