Published on July 18, 2022

Track your C# cron jobs

Track your C# cron jobs

When setting up cron jobs in C#, it is usually crucial to keep track of their execution and whether they have been executed successfully or not. Sometimes, a minor failure in a cronjob can cause your C# application to stop working correctly. LogSnag makes it easy to track your cron jobs and their execution status all in real-time, and it works seamlessly with your C# code.


Setting up your account

Setting up LogSnag with C# is very simple!

  1. Create a free LogSnag account.
  2. Create a new project on your dashboard.
  3. Copy your API token from the settings page.

C# code snippets

Once your LogSnag account is set up, you can use the following code snippets to track your cron jobs. Just replace the YOUR_API_TOKEN with your LogSnag API token and update your project name.

Using C# with RestSharp
var options = new RestClientOptions("https://api.logsnag.com")
{
MaxTimeout = -1,
};
var client = new RestClient(options);
var request = new RestRequest("/v1/log", Method.Post);
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN");
var body = @"{""project"":""my-saas"",""channel"":""cronjobs"",""event"":""Cronjob Started"",""description"":""job: email-notifications"",""icon"":"""",""notify"":true}";
request.AddStringBody(body, DataFormat.Json);
RestResponse response = await client.ExecuteAsync(request);
Console.WriteLine(response.Content);

C# integration details

LogSnag is an easy-to-use event tracking tool that allows you to track any event within your C# application. One of the most common use cases for LogSnag is tracking cron jobs as they are being executed. With LogSnag, you can receive real-time push notifications on your desktop and mobile devices whenever a new cronjob is executed. In addition, you can create simple charts and filter through your data to help you better understand how your C# application is performing.

Other use-cases for LogSnag

  1. Monitor your CI/CD build status for your C# application
  2. Monitor your CPU usage in your C# application
  3. Monitor when database goes down in your C# application
  4. Monitor high disk usage in your C# application
  5. Monitor when a user changes their email address in your C# application
  6. Monitor failed logins in your C# application
  7. Monitor failed payments for your C# application
  8. Monitor memory usage in your C# application
  9. Monitor MySQL downtime in your C# application
  10. Monitor when a new feature is used in your C# application
  11. Monitor your Postgres downtime in your C# application
  12. Monitor Redis downtime in your C# application
  13. Monitor suspicious activity in your C# application
  14. Monitor when a user exceeds the usage limit for your C# service
  15. Monitor when a user is being rate limited in your C# application
  16. Get a notification when your C# code is done executing
  17. Send push notifications to your phone or desktop using C#
  18. Track canceled subscriptions in your C# application
  19. Track when a file is uploaded to your C# application
  20. Track when a form is submitted to your C# application
  21. Track payment events via C#
  22. Track user sign in events in C#
  23. Track user signup events via C#
  24. Track waitlist signup events via C#
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