Quick Start Guide

Monitor Quick Start

Get up and running with FailSafe Monitor in minutes. Follow this guide to set up your first monitoring bot and start protecting your blockchain applications.

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have an account at www.monitor.getfailsafe.com and your API key ready.

Step 1: Authentication

First, you'll need to authenticate with the FailSafe Monitor API using your API key.

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  https://api.monitor.getfailsafe.com/v1/auth/verify

Step 2: Create Your First Monitor

Create a monitoring bot to watch for specific blockchain events and transactions.

curl -X POST https://api.monitor.getfailsafe.com/v1/monitors \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "My First Monitor",
    "description": "Monitor for suspicious transactions",
    "chain": "ethereum",
    "expression": "transaction.value > 1000000000000000000"
  }'

Step 3: Activate Your Monitor

Once created, activate your monitor to start real-time monitoring.

curl -X POST https://api.monitor.getfailsafe.com/v1/monitors/{monitor_id}/activate \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

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