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uptime_check

Generated on 12 Dec 2025 from digitalocean.cloud version v1.2.1

Synopsis

Create or delete Uptime checks. View the API documentation at https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/api/api-reference/#operation/uptime_create_check.

Requirements

pydo >= 0.1.6
azure-core >= 1.26.1

Parameters

Parameter	Choices / Default	Description
`check_id` str		Required when `state=absent`. The Uptime check UUID to delete.
`client_override_options` dict		Client override options (developer use). For example, can be used to override the DigitalOcean API endpoint for an internal test suite. If provided, these options will knock out existing options.
`enabled` bool	Default: `true`	Required when `state=present`. A boolean value indicating whether the check is enabled/disabled.
`module_override_options` dict		Module override options (developer use). Can be used to override module options to support experimental or future options. If provided, these options will knock out existing options.
`name` str		Required when `state=present`. A human-friendly display name.
`regions` list / elements=str	Choices: `us_east` `us_west` `eu_west` `se_asia`	Required when `state=present`. An array containing the selected regions to perform healthchecks from.
`state` str	Choices: `present` (default) `absent`	State of the resource, `present` to create, `absent` to destroy.
`target` str		Required when `state=present`. The endpoint to perform healthchecks on.
`timeout` int	Default: `300`	Polling timeout in seconds.
`token` str		DigitalOcean API token. There are several environment variables which can be used to provide this value. `DIGITALOCEAN_ACCESS_TOKEN`, `DIGITALOCEAN_TOKEN`, `DO_API_TOKEN`, `DO_API_KEY`, `DO_OAUTH_TOKEN` and `OAUTH_TOKEN`
`type` str	Choices: `ping` `http` `https`	Required when `state=present`. The type of health check to perform.
`unique_name` bool		When `true` for `state=present` the Uptime check will only be created if it is uniquely named. When `true` for `state=absent` the Uptime check will only be deleted if it is uniquely named.

Examples

- name: Create Uptime ping check
  digitalocean.cloud.uptime_check:
    token: "{{ token }}"
    name: my-ping-check
    type: ping
    target: my-droplet-ip
    regions: [us_east]
    enabled: true

Return Values

Key Returned Description

Key	Returned	Description
`check` dict	always	Uptime check. Sample: `[ { "enabled": true, "id": "5a4981aa-9653-4bd1-bef5-d6bff52042e4", "name": "Landing page check", "regions": [ "us_east", "eu_west" ], "target": "https://www.landingpage.com", "type": "https" } ]`
`error` dict	failure	DigitalOcean API error. Sample: `{ "Message": "Informational error message.", "Reason": "Unauthorized", "Status Code": 401 }`
`msg` str	always	Uptime checks result information. Sample: [ "Would create Uptime check Landing page check", "Created Uptime check named Landing page check (5a4981aa-9653-4bd1-bef5-d6bff52042e4)", "Would delete Uptime check 5a4981aa-9653-4bd1-bef5-d6bff52042e4", "Deleted Uptime check 4981aa-9653-4bd1-bef5-d6bff52042e4", "No Uptime check 5a4981aa-9653-4bd1-bef5-d6bff52042e4", "Uptime check 5a4981aa-9653-4bd1-bef5-d6bff52042e4", "Uptime check named Landing page check (5a4981aa-9653-4bd1-bef5-d6bff52042e4) exists", "There are 3 Uptime checks named Landing page check", "There are 3 Uptime checks 5a4981aa-9653-4bd1-bef5-d6bff52042e4, this should not happen" ]

check
dict

always

Uptime check.
Sample:

[
  {
    "enabled": true,
    "id": "5a4981aa-9653-4bd1-bef5-d6bff52042e4",
    "name": "Landing page check",
    "regions": [
      "us_east",
      "eu_west"
    ],
    "target": "https://www.landingpage.com",
    "type": "https"
  }
]

error
dict

failure

DigitalOcean API error.
Sample:

{
  "Message": "Informational error message.",
  "Reason": "Unauthorized",
  "Status Code": 401
}

msg
str