Actobase

Hosted Monitoring

Know when a page, endpoint, or screen stops being right.

Request a watch. Get the exact price. Activate with an API key.

Hosted Watch is a managed monitoring service for endpoints, pages, and rendered states. Start with direct checks. Move into AI-reviewed HTML or image states when the condition is harder to encode.

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How It Works

A request-first commercial flow.

01

Request

Submit the target, interval, mode, expected state, and callback destination.

02

Pay If Needed

Actobase returns the exact next step: pilot purchase, or pilot plus the recommended credit top-up when the expected burn is higher.

03

Activate

After payment confirmation, Actobase issues the API key and activates the watch. Activation target: the same business day.

Modes

Choose the simplest mode that can prove the state you care about.

Mode What it checks Credits / check Good for
HTTP Status code, headers, and lightweight body assertions. 1 Health checks, API endpoints, simple uptime.
HTML Fetched HTML and exact text or structural assertions. 3 Pages, forms, copy drift, DOM-dependent states.
AI HTML AI evaluation of fetched page content against a natural-language expectation. 30 Messy states that are hard to describe with one selector or substring.
AI Image AI evaluation of a rendered screenshot against a visual expectation. 100 Visual regressions, rendered states, image-based validation.

Pricing

Clear units from day one.

Hosted Watch uses credits. More frequent checks and more complex evaluations consume more credits. Start with the pilot. Use monthly credits to keep watches running without manual renewal. Use one-time credits for burst usage or irregular traffic.

Hosted Watch Pilot

$39 one-time

  • one workspace
  • one API key
  • one active watch
  • first 100,000 standard credits included
  • activation target: same business day
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Monthly Watch Credits

$9 / month per 100,000 credits

  • recurring monthly credits for ongoing watches
  • adjust quantity at checkout to match expected burn
  • best for watches that should not expire
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One-time Check Credits

$9 per 100,000 credits

  • used when you want manual top-ups instead of a subscription
  • works across all modes
  • good for burst traffic and temporary coverage
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Estimator

See the expected burn before you request anything.

Checks / month
43,200
Credits / month
43,200
Estimated monthly spend
$3.89
Suggested start
Hosted Watch Pilot
Suggested monthly credits
1 x 100,000 credits / month

Pilot includes the first 100,000 standard credits. Add monthly credits if you want the watch to keep renewing automatically.

Examples

Approximate monthly cost at $9 per 100,000 credits.

Mode Interval Checks / month Credits / month Approx. cost
HTTP 60s 43,200 43,200 $3.89
HTML 60s 43,200 129,600 $11.66
AI HTML 300s 8,640 259,200 $23.33
AI Image 900s 2,880 288,000 $25.92

Auth

API key first.

Hosted Watch is API-key-first because the primary user is often another system. Email is optional and mainly used for receipts, support, and access recovery. A browser dashboard is not required to start, and the same API key can be used whether credits are one-time or recurring.

Machine Surface

Request by form or JSON.

curl -X POST "https://actobase.com/watch/api/start" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "sku": "auto",
    "contact_email": "ops@example.com",
    "auth_mode": "api_key_only",
    "watch_name": "checkout-page",
    "target_url": "https://example.com/checkout",
    "mode": "ai_html",
    "interval_seconds": 300,
    "expected_text": "checkout button visible",
    "webhook_url": "https://ops.example.com/watch-hook"
  }'

Watch Roadmap

Start with validation. Add more autonomy later.

Stage What changes
Current Request-first pilot, hosted checks, API-key issuance, credit-based pricing, and business-day activation.
Next Faster direct activation, workspace history, events API, more destinations, and cleaner top-up handling.
Later x402 top-ups, agent budgets, auto-recharge, richer policies, and remediation or retry hooks.

FAQ

What buyers usually want to know first.

Do I need an account before I request a watch?

No. The request comes first. If activation needs payment, the next step is returned immediately.

How do I stop watches from expiring?

Start Monthly Watch Credits at the quantity that matches the estimated monthly burn. That keeps credits replenishing automatically.

When should I use AI checks?

Use direct HTTP or HTML checks whenever possible. Use AI modes when the expected state is easier to describe than to encode.

Can I choose any interval?

Yes. Faster intervals simply consume more credits, and AI-heavy modes become expensive quickly.

How do payments work?

Stripe handles checkout. After confirmation, Actobase activates the watch and issues the API key.

Request Hosted Watch Open offer.json