Long Running Task Monitoring
Monitoring your workers, queues and background jobs.
Long-running tasks like queue workers require special monitoring.
MoniTao Heartbeat with start/ping endpoints allows measuring execution time of your jobs.
What tasks to monitor?
Heartbeat is suitable for monitoring tasks running in the background:
- Queue workers (Laravel, Symfony, Sidekiq...)
- Long-duration batch processing
- Report generation
- Machine learning tasks
The /start endpoint
For long tasks, use /start at the beginning and /ping at the end to measure duration:
# Signal debut de tache longue
curl -X POST https://monitao.com/api/heartbeat/start/YOUR_TOKEN \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SECRET"
# ... execution de la tache ...
# Signal fin de tache
curl -X POST https://monitao.com/api/heartbeat/ping/YOUR_TOKEN \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SECRET"Timeout detection
If a task starts but never ends (stuck), MoniTao will detect it and alert you.
Use Cases
- Email queue worker monitoring
- PDF generation job monitoring
- Mass data processing supervision
Configuration
- Create a heartbeat job with expected interval
- Call /start at job beginning
- Call /ping or /fail at end based on result
Frequently Asked Questions
How to monitor a continuously running worker?
Configure a regular ping (e.g., every 5 minutes) to prove the worker is active.
Can I be alerted if a job takes too long?
Alerts on excessive duration are planned for a future version.
How to handle jobs that can legitimately take more or less time?
Configure a sufficient grace period to cover normal variations.
Is heartbeat suitable for microservices?
Yes, each microservice can have its own heartbeat job for fine-grained monitoring.
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