# Monitors

See how to set up and manage basic monitoring, configure simple escalations, and view response time and uptime charts.

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### Related resources
- [Docs: Get started with monitoring](https://betterstack.com/docs/uptime/monitoring-start/)

## Advanced monitor configuration

See how to set up recovery and confirmation periods, SSL and domain expiration checks, HTTP authentication, and more.

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### Related resources
- [Docs: Customizing monitors](https://betterstack.com/docs/uptime/uptime-monitor/)

## Migrating to Better Stack: import monitors in bulk

See how you can import monitors into Better Stack in bulk.

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### Related resources
- [Docs: Bulk importing monitors](https://betterstack.com/docs/uptime/bulk-importing-monitors/)

## Playwright monitoring

See how to run transaction checks using Playwright.

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### Related resources
- [Guides: Playwright Testing Essentials](https://betterstack.com/community/guides/testing/playwright-intro/)

## Monitoring service health

See how to use keyword monitoring to check the health of your app.

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### Related resources
- [Guides: Get Started with Server Health Checks](https://betterstack.com/community/guides/monitoring/health-checks/)

## API monitoring

See how to set up monitoring to check the response body of an API.

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### Related resources
- [Docs: API monitoring](https://betterstack.com/docs/uptime/api-monitor/)