---
title: "Create a New Check"
method: POST
path: "/v2/uptime/checks"
tags: ["DigitalOcean-public.v2-new_Uptime"]
---

# Create a New Check

`POST /v2/uptime/checks`

To create an Uptime check, send a POST request to `/v2/uptime/checks` specifying the attributes
in the table below in the JSON body.

## Request body

- CheckUpdatable
  - `name` string — A human-friendly display name.
  - `type` 'ping' | 'http' | 'https' — The type of health check to perform.
  - `target` string, url — The endpoint to perform healthchecks on.
  - `regions` string[] — An array containing the selected regions to perform healthchecks from.
  - `enabled` boolean — A boolean value indicating whether the check is enabled/disabled.

## Response `201`

The response will be a JSON object with a key called `check`. The value of this will be an object that contains the standard attributes associated with an uptime check.

- object
  - `check` Check
    - `id` string, uuid — A unique ID that can be used to identify and reference the check.
    - `name` string — A human-friendly display name.
    - `type` 'ping' | 'http' | 'https' — The type of health check to perform.
    - `target` string, url — The endpoint to perform healthchecks on.
    - `regions` string[] — An array containing the selected regions to perform healthchecks from.
    - `enabled` boolean — A boolean value indicating whether the check is enabled/disabled.

## Other responses

- `401` — Authentication failed due to invalid credentials.
- `429` — The API rate limit has been exceeded.
- `500` — There was a server error.
- `default` — There was an unexpected error.

## Changes

- **2025-10-16** `cb3bf9b21459` — 2 info
  - api tag `DigitalOcean-public.v2-new_Uptime` added
  - api tag `Uptime` removed
- **2025-07-18** `f8e8c290636c` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2025-07-17** `5fc9af728e82` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation
- **2025-07-17** `f8e8c290636c` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/digitalocean/apis/digitalocean-api/changes/v2/uptime/checks/post.md)

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