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Connectors · Code & deploys

Connect Render

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Watch the deploys of your Render services and whether they are suspended.

You need
API key Account Settings › API Keys dashboard.render.com
The form asks
  • Connector name
  • API key
You can watch
  • Failed deploys
  • Suspended services
Access
GET requests only; a Render key itself cannot be read-only
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CoIsland calls Render’s REST API straight from your Mac: there is no CoIsland server and no CoIsland account. The key stays in your login Keychain, and every request the Render connector sends is a GET. A Render key has no scopes: it acts with your role in every workspace you belong to.

Create a Render API key

  1. In the Render Dashboard, open Account Settings › API Keys (dashboard.render.com/u/settings) and click Create API Key.
  2. Name it, such as CoIsland, and copy it: Render shows it only once. It does not expire; revoke it there when you stop using it.

Any member can create a key for their own account; there is no approval step.

When your workspace blocks the key

  • Two-factor authentication enforced: the key reaches the workspace’s services once your account has 2FA.
  • Google sign-in enforced: only keys created while signed in with Google work.
  • SAML single sign-on required: your keys work again after you sign in through SSO.
  • Viewer and Billing roles cannot see some of a service’s details.

CoIsland then says “service srv-…: not allowed. The workspace may require two-factor authentication, Google sign-in or SAML SSO for API keys, or your role may not include it.”

Connect Render in CoIsland

  1. Open Settings › Connectors and click + (Add Connector).
  2. Choose Render, fill in the two fields, then click Test connector.
  3. Click Add Connector.
Field What to enter
Connector name What monitors call it. CoIsland suggests render
API key The key you copied, with no spaces or line breaks

Test connector calls GET /v1/users and GET /v1/owners and saves nothing. It shows your name, email and workspaces.

Watch Render: the two monitor kinds

Kind What alerts What CoIsland calls
Failed deploys A deploy of the last 7 days that failed to build (build_failed), to start (update_failed) or in its pre-deploy command (pre_deploy_failed) GET /v1/services/{id} and GET /v1/services/{id}/deploys, per service
Suspended services A service suspended, by a person, for billing or for crash looping GET /v1/services?suspended=suspended 
service:srv-abc123 service:srv-def456
workspace:tea-abc123
workspace:all
  • service: takes service IDs (srv-…), from 1 to 10; the picker lists your services by name, and the card names them.
  • workspace:all watches every workspace of the key.
  • A resumed service leaves the result; suspended again, it alerts again.

Clicking a row in the notch opens the alert in CoIsland: a failed deploy with its status, commit, trigger and duration; a suspended service with who suspended it, or “Resumed” once it runs again. Open in Render goes to the deploy or the service in the Dashboard.

A Render monitor’s -- kind: is render.deploys or render.suspended.

Troubleshooting Render connector errors

  • “The API key was refused.” Render answered 401 Unauthorized: the key was revoked, or its user left.
  • “service srv-…: Not found, or not visible to this token.” The service was deleted, or belongs to a workspace you left.
  • “Rate limited.” Render allows 400 reads a minute per user; CoIsland waits, then retries.

Frequently asked questions

Can CoIsland change anything on Render?

No. The connector only sends GET requests: it never deploys, restarts, suspends or resumes a service.

Stuck? Open an issue on GitHub, or write to hello@coisland.app.

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