Watch your server uptime from your Home Screen

Short answer: send your server uptime to WidgetDash with one HTTP request, then add the WidgetDash widget to your iPhone Home Screen or Lock Screen. It updates every time you push a new value, and it is free for up to 5 numbers.

Uptime is the promise you make to customers, so it deserves a permanent spot on your Home Screen. Have your monitoring job or a small health-check script compute the rolling percentage and a simple status word. One push keeps the widget green, and a dip is impossible to miss.

Push it with one request

A source is created automatically the first time you push to it, so there is no setup step. Send your server uptime like this:

curl -X PUT https://api.widgetdash.app/api/v1/data/server_uptime \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_WRITE_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "display_name": "Uptime",
    "icon": "checkmark.shield.fill",
    "category": "DevOps",
    "metrics": [
      { "label": "30 day", "value": "99.98%" },
      { "label": "Status", "value": "OK" }
    ]
  }'

• The value is a plain string, so format it however reads best: "$8,420", "99.98%", "+58".
• icon is an SF Symbol name. Here we use checkmark.shield.fill.
• Push to the same source_key again any time and the widget updates in place.

Add it to your iPhone

1. Sign up free and copy your WRITE key from the dashboard.
2. Install the WidgetDash iOS app (free on the App Store) and connect with the dashboard QR code or your READ key.
3. Long-press the Home Screen, tap +, search WidgetDash, pick a size, then choose this source.

Small Lock Screen widgets are supported too, so your server uptime can sit right under the clock.

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