# HTTP Check

### Supported Platforms

Bindplane Collector: `v1.40.0`+

| Platform | Metrics | Logs | Traces |
| -------- | ------- | ---- | ------ |
| Linux    | ✓       |      |        |
| Windows  | ✓       |      |        |
| macOS    | ✓       |      |        |

#### Configuration

<table><thead><tr><th width="128.48046875">Field</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Hostname</td><td>Specifies the hostname or IP address of the endpoint you want to check.</td></tr><tr><td>HTTP Port</td><td>Specifies what port to listen on.</td></tr><tr><td>Path</td><td>Specifies a path on the URL to perform the check on.</td></tr><tr><td>Method</td><td>Option to configure the HTTP request method to use on the check.</td></tr><tr><td>Headers</td><td>Option to configure the HTTP request headers to be used on the check.</td></tr><tr><td>Enable TLS</td><td>Option to configure the receiver's HTTP server to use TLS.</td></tr><tr><td>Mutual TLS</td><td>Option to enable TLS mutual authentication.</td></tr><tr><td>Skip TlS Certificate Verification</td><td>Option to skip TLS certificate verification.</td></tr><tr><td>Mutual TLS</td><td>Option to enable TLS mutual authentication.</td></tr><tr><td>TLS Certificate Authority File</td><td>Local path to the TLS certificate authority file.</td></tr><tr><td>TLS Client Certificate File</td><td>Local path to the TLS cert file.</td></tr><tr><td>TLS Client Private Key File</td><td>Local path to the TLS key file.</td></tr><tr><td>Initial Delay</td><td>Specifies how long the source should wait (seconds) before conducting the check.</td></tr><tr><td>Collection Interval</td><td>Specifies how often (seconds) to scrape for metrics.</td></tr></tbody></table>

### Example Configuration

#### Basic Configuration

For basic configuration, only the `hostname` and `port` parameters are needed.

**Web Interface**

<figure><img src="/files/RwJrS5SvIVsIjGZRq6X3" alt="Bindplane docs - HTTP Check - image 1"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/vkhUYvdPFZRxvGkIp7aL" alt="Bindplane docs - HTTP Check - image 2"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

**Standalone Source**

```yaml
apiVersion: bindplane.observiq.com/v1
kind: Source
metadata:
  id: http
  name: http
spec:
  type: http
  parameters:
    - name: hostname
      value: 'localhost'
    - name: port
      value: '8080'
    - name: path
      value: 'metrics'
    - name: method
      value: 'GET'
    - name: enable_tls
      value: 'false'
    - name: initial_delay
      value: '1'
    - name: collection_interval
      value: '60'
```


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