Adaptive Post-Incident Monitoring
Keep “flapping” outages under control by temporarily increasing check frequency right after a monitor recovers.
Availability
- Included on Pro, Growth, Business, and Enterprise plans
- Hidden/disabled on Free and OSS plans (shows an upgrade prompt)
If you need the feature, visit Billing → Upgrade plan in your dashboard.
How It Works
- A monitor is down and then recovers (UP)
- Adaptive mode activates automatically
- The monitor runs every 15 seconds for 5 minutes
- After 5 minutes, it returns to your normal interval
System safeguards:
- Hard limit of 10 adaptive-enabled monitors per account
- Scheduler automatically deactivates the adaptive window when time expires
Enabling the Toggle
- Go to Monitors → Create or Monitors → Edit
- For paid plans, enable “Adaptive Post-Incident Monitoring”
- Save the monitor
- When active, you’ll see a banner showing the countdown while the adaptive window is running
When to Use It
| Situation | Why it helps |
|---|---|
| Flaky services after deploys | Catches quick regressions without waiting a full interval |
| Critical customer APIs | Faster re-detection reduces false “all clear” gaps |
| CDN / edge changes | Detects regional flaps quickly |
Pair adaptive mode with:
- Monitoring locations for quorum-based accuracy
- Alerting to notify teams faster
- Uptime & SLA to see incident impact
Best Practices
- Enable on your top 5–10 critical monitors only
- Keep your base interval reasonable (e.g., 30–60s) so post-window checks aren’t a big jump
- Combine with confirmation thresholds (2–3 failures) to avoid noisy flaps
- Review detection delay trends in the accuracy dashboard (see article below)
Troubleshooting
- Can’t see the toggle: You’re likely on Free/OSS. Upgrade to Pro+.
- Toggle set but not active: You may have hit the 10-monitor cap; disable it on less critical monitors.
- Adaptive banner not showing: The monitor hasn’t recovered recently; banner only appears during the 5-minute window.