FAQ
Everything worth asking before you trust it.
How setup works, how checkpoint pings behave, which platforms and channels are supported, and how your data is handled.
Getting started
What is Checkilo?
The health layer for your business-critical automations. You add pings at the steps that matter, and Checkilo turns them into run timelines, missing-run alerts, failure context, and automation health history.
How long does setup take?
A few minutes. Create a check, get its ping URL (or use a native n8n, Make, or Zapier connector), add it at a step, and your first run appears on the timeline.
Do I need to write code?
No. Use a native Checkilo connector for n8n, Make, or Zapier, or paste a ready-made ping URL into any webhook or HTTP step. No curl required, no servers.
Is there a free plan?
Yes. Free covers 5 monitored automations with no card. You only add billing if you upgrade to Pro.
How checkpoint pings work
What is a checkpoint ping?
A lightweight HTTP request your automation sends at an important step. Checkilo records the ping, decides the run's state, and fires an alert when something is missing.
Event ping or workflow ping, what's the difference?
An event ping fires once at the end (one-shot). A workflow ping marks the start, named checkpoints along the way, then success or fail, so you get a step-by-step timeline of each run.
What can trigger an alert?
Three things: a run failed, a run timed out, and no new run arrived on schedule. Each alert names the last checkpoint reached.
Can I use it with a custom script or any tool?
Yes. Anything that can send an HTTP request works: cron jobs, backend services, scripts, or your own app, not just no-code platforms.
Integrations: Zapier, Make, n8n
Which platforms does Checkilo support?
Zapier, Make, n8n, or any tool or script that can send an HTTP request. Checkilo is a complementary layer on top of the platform that runs your automation, not a replacement for it.
How does the n8n integration work?
Checkilo is a verified n8n node. Search "Checkilo" on the canvas and add it (no manual install on n8n v1.94+ or n8n Cloud), then pick the automation and the event inside the node. There's no manual HTTP to wire up.
How does the Make integration work?
Checkilo is a native Make module. Install the app from the invite link (it is published and awaiting Make's verification), add the Checkilo module to your scenario, connect with your API key, and pick the automation and the event inside the module. No ping URL to paste.
How does the Zapier integration work?
Checkilo is a native Zapier app. Accept the invite (it is published and awaiting Zapier's review), add the Checkilo action to your Zap, connect with your API key, and pick the automation and the event inside the action. No ping URL to paste.
Can I use Zapier's Webhooks step instead?
Yes. The universal method always works: add a Webhooks by Zapier step and POST the ping URL Checkilo gives you. The native action just saves you from pasting the URL.
Alerts and channels
Which channels can Checkilo alert?
Email, Slack, Discord, Telegram, LINE, Teams, and Webhook, seven channels in total, available on every plan including Free.
What's inside an alert?
The automation, the last checkpoint it reached, and when it went quiet. No vague "something went wrong" messages.
What if I miss the first alert?
Paid plans re-alert until you acknowledge, then escalate to a second channel.
Can I silence expected alerts?
Yes. Pause monitoring on any plan when an automation is intentionally off, or set account-wide Quiet hours on Pro to hold alerts overnight without turning monitoring off.
Insight and analytics
Is there an analytics dashboard?
Yes. Run timelines, alerts, and health history are on every plan. Paid plans add duration and success-rate trends and failure-step ranking.
What does the weekly health summary include?
Every plan gets it, once a week. It opens with the reassuring part, whether every automation stayed healthy and nothing needed you, then flags anything worth a look (something ran slower, failed more often, or a tracked value dropped) and recaps anything that broke during the week. It's the only regular email Checkilo sends; everything else arrives only when something actually breaks.
Billing
How much does Checkilo cost?
Free covers 5 automations with no card. Pro is $19/mo for 50 automations. Business, for agencies and teams, is coming soon. See the pricing page for the full breakdown.
What counts as a run?
One tracked execution of an automation, whether it finishes, fails, or times out. Individual checkpoint pings within a run do not count separately.
Can I change plans anytime?
Yes. Upgrade or downgrade whenever you like; changes take effect immediately and billing is prorated.
Data and security
Is my data safe?
Alert content is shown verbatim, so keep secrets and sensitive customer data out of ping payloads. Pings are meant to carry checkpoint labels and run IDs, not personal data unless you put it there.
How long is my data kept?
90 days on every plan, including Free. Older run history is removed automatically after that.
Can I export or delete my data?
Yes. You can delete a check and its history at any time.
Still have a question? The fastest answer is trying it.
Free for 5 automations, no card. Or email support@checkilo.app.