diff --git a/server/src/api/validation/monitorValidation.ts b/server/src/api/validation/monitorValidation.ts
index 2dfee1239..e9e40b83e 100644
--- a/server/src/api/validation/monitorValidation.ts
+++ b/server/src/api/validation/monitorValidation.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { booleanCoercion, dnsHostnameRegex, dnsServerValidation } from "./shared
 import { GeoContinents } from "@/domain/geo-checks/geo-check.type.js";
 import {
 	DnsRecordTypes,
+	HttpMethods,
 	HttpStatusCodeSet,
 	MonitorMatchMethods,
 	MonitorStatuses,
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ export const createMonitorBodyValidation = z
 		jsonPath: z.union([z.string(), z.literal("")]).optional(),
 		expectedValue: z.union([z.string(), z.literal("")]).optional(),
 		matchMethod: z.union([z.enum(MonitorMatchMethods), z.literal("")]).optional(),
+		method: z.enum(HttpMethods).optional(),
 		gameId: z.union([z.string(), z.literal("")]).optional(),
 		grpcServiceName: z.union([z.string(), z.literal("")]).default(""),
 		strategy: z.enum(PageSpeedStrategies).optional(),
@@ -127,6 +129,7 @@ export const editMonitorBodyValidation = z
 		jsonPath: z.union([z.string(), z.literal("")]).optional(),
 		expectedValue: z.union([z.string(), z.literal("")]).optional(),
 		matchMethod: z.union([z.enum(MonitorMatchMethods), z.literal("")]).optional(),
+		method: z.enum(HttpMethods).optional(),
 		port: z.number().min(1).max(65535).optional(),
 		cpuAlertThreshold: z.number().optional(),
 		memoryAlertThreshold: z.number().optional(),
@@ -184,6 +187,7 @@ const importedMonitorSchema = z
 		jsonPath: z.union([z.string(), z.literal("")]).optional(),
 		expectedValue: z.union([z.string(), z.literal("")]).optional(),
 		matchMethod: z.union([z.enum(MonitorMatchMethods), z.literal("")]).optional(),
+		method: z.enum(HttpMethods).optional(),
 		url: z.string().min(1, "URL is required"),
 		port: z.number().optional(),
 		isActive: z.boolean().default(true),
@@ -251,6 +255,7 @@ export const monitorResponseSchema = z
 		jsonPath: z.string().optional(),
 		expectedValue: z.string().optional(),
 		matchMethod: z.enum(MonitorMatchMethods).optional(),
+		method: z.enum(HttpMethods),
 		notifications: z.array(z.string()),
 		tags: z.array(z.string()),
 		customUpCodes: z.array(httpStatusCode).optional(),
diff --git a/server/src/domain/monitors/monitor.model.ts b/server/src/domain/monitors/monitor.model.ts
index 417599d2c..8a095658c 100644
--- a/server/src/domain/monitors/monitor.model.ts
+++ b/server/src/domain/monitors/monitor.model.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Schema, model, Types } from "mongoose";
 import type { Monitor, MonitorMatchMethod, CheckSnapshot } from "@/domain/monitors/monitor.types.js";
-import { DnsRecordTypes, MonitorTypes, MonitorStatuses, PageSpeedStrategies } from "@/domain/monitors/monitor.types.js";
+import { DnsRecordTypes, MonitorTypes, MonitorStatuses, PageSpeedStrategies, HttpMethods } from "@/domain/monitors/monitor.types.js";
 import type {
 	CheckAudits,
 	CheckCaptureInfo,
@@ -221,6 +221,12 @@ const MonitorSchema = new Schema<MonitorDocument>(
 		description: {
 			type: String,
 		},
+		method: {
+			type: String,
+			enum: HttpMethods,
+			default: "GET",
+			required: true,
+		},
 		status: {
 			type: String,
 			enum: MonitorStatuses,
diff --git a/server/src/domain/monitors/monitor.repository.mongo.ts b/server/src/domain/monitors/monitor.repository.mongo.ts
index 0ce0d48a6..d55fdd62d 100644
--- a/server/src/domain/monitors/monitor.repository.mongo.ts
+++ b/server/src/domain/monitors/monitor.repository.mongo.ts
@@ -536,6 +536,7 @@ class MongoMonitorsRepository implements IMonitorsRepository {
 			teamId: toStringId(doc.teamId),
 			name: doc.name,
 			description: doc.description ?? undefined,
+			method: doc.method,
 			status: doc.status ?? "initializing",
 			statusWindow: doc.statusWindow ?? [],
 			statusWindowSize: doc.statusWindowSize,
@@ -602,6 +603,7 @@ class MongoMonitorsRepository implements IMonitorsRepository {
 			teamId: toStringId(doc.teamId),
 			name: doc.name,
 			description: doc.description ?? undefined,
+			method: doc.method,
 			status: doc.status ?? "initializing",
 			statusWindow: doc.statusWindow ?? [],
 			statusWindowSize: doc.statusWindowSize,
diff --git a/server/src/domain/monitors/monitor.types.ts b/server/src/domain/monitors/monitor.types.ts
index b614d3191..22090f68c 100644
--- a/server/src/domain/monitors/monitor.types.ts
+++ b/server/src/domain/monitors/monitor.types.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ export type MonitorMatchMethod = (typeof MonitorMatchMethods)[number] | "";
 export const DnsRecordTypes = ["A", "AAAA", "CNAME", "MX", "TXT", "NS"] as const;
 export type DnsRecordType = (typeof DnsRecordTypes)[number];
 
+export const HttpMethods = ["GET", "HEAD"] as const;
+export type HttpMethod = (typeof HttpMethods)[number];
+
 export const MAX_RECENT_CHECKS = 50;
 
 export interface Monitor {
@@ -70,6 +73,7 @@ export interface Monitor {
 	teamId: string;
 	name: string;
 	description?: string;
+	method: HttpMethod;
 	status: MonitorStatus;
 	statusWindow: boolean[];
 	statusWindowSize: number;