Updawa – WordPress Update & SSL Monitoring API

Tired of heavy, bloated SaaS management tools? Updawa is a lightweight, headless monitoring plugin built for developers, sysadmins, and agencies.

Instead of forcing you into a proprietary third-party dashboard, Updawa turns your WordPress site into a secure data node. It gives you a clean admin dashboard to check site health instantly, while exposing a secure REST API endpoint that you can poll from any external monitoring tool, custom script, or mobile app.

Whether you manage one site or a hundred, Updawa is the perfect API-first alternative to heavy management plugins.

Why Choose Updawa?

• Headless & Flexible: Build your own dashboard using Grafana, custom Node/Python scripts, or your agency’s proprietary software.
• 100% Private (No SaaS Lock-in): Zero external dependencies. Your data never leaves your server. No pings to third-party tracking services.
• Ultra-Lightweight: Only runs when queried. No background bloat, database clutter, or heavy admin scripts.

Key Features

• Secure REST API Endpoint: Fetch a full JSON snapshot of your site’s status via GET /wp-json/updawa/v1/status.
• Bearer Token Security: The API is protected by a 256-bit cryptographically random token that you can regenerate or revoke at any time.
• SSL Certificate Monitoring: Automatically checks your site’s HTTPS endpoint and reports the exact expiry date and days remaining.
• Beautiful Local Dashboard: View pending update counts (Core, Plugins, Themes) and SSL status with intuitive colour-coded badges.
• QR Code Integration: Easily import your API credentials into mobile monitoring apps via the bundled (zero-dependency) QR generator.
• Android App: Monitor all your Updawa-enabled sites from your pocket, with push notifications for expiring SSLs and pending updates. Download on Google Play.
• JSON View: See your site’s full API payload directly in the backend with a one-click Copy button.
• Zero External Dependencies: The QR code library is fully bundled and runs locally in your browser. No data is sent to external servers.

REST API

The endpoint is read-only and dead simple to use. Just pass your Bearer token:

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" https://example.com/wp-json/updawa/v1/status

Example JSON response:

{
  "generated_at": "2026-04-14T09:10:41+00:00",
  "wordpress": {
    "current_version": "7.1",
    "update_available": false,
    "new_version": null,
    "package_url": null
  },
  "plugins": [ ... ],
  "themes":  [ ... ],
  "ssl_expires_at": "2026-07-05T01:48:00+00:00"
}