Creating PageSpeed monitors

Overview

PageSpeed monitors run Google Lighthouse against a URL on a schedule. Each run records the four Lighthouse scores and the Core Web Vitals.

Creating a PageSpeed monitor

1. Navigate to PageSpeed in the sidebar
2. Click Create monitor
3. Enter the URL to monitor
4. Set the check frequency (30 minutes is the maximum — set lower at your own quota risk)
5. Click Create monitor

Configuration options

• URL: The page to analyze (must be publicly accessible)
• Display name: Optional friendly name for the monitor
• Check frequency: How often to run audits. The interval dropdown offers 15 s, 30 s, 1 m, 2 m, 3 m, 4 m, 5 m, 10 m, 15 m, and 30 m (the longest interval available in the UI). PageSpeed audits hit Google's API on every run, so choose the longest interval that still gives you the cadence you need.

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