endpoint-monitor 0.2.0

A CLI tool to monitor REST API endpoints

Endpoint Monitor

A lightweight open source CLI tool to monitor REST API endpoints, check their availability, measure response times and generate detailed reports.

⚠️ Important: This project is intended for personal use, studies and testing environments. It is not recommended for use in production or corporate environments without prior extensive testing. Do not use this tool with endpoints that handle sensitive data without fully understanding the risks involved. The developer is not responsible for any damage, data loss or unexpected behavior resulting from the use or modification of this software. See the LICENSE for more details.

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Features

• Monitor multiple endpoints from a JSON file
• Supports GET, POST, PUT, DELETE and other HTTP methods
• Real-time progress bar in the terminal
• Formatted table output with status, response time and result
• Optional JSON report export
• Clear error messages for timeouts and connection failures

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Requirements

• Python 3.10+

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Installation

pip install endpoint-monitor

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Usage

Basic — display results in terminal

endpoint-monitor endpoints.json

Save report to JSON file

endpoint-monitor endpoints.json --output report.json
endpoint-monitor endpoints.json -o report.json

Help

endpoint-monitor --help

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How to pass your endpoints file

The FILE argument is the path to your JSON file on your system. You do not need to be in the same folder as the file — just pass the correct path.

File in the current folder:

endpoint-monitor endpoints.json

File in another folder (Linux/Mac):

endpoint-monitor ~/Documents/endpoints.json
endpoint-monitor /home/yourname/projects/endpoints.json

File in another folder (Windows):

endpoint-monitor C:\Users\YourName\Documents\endpoints.json

Tip: The easiest way is to navigate to the folder where your file is and run the command from there.

cd C:\Users\YourName\Documents
endpoint-monitor endpoints.json

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Endpoint file format

Create a .json file with a list of endpoints. Only url is required — all other fields are optional.

[
  {
    "name": "GitHub API",
    "url": "https://api.github.com",
    "method": "GET",
    "timeout": 5000
  },
  {
    "name": "My API",
    "url": "https://myapi.com/health",
    "method": "GET",
    "timeout": 3000
  }
]

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
url	string	✓	—	Endpoint URL
name	string	✗	Endpoint N	Display name
method	string	✗	GET	HTTP method
timeout	int	✗	5000	Timeout in milliseconds

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Report output example

╭───────────────────┬────────┬────────┬───────────────┬────────────────────╮
│ Endpoint          │ Method │ Status │ Response Time │       Result       │
├───────────────────┼────────┼────────┼───────────────┼────────────────────┤
│ GitHub API        │  GET   │  200   │         482ms │        ✓ OK        │
│ My API            │  GET   │  200   │         310ms │        ✓ OK        │
│ Broken Endpoint   │  GET   │   —    │             — │ ✗ Connection error │
╰───────────────────┴────────┴────────┴───────────────┴────────────────────╯

Total: 3  Success: 2  Failed: 1

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Project structure

api_monitor/
├── cli.py        # CLI entry point
├── monitor.py    # Orchestrates the monitoring flow
├── checker.py    # Performs HTTP requests and returns results
├── loader.py     # Reads and validates the JSON file
├── reporter.py   # Generates terminal output and JSON report
└── models.py     # Data models

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Running tests

pip install pytest
pytest tests/ -v

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Open Source

This project is open source and contributions are welcome. If you find a bug or have a suggestion, feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request.

If you wish to modify or distribute this software, please read the LICENSE carefully. The developer provides no warranties and takes no responsibility for any damages arising from the use or modification of this project.

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License

MIT License — see LICENSE for details.