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POST
/
monitor
curl --request POST \ --url https://api.firecrawl.dev/v2/monitor \ --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \ --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \ --data ' { "name": "Blog monitor", "schedule": { "text": "every 30 minutes", "timezone": "UTC" }, "notification": { "email": { "enabled": true, "recipients": [ "alerts@example.com" ], "includeDiffs": true } }, "targets": [ { "type": "scrape", "urls": [ "https://example.com/blog" ] } ] } '
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
    "name": "<string>",
    "status": "active",
    "schedule": {
      "cron": "<string>",
      "timezone": "<string>"
    },
    "nextRunAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
    "lastRunAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
    "currentCheckId": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
    "targets": [
      {
        "type": "scrape",
        "urls": [
          "<string>"
        ],
        "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
        "scrapeOptions": {
          "formats": [
            "markdown"
          ],
          "onlyMainContent": true,
          "onlyCleanContent": false,
          "includeTags": [
            "<string>"
          ],
          "excludeTags": [
            "<string>"
          ],
          "maxAge": 172800000,
          "minAge": 123,
          "headers": {},
          "waitFor": 0,
          "mobile": false,
          "skipTlsVerification": true,
          "timeout": 60000,
          "parsers": [
            "pdf"
          ],
          "actions": [
            {
              "type": "wait",
              "milliseconds": 2
            }
          ],
          "location": {
            "country": "US",
            "languages": [
              "en-US"
            ]
          },
          "removeBase64Images": true,
          "blockAds": true,
          "proxy": "auto",
          "storeInCache": true,
          "lockdown": false,
          "profile": {
            "name": "<string>",
            "saveChanges": true
          }
        }
      }
    ],
    "webhook": {
      "url": "<string>",
      "headers": {},
      "metadata": {},
      "events": [
        "monitor.page"
      ]
    },
    "notification": {
      "email": {
        "enabled": false,
        "recipients": [
          "jsmith@example.com"
        ],
        "includeDiffs": false
      }
    },
    "retentionDays": 123,
    "estimatedCreditsPerMonth": 123,
    "lastCheckSummary": {
      "totalPages": 123,
      "same": 123,
      "changed": 123,
      "new": 123,
      "removed": 123,
      "error": 123
    },
    "createdAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
    "updatedAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z"
  }
}

Documentation Index

Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://firecrawl-mog-monitoring-docs.mintlify.app/llms.txt

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Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Body

application/json
​
name
string
required
Maximum string length: 256
​
schedule
object
required

Schedule for monitor checks. Provide either cron or text.

​
targets
(Scrape target · object | Crawl target · object)[]
required
Required array length: 1 - 50 elements
​
webhook
object

Webhook destination for monitor page and check completion events.

​
notification
object
​
retentionDays
integer
default:30
Required range: 1 <= x <= 365

Response

Monitor created

​
success
boolean
​
data
object