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Email monitors

Use an Email monitor when a system can send mail to report status (for example a backup or alert rule).

1. Create the monitor

1. Go to Endpoints → add endpoint.
2. Set type to Email.
3. Save.
4. Copy the special monitor email address shown on the endpoint (use the copy button).

No URL or check interval is required.

2. Send a status email

Send mail to that address from your system.

Uptime10 reads the message and records a success or failure for that monitor. Open the endpoint’s email response tools (when available) if you need to inspect what was received.

3. Tips

• Each Email monitor has its own address — do not share one address across unrelated jobs.
• Prefer a clear subject or body so the notes on the dashboard stay useful.
• Like API monitors, email updates only when a message arrives (nothing is polled).
• For Cobian Reflector on Windows, use Download call_uptime.ps1 on the endpoint form, then in Cobian: Events → Post-backup events → Add → Command line (details: API monitors).