IT and Development

Pingdom

8min

With Pingdom modules in Make, you can monitor the alerts, contacts, and checks in your Pingdom account.

Requirements

To use the Pingdom app in , you must have a paid Pingdom account. For subscription information, refer to the Pingdom Pricing page.

Connect Pingdom and

To establish the connection, you must:

Obtain your API key in Pingdom

To obtain your API key from your Pingdom account:

  1. Log in to your Pingdom account.
  2. In the left sidebar, click the Settings icon > Pingdom API.
  3. Click Add API token.
  4. Enter a name for the token, select Read access, and click Generate token.
  5. Copy the API key value shown and store it in a safe place.

You will use this value in the API Token field in Make.

Create the connection in

To establish the connection in Make:

  1. Log in to your Make account, add a Pingdom module to your Make, and click Create a connection.
    Note: If you add a module with an instant tag, click Create a webhook, then Create a connection.
  2. Optional: In the Connection name field, enter a name for the connection.
  3. In the API Token field, enter the API key copied above.
  4. Click Save.
  5. If prompted, authenticate your account and confirm access.

You've successfully created the connection and can now use the Pingdom app in your . If you want to make changes to your connection in the future, follow the steps here.

Set up Pingdom webhooks

This app uses webhooks to trigger a Make when an event occurs instantly. All webhook modules have an instant tag next to their name.

To set up a webhook, follow these steps:

  1. Add a Pingdom instant module to your Make and click Create a webhook.
  2. Optional: Enter a name for the webhook in the Webhook name field.
  3. Click Save > Copy address to clipboard.
  4. Log in to your Pingdom account.
  5. In the left sidebar, click the Settings icon > Integrations.
  6. Click Add integration.
  7. In the Name field, enter a name for the webhook.
  8. In the URL field, paste the webhook URL copied in step 4.
  9. Click Save integration.

Pingdom will now send data to Make through the webhook when the selected event occurs.

Pingdom modules

After connecting the app, you can perform the following actions:

Triggers

  • Watch New Alert
  • Watch Contacts
  • Watch Checks

Actions

  • Make an API Call

Pingdom resources