> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.pagepith.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Run a monitor

> Start an unscheduled monitor check.



## OpenAPI

````yaml POST /v1/api/monitors/{id}/run
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: PagePith API
  version: 0.1.0
  description: >-
    Turn any web page into clean, structured content. The API handles
    JavaScript-rendered sites, PDFs, and most bot-protected pages, returning
    readable markdown. Authenticate with your API key as a Bearer token. Usage
    is billed per successful scrape.
servers:
  - url: https://api.pagepith.com
    description: Production
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Scrape
    description: Fetch and convert web pages
  - name: Video
    description: Transcribe public YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok videos
  - name: Monitoring
    description: Watch public pages for content changes
  - name: Blog
    description: Read published PagePith engineering articles
paths:
  /v1/api/monitors/{id}/run:
    post:
      tags:
        - Monitoring
      summary: Run a monitor now
      operationId: runMonitor
      parameters:
        - name: id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
      responses:
        '202':
          description: Check queued.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                  - status
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                      - queued
        '404':
          description: Monitor not found or paused.
components:
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: 'Your API key as a Bearer token: `Authorization: Bearer <api-key>`.'

````