Monitor GCP Cloud Functions Triggered by Cloud Scheduler

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The Problem

GCP Cloud Scheduler triggers Cloud Functions on a schedule, but if the function fails, times out, or Cloud Scheduler is paused, there's no proactive alert.

The Solution

Add a CronRabbit ping inside your Cloud Function to verify it ran to completion.

Integration

Add the ping at the end of your function handler. Use Python's requests or Node.js fetch with a short timeout.

Code Examples

Cloud Function with monitoring

Python
import requests

PING = "https://ping.cronrabbit.com/your-id"

def scheduled_task(event, context):
    requests.get(f"{PING}/start", timeout=5)
    try:
        process_daily_data()
        requests.get(PING, timeout=5)
    except Exception:
        requests.get(f"{PING}/fail", timeout=5)
        raise

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