How does Domain Monitoring work?

Domains can be a complex, we try to make this as simple to use for you. Domains exist of several parts. There’s the WHOIS data, the subdomains and the records. A quick explanation of each below. WHOIS Data The WHOIS data contains the identifying information of the domain. This information […]

How often are domains checked?

There are several systems that make up Domain Monitoring. As such, components are checked at different intervals. Below is an overview of the most important checks. Domain Information Also known as the WHOIS information. This includes things like registration and expiration dates, main nameserver, registrar and contact details. This information […]

Payments by Invoice & Bank Transfer

Payment is ordinarily made for StatusCake plans via our self-service payment gateway which accepts all major international credit and debit cards. We do however accept payment by way of invoice and bank transfer for Business Yearly and Enterprise plans. Payment in this way does mean that rather than an automated […]

Sending Email Reports

With StatusCake it’s easy to send out automated or manual email reports to the destination of your choice, and you can find information on each of these methods below: Sending a manual report: You can create manual reports on the feature page you’re viewing. Currently, this is only for Uptime, […]

How to Use the Dashboards Feature

What are Dashboards? At StatusCake we offer lots of options in terms of reporting, from our Public Reporting pages which display information on our uptime tests – to our detailed email reports which give a summary of uptime over a defined time period. Our newest reporting tool comes in the […]

Using the Microsoft Teams integration

As of the 15th August 2024 Microsoft has deprecated the existing Teams webhook based workflows, and replaced them with a new alternative. Customers who set up their MS Teams integration prior to 15/08/2024 will need to generate a new workflow link using the guide below. The newly generated workflow link […]

Which Features are Available at StatusCake?

At StatusCake we have a wide range of monitoring features! This article serves as a appendix and summary of our primary features, and a place where you can quickly find more information on what’s offered by each tool! Alerts and Notifications Alerting – All of our alerts are configured through […]

What Check Rates does StatusCake Offer?

At StatusCake we have a wide range of check rates on offer to ensure that your sites are always being scanned at an interval which suits you, the available check rates in-app are: 24 hours – The URL will be scanned once per 86400 seconds 1 hour – The URL will […]

How to Use Tags

Within StatusCake you can add tags to tests in order for usage in other parts of the app. Adding a tag to a test will allow for easy grouping and filtering in the dashboard, addition of tests in groups the the public reports, easy group setup for maintenance windows, and […]