# Quismon

> Quismon is an API-first external monitoring platform with 33 global regions. Monitor HTTP/HTTPS, DNS, DNSSEC, SSL, TCP, UDP, multistep workflows, real-browser Playwright checks, email round-trip, and more. Terraform provider, MCP server, and AI-friendly APIs included.

Quismon is designed for AI agents and developers who want infrastructure-as-code monitoring. Key features:

- **Self-service signup** via API - no credit card needed
- **Terraform provider** at registry.terraform.io/providers/quismon/quismon
- **MCP server** for Claude Desktop integration
- **14 check types**: http, https, http3, ping, tcp, udp, dns, dnssec, ssl, multistep, smtp-imap, throughput, traceroute, playwright
- **33 monitoring regions** worldwide (6 primary regions on the free tier)
- **Free tier**: 90 checks/hour once your email is verified (30/hour before verification)
- **Public status pages** included: branded, custom domain, public or password/token/domain-protected

## API

- [Quick Signup](https://api.quismon.com/v1/auth/quick-signup): POST with {"email": "..."} to get an API key instantly (no password)
- [API Documentation](https://docs.quismon.com/): Full REST API reference
- [OpenAPI Spec (canonical)](https://docs.quismon.com/openapi.yaml): Machine-readable OpenAPI 3.0 specification (also served as JSON at https://api.quismon.com/openapi.json)
- [Tier Limits](https://api.quismon.com/v1/tier-limits): Live check budgets and intervals per tier
- [Regions](https://api.quismon.com/v1/regions): Valid region keys (e.g. na-east-ewr, eu-central-fra)

## Terraform

- [Terraform Provider](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/quismon/quismon): Infrastructure-as-code for checks, alerts, notifications
- [Provider Source](https://github.com/quismon/terraform-provider-quismon): GitHub repository with examples

## MCP Integration

- [MCP Server](https://github.com/quismon/quismon-mcp): Model Context Protocol server for Claude Desktop
- [AI Agent Guide](https://docs.quismon.com/guide/ai-agents): How AI agents can use Quismon

## Check Types

- [All check types](https://docs.quismon.com/concepts/check-types): Reference for all 14 types
- [HTTP/HTTPS](https://docs.quismon.com/concepts/check-types): Web endpoint monitoring with status codes, content matching, headers
- [DNS](https://docs.quismon.com/concepts/check-types): Record queries with custom nameservers, TTL validation, change detection
- [DNSSEC](https://docs.quismon.com/concepts/check-types): DNSSEC signature validation
- [SSL](https://docs.quismon.com/concepts/check-types): Certificate expiry, fingerprint monitoring
- [Multistep](https://docs.quismon.com/guide/multistep): Sequential workflows with {{variable}} extraction and interpolation between steps
- [SMTP/IMAP](https://docs.quismon.com/concepts/check-types): Email delivery validation with SPF/DKIM/DMARC assertions

## Guides

- [Quick Start](https://docs.quismon.com/): Get monitoring in 5 minutes
- [DNS Migration](https://docs.quismon.com/guide/dns-migration): Validate DNS propagation globally
- [Vibecoding to IaC](https://docs.quismon.com/guide/vibecoding): Convert dashboard configs to Terraform

## Examples

- [Terraform Examples](https://github.com/quismon/terraform-provider-quismon/tree/main/examples): Basic, multi-region, multistep, SSL fingerprint

## Optional

- [Pricing](https://quismon.com/pricing): Free, Cafe ($5/mo), Adopter ($15/mo), Pro ($40/mo), Advanced ($100/mo), Enterprise (contact us)
- [Compare](https://quismon.com/compare): Quismon vs Pingdom vs UptimeRobot vs Checkly
- [Features](https://quismon.com/features): Full feature list
- [Live Status Page Example](https://status.quismon.com/demo-org): A real status page monitored by Quismon
- [GitHub Org](https://github.com/quismon): All open-source repositories