Cron jobs fail silently. Revenue impact is not silent.
Detect missing runs and failed executions before they become customer-facing incidents.
Most teams only find cron failures through downstream symptoms: stale reports, missed syncs, and support tickets.
- No alerts when jobs never start
- Broken schedules discovered too late
- Manual checks don't scale
Step 1
Add success/fail pings to every critical cron
Step 2
Set expected interval per job cadence
Step 3
Escalate missing or failed signals automatically
Universal cron ping
curl -X POST "https://silentfail.dev/api/ping/YOUR_TOKEN/success"Built for developers. No credit card. Free for 1 check.
Lightweight ping API for cron, queue, and serverless runtimes.
Alerting channels: email + Slack, with event history for audits.
Public status available at /status.
What is a silent failure?
A job fails or stops running without timely detection.
Is this only for cron?
No, queues and serverless jobs are supported too.
How much code is needed?
Usually one HTTP request after job completion.
Can this reduce false alarms?
Yes, expected intervals and grace periods reduce noise.
Can I start free?
Yes, start with one monitored check on free.