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Now in the API: History, Custom Monitors, and Subscribers

Last month, we introduced the StatusGator API v3, a complete overhaul of our API designed to give developers more flexibility, an improved data model, and deeper integration options for monitoring the status of hundreds of services. Today, we’re excited to share three major additions to v3: the Board History API, Custom Monitors API, and Status Page Subscribers API.

We've refreshed and expanded the StatusGator Help Center

We’re excited to share a major update to the StatusGator Help Center — redesigned to make finding answers and learning new features faster and easier than ever. We’ve reorganized our documentation, added new guides, and improved formatting so you can navigate with ease — whether you’re just getting started or managing advanced integrations.

Real-Time Outage Alerts in Slack and 4 Ways To Set It Up

When a third-party service you depend on goes down, every minute counts. The sooner your team knows about the outage, the faster you can respond and reduce downtime. Since most IT and operations teams live in Slack, it makes sense to receive real-time outage notifications directly in Slack channels where you already collaborate. There are several ways to do this, from integrating an all-in-one status page aggregator like StatusGator, to setting up RSS feeds or building your own Slack app.

Get Third-Party Outage Alerts in Discord with StatusGator

When SaaS tools go down, teams need fast, reliable alerts right where they communicate. Now, with the StatusGator integration for Discord, you can receive real-time third-party outage alerts directly in your server. Whether you’re monitoring the status of AWS, Slack, GitHub, or Google Workspace, StatusGator keeps your team informed instantly when disruptions happen.

September product updates

September was a busy month at StatusGator! We rolled out several major updates designed to give you more visibility, better integrations, and deeper control of your monitoring workflows. From new Early Warning Signal integrations to AWS Health support — plus our biggest API release yet — here’s a quick recap of everything we shipped last month.

September 2025 - Early Warning Signals

In September 2025, StatusGator Early Warning Signals identified dozens of outages across cloud, fintech, and education platforms. Many of these incidents were detected before providers acknowledged them — and in some cases, without any acknowledgment at all. We’ve highlighted several of the most significant outages as featured incidents, followed by a list of additional disruptions reported throughout the month.
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Early Warning Signals now in Webex

We’re happy to announce that Early Warning Signals are now available in Webex! With Webex now supported, Early Warning Signals are available across all chat integrations—including Microsoft Teams, Slack, Google Chat, Discord, Webhooks and now Webex—plus email and SMS. No matter where your team communicates, you’ll never miss the early signs of an outage.