Manual check-ins
Use manual check-ins when a person needs to confirm that a recurring task was completed.
How it works
A manual monitor creates a shareable check-in page. The recipient does not need a Cronity account: they open the link, optionally complete the configured fields, and press “Confirm check-in.” The result is recorded as a successful monitor event.
Configure the expectation
| Setting | Options |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Hourly, every six hours, daily, or weekly |
| Expected time | Used for daily and weekly schedules |
| Expected weekday | Used for weekly schedules |
| Grace period | Extra minutes after the expected time before the check-in is missed |
| Timezone | Controls when the local expected time occurs |
Like a Cron monitor, the state becomes Late when the expected time arrives and Fail after the grace period expires without a confirmation. A later confirmation recovers it.
Collect structured values
Leave “Fields to collect” empty for a one-button confirmation, or add fields for useful context. Available types are short text, long text, number, and checkbox. Field keys are normalized and deduplicated when the monitor is created.
- Short text values are limited to 200 characters in the public form.
- Long text values are limited to 2,000 characters.
- Only fields defined on the monitor are accepted from the public form.
- Submitted values are stored as event metrics, so they can appear in report previews.
Alerts and reports
Enable immediate failure alerts to notify assigned integrations when a check-in is missed. Success alerts and on-demand alerts for manual monitors require Pro or Business. “Include in daily digest” makes the monitor eligible for generated reports.