diff --git a/uptime_kuma_api/__init__.py b/uptime_kuma_api/__init__.py
index e050022..fa5fd80 100644
--- a/uptime_kuma_api/__init__.py
+++ b/uptime_kuma_api/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from .__version__ import __title__, __version__, __author__, __copyright__
 from .auth_method import AuthMethod
+from .monitor_status import MonitorStatus
 from .monitor_type import MonitorType
 from .notification_providers import NotificationType, notification_provider_options, notification_provider_conditions
 from .proxy_protocol import ProxyProtocol
diff --git a/uptime_kuma_api/api.py b/uptime_kuma_api/api.py
index 07aade0..64671c6 100644
--- a/uptime_kuma_api/api.py
+++ b/uptime_kuma_api/api.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from . import (AuthMethod,
                Event,
                IncidentStyle,
                MaintenanceStrategy,
+               MonitorStatus,
                MonitorType,
                NotificationType,
                ProxyProtocol,
@@ -45,6 +46,20 @@ def int_to_bool(data, keys) -> None:
                 data[key] = True if data[key] == 1 else False
 
 
+def parse_value(data, func) -> None:
+    if isinstance(data, list):
+        for d in data:
+            parse_value(d, func)
+    else:
+        func(data)
+
+
+def parse_monitor_status(data) -> None:
+    def parse(x):
+        x["status"] = MonitorStatus(x["status"])
+    parse_value(data, parse)
+
+
 def gen_secret(length: int) -> str:
     chars = string.ascii_uppercase + string.ascii_lowercase + string.digits
     return ''.join(random.choice(chars) for _ in range(length))
@@ -1125,7 +1140,7 @@ class UptimeKumaApi(object):
                     'monitor_id': 1,
                     'msg': '200 - OK',
                     'ping': 201,
-                    'status': True,
+                    'status': <MonitorStatus.UP: 1>,
                     'time': '2022-12-15 12:38:42.661'
                 },
                 {
@@ -1136,14 +1151,15 @@ class UptimeKumaApi(object):
                     'monitor_id': 1,
                     'msg': '200 - OK',
                     'ping': 193,
-                    'status': True,
+                    'status': <MonitorStatus.UP: 1>,
                     'time': '2022-12-15 12:39:42.878'
                 },
                 ...
             ]
         """
         r = self._call('getMonitorBeats', (id_, hours))["data"]
-        int_to_bool(r, ["important", "status"])
+        int_to_bool(r, ["important"])
+        parse_monitor_status(r)
         return r
 
     def get_game_list(self) -> list[dict]:
@@ -1950,7 +1966,7 @@ class UptimeKumaApi(object):
                             'monitor_id': 1,
                             'msg': 'connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:80',
                             'ping': None,
-                            'status': False,
+                            'status': <MonitorStatus.DOWN: 0>,
                             'time': '2022-12-15 16:51:41.782'
                         },
                         {
@@ -1961,7 +1977,7 @@ class UptimeKumaApi(object):
                             'monitor_id': 1,
                             'msg': 'connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:80',
                             'ping': None,
-                            'status': False,
+                            'status': <MonitorStatus.DOWN: 0>,
                             'time': '2022-12-15 16:52:41.799'
                         },
                         ...
@@ -1972,7 +1988,8 @@ class UptimeKumaApi(object):
         """
         r = self._get_event_data(Event.HEARTBEAT_LIST)
         for i in r:
-            int_to_bool(i["data"], ["important", "status"])
+            int_to_bool(i["data"], ["important"])
+            parse_monitor_status(i["data"])
         return r
 
     def get_important_heartbeats(self) -> list[dict]:
@@ -1995,7 +2012,7 @@ class UptimeKumaApi(object):
                             'monitorID': 1,
                             'msg': 'connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:80',
                             'ping': None,
-                            'status': False,
+                            'status': <MonitorStatus.DOWN: 0>,
                             'time': '2022-12-15 16:51:41.782'
                         }
                     ],
@@ -2005,7 +2022,8 @@ class UptimeKumaApi(object):
         """
         r = self._get_event_data(Event.IMPORTANT_HEARTBEAT_LIST)
         for i in r:
-            int_to_bool(i["data"], ["important", "status"])
+            int_to_bool(i["data"], ["important"])
+            parse_monitor_status(i["data"])
         return r
 
     def get_heartbeat(self) -> list[dict]:
@@ -2024,13 +2042,14 @@ class UptimeKumaApi(object):
                     'important': False,
                     'monitorID': 1,
                     'msg': 'connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:80',
-                    'status': False,
+                    'status': <MonitorStatus.DOWN: 0>,
                     'time': '2022-12-15 17:17:42.099'
                 }
             ]
         """
         r = self._get_event_data(Event.HEARTBEAT)
-        int_to_bool(r, ["important", "status"])
+        int_to_bool(r, ["important"])
+        parse_monitor_status(r)
         return r
 
     # avg ping
@@ -3545,3 +3564,13 @@ class UptimeKumaApi(object):
         """
         with self.wait_for_event(Event.API_KEY_LIST):
             return self._call('deleteAPIKey', id_)
+
+    # helper methods
+
+    def get_monitor_status(self, monitor_id: int) -> MonitorStatus:
+        heartbeats = self.get_heartbeats()
+        for heartbeat in heartbeats:
+            if int(heartbeat["id"]) == monitor_id:
+                status = heartbeat["data"][-1]["status"]
+                return MonitorStatus(status)
+        raise UptimeKumaException("monitor does not exist")
diff --git a/uptime_kuma_api/monitor_status.py b/uptime_kuma_api/monitor_status.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..abf3d23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/uptime_kuma_api/monitor_status.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+from enum import Enum
+
+
+class MonitorStatus(int, Enum):
+    """Enumerate monitor statuses."""
+
+    DOWN = 0
+    """DOWN"""
+
+    UP = 1
+    """UP"""
+
+    PENDING = 2
+    """PENDING"""
+
+    MAINTENANCE = 3
+    """MAINTENANCE"""