> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.blinkops.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Pingdom
> Pingdom is a global performance and availability monitoring solution for your websites, applications and servers.
## Creating a Pingdom connection
To create the connection you need:
* An API token.
### Obtaining the credentials
1. Go to [SolarWinds Cloud](https://my.pingdom.com/app/api-tokens).
2. Click **Add API token**.
3. Name your token, and click **Generate token**.
### Creating your connection
1. In the Blink platform, navigate to the **Connections** page > **Add connection**. A New Connection dialog box opens displaying icons of external service providers available.
2. Select the **Pingdom** icon. A dialog box with name of the connection and connection methods appears.
3. (Optional) Edit the name of the connection. At a later stage you cannot edit the name.
4. Select **Token** as the method to create the connection.
5. Fill in the parameters:
* The API token
6. (Optional) Click **Test Connection** to test it.
7. Click **Create connection**. The new connection appears on the **Connections** page.