SMS Alerts & Monitoring

Instant notifications for critical system events and equipment failures

Don't wait to discover problems. Receive instant SMS alerts when your systems go down, equipment fails, or critical thresholds are exceeded. SMS notifications ensure you're always informed, even when you're away from your desk.

With 98% of text messages read within 3 minutes, SMS is the fastest way to alert your team about urgent issues requiring immediate attention. Perfect for IT operations, facilities management, industrial equipment, and business-critical systems.

What Can You Monitor?

Servers & Websites

Get instant alerts when servers go offline, websites become unreachable, or response times exceed thresholds

Temperature & Environment

Monitor temperature sensors, humidity levels, and environmental conditions in server rooms and facilities

Industrial Equipment

Track machinery status, production line failures, and equipment malfunctions in real-time

Database & Applications

Monitor database performance, application errors, failed backups, and system resource usage

Security Systems

Receive alerts for intrusion detection, access control breaches, and security system failures

Power & UPS Systems

Get notified about power outages, UPS battery failures, and generator status changes

Monitor with SystemOK

Free uptime monitoring with built-in SMS alerts

SystemOK is a powerful, free uptime monitoring service that checks your websites and servers every 60 seconds. When something goes wrong, SystemOK instantly sends SMS alerts via WebSMS to notify your team.

SystemOK Features:

  • Monitor unlimited websites and servers
  • 60-second check intervals
  • HTTP/HTTPS, TCP, and ICMP ping monitoring
  • SSL certificate expiry alerts
  • Public status pages
  • SMS, email, and webhook notifications
  • 100% free to use

How It Works

1

Sign up for SystemOK

Create your free account at systemok.net

2

Add Your Monitors

Configure checks for websites, servers, or services

3

Configure SMS Alerts

Connect your WebSMS account for notifications

4

Receive Instant Alerts

Get SMS notifications when issues are detected

Integration Options

API Integration

Use our SMS API to send alerts from any monitoring system, custom application, or script.

curl -X POST https://api.websms.co.nz/send \
-d "apikey=YOUR_KEY" \
-d "to=+64211234567" \
-d "message=Server Down!"

Email to SMS

Send alerts by email to your unique WebSMS email address. Perfect for systems that only support email notifications.

Format: +64211234567@sms.websms.co.nz

Webhook Integration

Configure webhooks in popular monitoring tools like Nagios, Zabbix, Prometheus, or custom dashboards.

Works with: Grafana, Datadog, New Relic, PagerDuty, and more

Common Alert Scenarios

Website Down Alert when your website becomes unreachable or returns errors
High CPU/Memory Usage Get notified when server resources exceed safe thresholds
Disk Space Critical Receive alerts before storage fills up completely
SSL Certificate Expiry Never miss SSL renewal deadlines with advance warnings
Database Connection Failed Immediate notification when database becomes unavailable
Temperature Threshold Exceeded Protect equipment with environmental monitoring alerts
Backup Failed Know immediately when automated backups don't complete
Power Outage Detected Alert when facilities lose power or switch to backup

Benefits of SMS Alerts

Instant Delivery - Alerts arrive in seconds, not minutes

No App Required - Works on any mobile phone

98% Read Rate - Almost guaranteed to be seen

Works Offline - Delivered even without internet connection

Team Alerts - Notify multiple people simultaneously

24/7 Reliability - Never miss critical alerts

Start Monitoring Your Systems

Set up SMS alerts today and never miss a critical system event. Combine WebSMS with SystemOK for complete monitoring coverage.