Zapier monitoring: alerts when a Zap errors, turns off or stops running
A Zap that hits an error stops at that step, and a Zap that keeps failing can be turned off. Either way the last step never runs. Put a LastPing ping there, and the missing ping becomes an alert.
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Monitor my Zap with LastPing
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What this catches
- A step that errored: the Zap stops at the failing step, the final ping never fires, and the incident opens when the window passes.
- A Zap that was turned off: no runs, no pings: the same incident, instead of weeks of silence.
- A trigger that stopped firing: an expired connection or a changed source sends nothing; with a silence floor that opens an incident too.
- Recovery: the next successful run closes the incident on its own.
Set it up
Create a monitor that matches the Zap
For a Zap on Schedule by Zapier, create a monitor with the same schedule and a grace window. For a Zap triggered by events, set a silence floor: the longest normal gap between runs. Copy the ping URL.
Add a Webhooks by Zapier step at the end
Add an action step after the last one: app Webhooks by Zapier, event GET, URL your ping URL. Webhooks by Zapier needs a Zapier plan that includes it.
App: Webhooks by Zapier
Event: GET
URL: https://ping.lastping.dev/<uuid>Optional: ping start after the trigger
A second Webhooks step right after the trigger, calling /start, arms a maximum runtime for a Zap that starts and never finishes.
App: Webhooks by Zapier
Event: GET
URL: https://ping.lastping.dev/<uuid>/startGood to know
The ping is a plain GET, so it needs no body, header or key. Alerts go to email, Slack, Discord, Telegram, Microsoft Teams, Google Chat, a signed webhook, or a push to your phone through ntfy or Pushover.
Questions people ask
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How do I get alerted when a Zap stops working?
Add a Webhooks by Zapier GET step at the end of the Zap that calls your LastPing ping URL, and give the monitor the Zap's schedule or a silence floor. When the Zap errors, is turned off or stops triggering, the ping does not arrive and LastPing alerts you.
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Does LastPing see the data my Zap handles?
No. The step sends a GET to the ping URL with nothing else in it.
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Is it free?
Yes. LastPing is free for individuals, with no monitor cap. Webhooks by Zapier needs a Zapier plan that includes it.
Know the Zap stopped before the work piles up.
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