---
title: check_in
description: A heartbeat or report from a scheduled job or cron monitor. The state field shows whether the run succeeded, failed, or reported its status.
url: https://docs.honeybadger.io/insights/event-types/honeybadger/check_in/
---

A heartbeat or report from a scheduled job or cron monitor. The state field shows whether the run succeeded, failed, or reported its status.

Category **Check-ins** Fields **10** honeybadger

## Fields

| Field               | Type    | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| ------------------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `event_type`        | string  | Allowed value: `check_in`.                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| `check_in_id`       | string  | Stable identifier for the monitored check-in / job.                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| `state`             | string  | Reported state of the run. reporting means the job sent a heartbeat for the scheduled window. missing means the window expired without a heartbeat. paused means the monitor is paused. Allowed values: `reporting`, `missing`, `paused`. |
| `payload`           | object  | Optional report sent with advanced check-ins. The fields listed below are common, but the job can send other fields too.                                                                                                                  |
| `payload.status`    | string  | Job outcome label. "success" appears as a check icon in the UI. Any other value is treated as a failure label.                                                                                                                            |
| `payload.duration`  | number  | How long the job took, in milliseconds.                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| `payload.exit_code` | integer | Process exit code reported by the job. 0 conventionally means success.                                                                                                                                                                    |
| `payload.stdout`    | string  | Captured stdout from the job run.                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| `payload.stderr`    | string  | Captured stderr from the job run.                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| `payload.*`         | any     | Additional caller-defined keys.                                                                                                                                                                                                           |

## Example

```json
{
  "event_type": "check_in",
  "check_in_id": "wNgxJv",
  "state": "reporting",
  "payload": {
    "status": "success",
    "duration": 4523,
    "exit_code": 0,
    "stdout": "Processed 1240 records",
    "stderr": ""
  }
}
```

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