Backups are only useful if you know they still run
Track every backup completion with ping checks and proactive alerts.
Teams often assume backups are fine until restore day reveals silent failures from days or weeks ago.
- Backup failures can stay hidden for long periods
- No guarantee backups complete on schedule
- Restore confidence drops without observability
Step 1
Emit success ping after backup finishes
Step 2
Emit fail ping when backup exits non-zero
Step 3
Alert immediately if the expected backup signal is missing
Cron backup script
pg_dump "$DATABASE_URL" > backup.sql && \
curl -X POST "https://silentfail.dev/api/ping/YOUR_TOKEN/success" || \
curl -X POST "https://silentfail.dev/api/ping/YOUR_TOKEN/fail"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.
Can I monitor both backup and upload?
Yes, add separate checks for each stage.
Does this support MySQL and Postgres?
Yes, database type is irrelevant to ping calls.
Can I monitor weekly snapshots?
Yes, set weekly expected intervals.
What if backup takes long?
Use expected interval plus grace to avoid false alarms.
Can I notify multiple channels?
Yes, configure email and Slack alert channels.