Glossary term
What is Heartbeat?
In Apex Flow Academy, "Heartbeat" means: A regular check that a workflow is still running, which catches silent stops. It is taught in Start an AI Automation Agency for Small Businesses. Related terms include Processed flag, Kill switch, Flow spec and Runbook. Every Apex Flow Academy course lists the official sources it checked.
- 1 course teaches it
- plain-word definition
The facts
What is Heartbeat?
A regular check that a workflow is still running, which catches silent stops.
Where is Heartbeat taught?
Heartbeat is defined in Start an AI Automation Agency for Small Businesses.
Which lessons cover Heartbeat?
These lessons name it in their title or objectives:
- Start an AI Automation Agency for Small Businesses, lesson 3.4: Test, monitor and make it fail safely
Which terms are related to Heartbeat?
Next to Heartbeat in the course glossaries: Processed flag, Kill switch, Flow spec, Runbook, Sandbox, Least privilege, Unsure lane and Data map.
Processed flagKill switchFlow specRunbookSandboxLeast privilegeUnsure laneData map
The hard questions, answered straight
Bold questions people really ask. Each answer comes from the course data or a settled Academy fact.
Do I need experience before I learn Heartbeat?
It depends on the course. Each course that teaches it lists its own prerequisites, and all are listed at beginner level:
- Start an AI Automation Agency for Small Businesses: No coding skills required.