diff --git a/src/monitor.ts b/src/monitor.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87f9b21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/monitor.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import {env} from "@/env/server.mjs";
+import {z} from "zod";
+
+const BASE_URL = `https://cronitor.link/p/${env.CRONITOR_ACCOUNT_ID}/${env.CRONITOR_JOB_ID}`;
+const parameterSchema = z.object({
+    env: z.string().optional(),
+    host: z.string().optional(),
+    message: z.string().optional(),
+    metric: z.union([
+        z.object({count: z.number()}),
+        z.object({duration: z.number()}),
+        z.object({error_count: z.number()}),
+    ]).optional(),
+    series: z.string().optional(),
+    state: z.enum(["run", "complete", "fail", "ok"]).optional(),
+    status_code: z.number().int().optional(),
+})
+
+function buildURL(parameters: z.infer<typeof parameterSchema>) {
+    const url = new URL(BASE_URL);
+
+    // Definite string properties
+    const {env, host, message, series, state} = parameters;
+    for (const [key, value] of Object.entries({env, host, message, series, state}).filter(([, value]) => value != undefined))
+        url.searchParams.append(key, value!);
+
+    // Extract potentially undefined specified properties
+    if (parameters.metric != undefined) {
+        const {count, duration, error_count} = parameters.metric as {count?: number, duration?: number, error_count?: number};
+        if (count != undefined)
+            url.searchParams.append("metric", `count:${count}`);
+        else if (duration != undefined)
+            url.searchParams.append("metric", `duration:${duration}`);
+        else if (error_count != undefined)
+            url.searchParams.append("metric", `error_count:${error_count}`);
+    }
+
+    return url;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @returns The duration in seconds between the start and end dates
+ */
+function getDuration(start: Date, end: Date) {
+    return (end.getTime() - start.getTime()) / 1000;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Executes the given function while providing telemetry to Cronitor
+ * @param execute The function to execute
+ * @throws Any error thrown by the function will be rethrown. Cronitor will be notified of the failure.
+ */
+export default async function monitorAsync<T = any>(execute: () => Promise<T>): Promise<T> {
+    // Tell Cronitor that the job is running
+    const start = new Date();
+    await fetch(buildURL({state: "run"}).toString());
+    console.log("Cronitor: Job started")
+
+    // Execute the function, provide try/catch
+    let result: T | undefined = undefined;
+    try {
+        result = await execute();
+    } catch (error) {
+        const duration = getDuration(start, new Date());
+        await fetch(buildURL({state: "fail", message: error instanceof Error ? error.message : undefined, metric: {duration}}).toString());
+        throw error;
+    }
+
+    // Tell Cronitor that the job is complete (success)
+    console.log("Cronitor: Job completed")
+    const duration = getDuration(start, new Date());
+    await fetch(buildURL({state: "complete", metric: {duration}}).toString());
+
+    return result as T;
+}
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diff --git a/src/pages/api/cron.ts b/src/pages/api/cron.ts
index 8b03eb4..6dc9c60 100644
--- a/src/pages/api/cron.ts
+++ b/src/pages/api/cron.ts
@@ -2,29 +2,39 @@
 import type { NextApiRequest, NextApiResponse } from "next";
 import { getDistance } from "@/location";
 import { env } from "@/env/server.mjs";
+import monitorAsync from "@/monitor";
 
 type ResponseData = {
-  name: string;
+  diff: number;
+  inRange: boolean;
 };
 
-const center = { latitude: env.CENTER_LATITUDE, longitude: env.CENTER_LONGITUDE };
+type StatusData = { status: string };
+
+const center = {
+  latitude: env.CENTER_LATITUDE,
+  longitude: env.CENTER_LONGITUDE,
+};
 
 export default async function handler(
   req: NextApiRequest,
-  res: NextApiResponse<ResponseData>
+  res: NextApiResponse<ResponseData & StatusData | StatusData>
 ) {
-  
   if (req.query.key != env.API_KEY) {
     // auth failed
-    res.status(401).json({ name: "Unauthorized" });
+    res.status(401).json({ status: "Unauthorized" });
     return;
   }
 
-  
-  const diff = await getDistance();
-
-  // auth passed
-  res.setHeader('Cache-Control', `max-age=0, s-maxage=${env.EDGE_CACHE_TIME_SECONDS}, stale-while-revalidate`);
-  // @ts-ignore
-  res.status(200).json({ diff, inRange: diff < env.MAX_DISTANCE });
+  await monitorAsync(async function () {
+    const diff = await getDistance();
+    // auth passed
+    res.setHeader(
+      "Cache-Control",
+      `max-age=0, s-maxage=${env.EDGE_CACHE_TIME_SECONDS}, stale-while-revalidate`
+    );
+    res
+      .status(200)
+      .json({ diff, inRange: diff < env.MAX_DISTANCE, status: "Authorized" });
+  });
 }