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Download file-modified.ps1

Posts the age (in seconds) of one file. Alerts if it's missing or hasn't been updated recently — handy for log files, generated reports, or backup .bak files.

Placeholders only. Before running, replace YOUR_URL with your capture endpoint's POST URL . (Open this page from your capture object to have these auto-filled.)

# file-modified.ps1 — post the age of a single file in seconds.

$Url  = "YOUR_URL/file-modified"
$File = "C:\Path\To\Your\file.log"

if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $File) {
  $Age = [int]([DateTime]::UtcNow - (Get-Item -LiteralPath $File).LastWriteTimeUtc).TotalSeconds
  $Exists = $true
} else {
  $Age = -1
  $Exists = $false
}

$Body = (@{
  hostname     = $env:COMPUTERNAME
  file         = $File
  exists       = $Exists
  age_seconds  = $Age
}) | ConvertTo-Json -Compress

Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $Url -Method Post -Body $Body `
  -ContentType "application/json" -TimeoutSec 15 | Out-Null

Recommended pairing

Add a capture.value check to this capture object.
json_path = age_seconds, operator = >, threshold = 10800 (3 hours).

What is the filename?

file-modified.ps1 — this is the suggested name for the downloaded file. Rename freely if you prefer.