A step request is any HTTP call you make in your scripts, e.g. the script below does 2 requests.

GET https://about.skybear.net
HTTP 200

GET https://about.skybear.net/pricing
HTTP 200

Other tools and services might refer to these step requests as "API test steps" or "API checks". We use "step requests" to make it clear that you are not charged on how many assertions you do, or how complex your scripts are; just on the requests you make.

It really depends on the complexity of your scripts and tests you want to do. See a few common use-cases below to get an idea of what you might need:

• 1 script making 4 HTTP calls every 5-minutes: 30*24*12*4 = 34,560 requests per month
• 10 scripts, each making 2 HTTP calls every 10-minutes: 30*24*6*10*2 = 86,400 requests per month
• 20 scripts, each making 5 HTTP calls, ran 1000 times per month (e.g. as validation for each of your deployments): 20*5*1000 = 100,000 requests per month

A “run” is one execution of your scripts, so think of “run” as synonymous for execution, invocation, etc.

A scheduled run is when you configure your scripts to run periodically, e.g. every 5 minutes, every Monday at 09:00.

A script can have several triggers configured. One example of a trigger we currently support is “scheduled runs”.

A scheduled run is when you configure your scripts to run periodically, e.g. every 5 minutes, every Monday at 09:00.

In the future we plan to support more types of triggers, e.g. webhook triggers (run the script by calling a specific endpoint), email triggers, etc.

Skybear.NET scripts support the full Hurl plain text syntax, and therefore enables you to write multi-step tests and workflows, with multiple and exhaustive assertions for the HTTP response headers and body.

This means you can write extensive Synthetics tests ensuring all your important API use-cases are working correctly. Each script can have hundreds of requests (steps), and can chain requests together, i.e. extracting and capturing data from a response and passing it to subsequent requests.

You can also use Skybear.NET scripts for adhoc HTTP workflow automation, e.g. orchestrating tens or hundreds of HTTP calls, that you run manually or configure to run periodically.

Skybear.NET can do uptime checks, but it’s a lot more than just an uptime checker.

Skybear.NET scripts support the full Hurl plain text syntax, and therefore enables you to write multi-step tests and workflows, with multiple and exhaustive assertions for the HTTP response headers and body.

Even though you can use Skybear.NET scripts just as uptime checkers, you are limiting yourself if you only do that. Frankly, if you just want a simple uptime checker you will be better off with a dedicated uptime tool that lacks functionality but is cheaper. Email us and we can suggest such tool if needed.

Keep this in mind when comparing multiple tools, especially in terms of pricing, since traditional uptime checkers might be cheaper, but they are also extremely more limited.

Some of our features are capped right now to avoid excessive abuse on our platform from misaligned users. Soft limits can be raised upon request by explaining your use-case.

Every signed-in account has a free quota to use every month, but many operations are heavily rate-limited. These limits are subject to change without notice, and therefore you should not depend on the free quotas for anything important.

The FREE tier is available to let you try the platform and write a few scripts without having to pay anything up-front. We don’t want your money until you feel comfortable with our platform.

If you’re unhappy with your purchase for any reason, email support@skybear.net within 15 days of the purchase date and we will refund you in full, no questions asked.

Absolutely. As long as you are a paying customer of any of our plans, use it as you wish. For hobbies, for side-projects, for your side-hustle, and even for your multi-million dollar business.

No. If by the end of a billing period you have used less requests than what’s included in your plan, the unused requests do not roll over to the next billing period.

Absolutely! You can upgrade your plan anytime in your account billing plan page.

To downgrade your plan please contact us at support@skybear.net.

We will soon. Contact us at support@skybear.net with your needs and we will help you out with a custom plan.

If you decide to cancel within 15 days of paying for your plan, email support@skybear.net and we will refund you in full, no questions asked.

Send us an email at support@skybear.net and we will help you out.