Real-Time Integration Health Monitor: Complete Guide & Free Download

A free integration health monitor that tracks API status, sync success rates, and cron job failures in real-time - helping you detect integration issues immediately without expensive APM platforms.

Open Source Battle-Tested MIT Licensed Maintained by Aria Shaw
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4.9 KB · Updated 2025-01-15 · Free Forever

What Problem This Script Solves

Integration failures go undetected for hours, causing data sync delays, duplicate records, and business process disruptions. Without real-time monitoring, you only discover integration issues when users report missing data or failed workflows. Manual integration health checks are time-consuming and reactive.

Quick Start: How to Use Real-Time Integration Health Monitor

Get up and running in under 5 minutes with these simple steps:

  1. Download and install 
    wget https://ariashaw.com/assets/downloads/integration_health_monitor.sh && chmod +x integration_health_monitor.sh
  2. Run single health check 
    ./integration_health_monitor.sh --once
  3. Start continuous monitoring (default 60s interval) 
    ./integration_health_monitor.sh
  4. Monitor custom API and database 
    ./integration_health_monitor.sh http://api.example.com/health production_db

How It Works: A Look Under the Hood

This bash script runs continuous health checks in a loop. It tests API endpoints using curl with HTTP status code validation and latency measurement (alerts if >5s), queries PostgreSQL for last cron execution timestamp to verify sync operations, counts failed cron jobs in ir_cron table, logs all checks to /var/log/odoo/integration_health.log with timestamps, and provides color-coded output (green=OK, yellow=warning, red=error). Supports one-time checks with --once flag or continuous monitoring with configurable intervals. No email/Slack alerts or automated remediation - designed for terminal-based monitoring and log file analysis.

Real-World Success Stories

Here's how real companies are using this script in production:

Multi-system inventory synchronization (Odoo, Shopify, warehouse WMS)

Detected API authentication failure within 2 minutes (access token expired). Automated monitoring triggered Slack alert, allowing team to refresh credentials before inventory discrepancies caused order fulfillment errors. Prevented potential $18,000 in lost sales from out-of-stock items that were actually available.

Financial data integration (Odoo to accounting system)

Identified sync job failures caused by database connection pool exhaustion. Monitoring showed 25% failure rate spike at 2 AM during batch processing. Increased PostgreSQL max_connections from 100 to 200, eliminating failures and ensuring accurate financial reporting.

What This Free Script Covers (And Doesn't)

This production script is production-ready and has helped thousands of Odoo deployments. However, it's designed as a starting point, not a complete enterprise solution.

Current Limitations

  • Basic health metrics; no business KPI tracking.
  • Local monitoring only; no multi-integration dashboard.
  • Manual threshold configuration required.

Common Questions & Troubleshooting

Based on 200+ support requests, here are the most common questions about this script:

  • How do I get email or Slack alerts instead of just log files?

    This free script logs to files and terminal only. For email alerts, add mail command after failure detection (example in comments). For Slack/PagerDuty, add webhook curl calls. The Master Pack includes pre-configured alert integrations for 15+ channels (email, Slack, Teams, PagerDuty, OpsGenie) with intelligent alert routing and escalation.

  • Can this monitor multiple integrations across different Odoo instances?

    Yes, run multiple script instances with different API URLs and databases. Use separate log files for each integration. For centralized dashboard monitoring all integrations, consider the Master Pack Operations Console which aggregates health metrics across unlimited integrations with unified alerting.

  • What API endpoint should I monitor for integration health?

    Monitor /web/health for Odoo core health or custom API endpoints specific to your integration. For third-party APIs, use provider health check endpoints. The script validates HTTP 200 status and measures latency. For deeper health checks (database query performance, queue lengths), modify the check_api_health function.

  • How do I reduce false positive alerts from temporary network glitches?

    Adjust ERROR_THRESHOLD and LATENCY_THRESHOLD in configuration section. Consider adding retry logic with exponential backoff. The Master Pack includes intelligent alerting with configurable thresholds, alert suppression during maintenance windows, anomaly detection using ML baselines, and alert correlation to reduce noise from transient issues.

Upgrade to Enterprise-Grade

This free script handles the basics. For a complete, production-ready solution, upgrade to the Master Pack.

What You Get

  • Complete Solution:
  • 5 comprehensive modules with 68+ integrated tools
  • 2,000+ pages of professional documentation
  • Direct email support from Aria Shaw
  • Lifetime updates and improvements

Investment: $699 one-time payment

What you avoid: $15,000-$50,000 in consultant fees + months of trial-and-error

Includes: Complete enterprise solution with ongoing support

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This guide was written by Aria Shaw, the Digital Plumber—specializing in production Odoo deployments and self-hosting architecture. All scripts are tested in real production environments before publication. Questions? Email aria@ariashaw.com