Synthetic Monitoring - API and Browser Testing

One thing that excites me about Synthetic Monitoring is the ability to automate our browser testing and continuously monitor for errors in our application.

Adam Savitzsky

Staff Software Engineer, Carta

We were getting less than 60% coverage with our previous synthetic monitoring stack. Migrating to Datadog was a lightbulb moment for us, because we realized that we'd finally be able to get 100% coverage of our environment.

John Gerhardt

Engineering Director, Compass

Adding Datadog synthetic browser tests to our CI pipelines was a big game changer for us. Developers are no longer avoiding production changes. They're now deploying with confidence.

Viljami Kuosmanen

Head of Engineering, epilot.cloud

By proactively testing endpoints with Synthetic Monitoring, and monitoring errors and latency on real-time traces with APM, Vidio can stream to their viewers with confidence and consistency.

Ismail Hasbullah

Head of Operations, Vidio

After just two weeks of usage, we had three instances where Datadog Synthetic Monitoring immediately notified us of a problem stemming from an internal private location. We were able to restore functionality before any users were impacted.

Matt Farley

Senior IT Production Support Specialist, Asian Development Bank

Datadog Synthetic Monitoring allows you to create code-free tests that proactively simulate user transactions on your applications and monitor key network endpoints across various layers of your systems. Quickly detect user-facing issues with API and browser tests—and jump-start system-wide investigations so you can optimize performance and enhance your end-user experience.

Proactively monitor your endpoints with API tests

Validate all layers of your systems (HTTP, SSL, ICMP, TCP, and DNS) from several worldwide locations
View a breakdown of network timing data for faster root cause analysis
Verify end-to-end workflows by chaining HTTP requests and API calls in multistep API tests

View a Datadog API test result and view detailed metrics to understand global performance.

Capture critical transactions with our code-free, fully hosted web recorder

Monitor key workflows with step-by-step screenshots of the end-user view and waterfall visualizations
Add meaningful assertions to verify exactly what your users are seeing—and build subtests to easily include common steps in multiple tests
Browser tests intelligently detect UI changes and update automatically to reduce alert fatigue

Shift testing to the left in your CI/CD pipeline

Incorporate Synthetic tests in your CI pipelines for early issue detection and remediation
Evaluate the state of your production environment after each deployment to identify regressions and automate rollbacks
Minimize downtime and streamline collaboration by eliminating the need for disparate teams to maintain separate testing scenarios

Monitor any environment from your own secured private locations

Gain visibility into internal and external apps from inside your network
Easily deploy and scale with our integrations for Docker, Kubernetes, and more
Create custom locations in areas that are mission-critical to your business to ensure that key applications are available to users at all times

Create a synthetic test from worldwide managed locations or containerized private locations in your infrastructure.

Reduce mean time to resolution with full-stack visibility

Get full context for troubleshooting failed test runs with correlated metrics, traces, and logs—without switching between platforms
Visualize application uptime data alongside key business metrics
Monitor and maintain your SLAs by proactively tracking SLOs with Synthetic tests