---
name: "Smokeping_probes_EchoPingHttp"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "smokeping"
version: "2.9.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Smokeping_probes_EchoPingHttp"
---

# Smokeping\_probes\_EchoPingHttp(3)

an echoping(1) probe for SmokePing

## NAME

Smokeping::probes::EchoPingHttp - an [echoping(1)](/echoping/1.md) probe for SmokePing

## OVERVIEW

Measures HTTP roundtrip times (web servers and caches) for SmokePing.

## SYNOPSIS

```
 *** Probes ***
 +EchoPingHttp
 binary = /usr/bin/echoping
 forks = 5
 offset = 50%
 step = 300
 # The following variables can be overridden in each target section
 /^influx_.+/ = influx_location = In the basement
 accept_redirects = yes
 extraopts = -some-letter-the-author-did-not-think-of
 ignore_cache = yes
 ipversion = 4
 pings = 5
 port = 80
 priority = 6
 revalidate_data = no
 timeout = 20
 tos = 0xa0
 url = /
 waittime = 1
 # [...]
 *** Targets ***
 probe = EchoPingHttp # if this should be the default probe
 # [...]
 + mytarget
 # probe = EchoPingHttp # if the default probe is something else
 host = my.host
 /^influx_.+/ = influx_location = In the basement
 accept_redirects = yes
 extraopts = -some-letter-the-author-did-not-think-of
 ignore_cache = yes
 ipversion = 4
 pings = 5
 port = 80
 priority = 6
 revalidate_data = no
 timeout = 20
 tos = 0xa0
 url = /
 waittime = 1
```

## VARIABLES

Supported probe-specific variables:

- binary

  The location of your echoping binary.

  Default value: /usr/bin/echoping

- forks

  Run this many concurrent processes at maximum

  Example value: 5

  Default value: 5

- offset

  If you run many probes concurrently you may want to prevent them from hitting your network all at the same time. Using the probe-specific offset parameter you can change the point in time when each probe will be run. Offset is specified in % of total interval, or alternatively as 'random', and the offset from the 'General' section is used if nothing is specified here. Note that this does NOT influence the rrds itself, it is just a matter of when data acquisition is initiated. (This variable is only applicable if the variable 'concurrentprobes' is set in the 'General' section.)

  Example value: 50%

- step

  Duration of the base interval that this probe should use, if different from the one specified in the 'Database' section. Note that the step in the RRD files is fixed when they are originally generated, and if you change the step parameter afterwards, you'll have to delete the old RRD files or somehow convert them. (This variable is only applicable if the variable 'concurrentprobes' is set in the 'General' section.)

  Example value: 300

Supported target-specific variables:

- /^influx\_.+/

  This is a tag that will be sent to influxdb and has no impact on the probe measurement. The tag name will be sent without the "influx\_" prefix, which will be replaced with "tag\_" instead. Tags can be used for filtering.

  Example value: influx\_location = In the basement

- accept\_redirects

  The [**echoping**(1)](/echoping/1.md) "-R" option: Accept  HTTP  status  codes  3xx (redirections)  as normal responses instead of treating them as errors. Note that this option is only available starting with Echoping 6.

  Enabled if the value is anything other than 'no' or '0'.

  Example value: yes

- extraopts

  Any extra options specified here will be passed unmodified to [**echoping**(1)](/echoping/1.md).

  Example value: -some-letter-the-author-did-not-think-of

- ignore\_cache

  The [**echoping**(1)](/echoping/1.md) "-A" option: force the proxy to ignore the cache. Enabled if the value is anything other than 'no' or '0'.

  Example value: yes

- ipversion

  The IP protocol used. Possible values are "4" and "6".  Passed to [**echoping**(1)](/echoping/1.md) as the "-4" or "-6" options.

  Example value: 4

- pings

  How many pings should be sent to each target, if different from the global value specified in the Database section. Note that the number of pings in the RRD files is fixed when they are originally generated, and if you change this parameter afterwards, you'll have to delete the old RRD files or somehow convert them.

  Example value: 5

- port

  The TCP port to use.

  Example value: 80

- priority

  The "-p" [**echoping**(1)](/echoping/1.md) option.

  Example value: 6

- revalidate\_data

  The [**echoping**(1)](/echoping/1.md) "-a" option: force the proxy to revalidate data with original  server. Enabled if the value is anything other than 'no' or '0'.

  Example value: no

- timeout

  The "-t" [**echoping**(1)](/echoping/1.md) option.

  Example value: 20

  Default value: 10

- tos

  The "-P" [**echoping**(1)](/echoping/1.md) option.

  Example value: 0xa0

- url

  The URL to be requested from the web server or cache. Can be either relative (/...) for web servers or absolute (http://...) for caches.

  Default value: /

- waittime

  The "-w" [**echoping**(1)](/echoping/1.md) option.

  Example value: 1

## AUTHORS

Niko Tyni \<ntyni@iki.fi\>

## NOTES

You should consider setting a lower value for the `"pings"` variable than the default 20, as repetitive URL fetching may be quite heavy on the server.

The *fill*, *size* and *udp* EchoPing variables are not valid for EchoPingHttp.

## SEE ALSO

Smokeping::probes::EchoPing, Smokeping::probes::EchoPingHttps