Automation library · Alerts and monitoring

Host your own uptime monitoring with Gmail and Google Sheets

Started by a clock, and works across Gmail, Google Sheets and Slack. 10 steps, 1 branch, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

10 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
1Loop or waits
3Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 3Service 6

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1Schedule TriggerSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Get SitesGoogle SheetsService
  3. 3For Each Site...Split In BatchesLogic
  4. 4Perform Site TestHttp RequestService
  5. 5Calculate StatusSetLogic
  6. 6Status RouterSwitchLogic
  7. 7Log Uptime EventGoogle SheetsService
  8. 8Send Email AlertGmailService
  9. 9Update Site StatusGoogle SheetsService
  10. 10Send Chat AlertSlackService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
10, with 1 branch, 1 loop or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail, Google Sheets, Slack
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail, Google Sheets and Slack accounts. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on a clock.

Does it use AI?

No. Every step is fixed logic or a call to a service, so it does the same thing every time.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 10 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 10 steps before you point it at anything that matters.